The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is determined to preserve one of its key enforcement tools against illegal fishing after the Supreme Court (SC) declared as unconstitutional the BFAR’s vessel monitoring regulation. The BFAR, an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA) tasked to implement the Fisheries Code of 1998, said it would ask the high tribunal to reevaluate the issues presented by both parties.

Antonio, J. (2026, August 5). BFAR to appeal SC ruling on vessel monitoring policy. The Philippine Star, p. 8.