Fisherfolk leaders on Friday, January 17, said the recent Supreme Court resolution, which declared three key provisions of Republic Act No. 8550 (Fisheries Code of the Philippines) unconstitutional, will threaten social and natural lives in their communities. Leo Logronio and Carlito Moncal, presidents of the Fisherfolks Association of Tinigban (FAT) in Carles, Iloilo, and Tabunacan Fisherfolks in Miagao, Iloilo, spoke to Daily Guardian on Air about the situation in their municipal waters. Logronio, who has been fishing since childhood, said they are already affected by big fisheries encroaching on their waters.

Marzan, J. B. A. (2025, January 18-19). Ilonggo Fisherfolk alarmed by supreme court ruling. DailyGuardian, pp. 1, 11.