Some 50,000 fishermen and canning workers in the Zamboanga Peninsula have appealed for livelihood support from the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) on the heels of a government-imposed fishing ban in the area. The ban, declared by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), will take effect on Friday and would last until April next year to give way to the spawning season, which would render them jobless for the next five months. Their plight was brought to the attention of Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd by the workers’ group Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) to help them tide over during the critical months. Their plight was brought to the attention of Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd by the workers’ group Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) to help them tide over during the critical months.

Depasupil, W. B. (2017, December 1). Govt fishing ban to leave 50k stakeholders jobless. The Manila Times, p. A4.