Up to 35,000 workers in the fishing and canning industry will lose their jobs in the next three months with the implementation of the closed fishing season. At the Laging Handa public briefing yesterday, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Zamboanga peninsula director Roy Buenafe said these workers would be displaced starting Dec. 1. “Apart from the canning and fishing industry, other allied industries will be affected... The informal sector will also be affected if they belong to those related to the fishing and canning industry,” Buenafe said.

Villanueva, R. (2022, November 18). Fishing ban: 35, 000 workers to lose jobs. The Philippines Star, p. 14.