The retail price of round scad or galunggong, once considered a “poor man’s fish,” was up by P40 per kilo based on monitoring of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Metro Manila markets. Local round scad was sold as high as P320 per kilo compared to its prevailing price on Nov. 13 at P280. Imported round scad is sold as high as P240 per kilo and Indian mackerel at P340 per kilo. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has announced the start of the closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea and Zamboanga peninsula from Nov. 15 to Feb. 15 from the original schedule of Dec. 1 to March 1.

Cariaso, B. (2023, November 18). Price of galunggong up by P40 per kilo. The Philippine Star, p. 3.