The Iloilo provincial government plans to ask the Supreme Court to overturn a resolution declaring sections of Republic Act No. 10654 unconstitutional. The move aligns with a similar appeal by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). In a Facebook post on January 10, Provincial Administrator Raul Banias revealed that his office, other provincial offices, and small fisherfolk representatives met with BFAR Region 6 to discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of BFAR vs. Mercidar Fishing Corporation.

Marzan, J. B. A. (2025, January 13). Iloilo to join BFAR appeal on SC ruling on municipal waters. DailyGuardian, pp. 1, 11.