The Philippines and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have forged an agreement to strengthen cooperation in fisheries development. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol and Papua New Guinea Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources Patrick Basa in Quezon City on Friday. The MoU called on the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) and Papua New Guinea’s National Fisheries Authority (NFA) to boost “mutual cooperation, consultation, and exchange of technical assistance in fisheries research and development.”

Gomez, E. J. (2019, January 28). PH, PNG sign new pact for fisheries development. The Manila Times, p. B2.