Authorities seized at least P3.7 million worth of alleged illegal fishing assets and arrested 35 fishermen in Barangay Carnaza, Daanbantayan, the northernmost town of Cebu, on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. Confiscated items included a P1.5-million commercial fishing vessel and P2 million worth of fishing nets. In a statement posted Saturday on the Daanbantayan Public Information Office Facebook page, personnel from the Daanbantayan Municipal Police Station and Bantay Dagat Daanbantayan conducted a seaborne operation in the waters of Barangay Carnaza following reports of illegal fishing activities.

Flores, C. (2026, February 16). P3.7M in illegal fishing assets seized in Daanbantayan. SunStar Cebu, p. 3.