Fishermen from Masinloc, Zambales who lost their livelihood when a Hong Kong-based cargo ship ran over their fish aggregating device or “payao” in late January were given funds to build a new payao. Zambales Second District Rep. Doris “Nanay Bing” Maniquiz on Friday released P150,000 in livelihood assistance to the fishers’ group New Masinloc Fishermen’s Association (NMFA) for the replacement of their lost fishing equipment. Maniquiz said she gave the assistance while the fishermen are pursuing a legal case against the bulk carrier HC Glory, which destroyed the NMFA payao on January 17 as it was about to deliver coal to the Masinloc Coal-Fired Thermal Plant.

Datu, M. R. V. (2023, March 6). Fishers get P150K aid from lawmaker. The Manila Times, p. A7.