A buffer stock system is needed to ease supply disruptions in the market for round scad, or galunggong, which will require cold storage sufficient for at least six months of reserves, a fisheries official said. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources National Director Eduardo B. Gongona told BusinessWorld in an interview that “the best thing to do is to have a buffer stock good for at least six months, and cold storage… There is no food security in importation. We have to lessen importation.” Mr. Gongona said the government needs to import galunggong because of disruptions in the fishing season due to adverse weather.

Ignacio, R. J. N. (2018, September 13). BFAR director proposes galunggong buffer stock. BusinessWorld, p. S1/2.