Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food chairperson Cynthia Villar said this is a welcome development because it would ensure the sustainability of the income of our fishermen. The yellow tag was imposed in June last year on the Philippines for its failure to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUUF). A similar ban had been declared against Belize, Guinea, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka.

Araneta, M. C. (2015, May 2). Philippines resumes fish supply to European Union. Manila Standard, p. A6.