Importing P1.4 billion worth of fish, specifically galunggong (round scad), won’t bring down rising fish prices, Rep. Jose Atienza of Buhay party said on Thursday. “This is a band-aid solution and a poor government intervention. It does not address the problem of dwindling fish production,” he said in a statement. The Agriculture department has claimed that the importation of 17,000 metric tons of galunggong will lower the price of fish to P75 to P80 per kilo.

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