President Marcos will ensure the full implementation of the P11.2billion Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) project aimed at benefiting the country’s poorest of the poor, Malacañang said yesterday. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), which Marcos chairs, earlier announced the approval of the FishCoRe project, which will cover coastal and marine areas of about 32 million hectares in 24 provinces. “President Marcos fully backs the FishCoRe project, and he made this known during his first meeting with NEDA officials in Malacañang last Thursday,” the Office of the Press Secretary said in a statement. The President concurrently heads the Department of Agriculture (DA). Some 354,905 registered fisherfolk are expected to benefit from the FishCoRe project.

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