Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) bid to modernize major fishports under the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) has the potential to transform traditional fishing hubs into modern agri-fishery business centers. Speaking at the Navotas Business Conference, Mr. Laurel was quoted in a DA statement as calling the city “the fishing capital of the Philippines” whose entrepreneurship and innovation can be replicated in other regions. Mr. Laurel said modernization will upgrade ports, cold storage facilities, and logistics systems to make fish landing sites more competitive. Each improvement opens opportunities for local businesses while improving incomes of fisheries workers.

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