The provincial government has formally filed at the Supreme Court a “motion for leave of court to intervene” in relation to a recent high court ruling (First Division) that permits commercial fishing vessels to operate within municipal waters. The motion was filed on Friday afternoon, February 21, by Provincial Legal Officer Atty. Dennis Ventilacion and Felina Grace Basco, head of the Provincial Agriculture Office’s Fisheries Division, following an order from Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. The provincial government is formally requesting the court’s permission for it to intervene in the case and support the motion for reconsideration filed by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), which is still pending in the court.

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