The chairman of the House Committee on Aquaculture and Fisheries Resource called on the newly appointed chief of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to maintain the agency’s “laser focus” on protecting and uplifting the country’s small-scale fishers. House Committee on Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources Chairperson Brian Raymund Yamsuan lauded BFAR Director Elizer Salilig’s “passion and dedication to help over two million marginalized fisherfolk break free from the cycle of poverty that has plagued them for decades.”

Dela Cruz, J. M. N. (2025, February 10). New BFAR chief told to protect small fishers. BusinessMirror, p. A5.