The mayor of this town has ordered the dismantling of all fishpens and other fishing structures that had proliferated in rivers here in the last few weeks. In an executive order, Mayor Pedro Merrera 3rd said he has ordered concerned barangay (village) captains to immediately dismantle all the fishpens in the rivers traversing their respective villages because "these will cause pollution."

Cardinoza, G. L. (2023, June 23). Fishpens ordered dismantled. The Manila Times, p. A8.