Take care, protecte municipal water - BFAR chief
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Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) national director Commodore Eduardo B. Gongona underscored the importance of municipal water and its abundant marine resources in view of the government’s campaign to achieve food security in the country. Gongona, who is Agriculture Undersecretary for Fisheries, was among the guests and a keynote speaker during the culminating activity for the month-long Visayan Sea Seaborne Patrol Operation last May 6 at Culasi Port here. He said that there is a need to take care of the municipal water which is a productive part of the sea that can produce and supply adequate fish for the consumption of the Filipinos.
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Take care, protecte municipal water - BFAR chief. (2019, May 13). Daily Guardian, p. 13.
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Marine resources; Governments; Food security; Fish; Fishing vessels; Illegal fishing; Fishery regulations; Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR); Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP); Philippine Coast Guard (PCG); Philippine National Police (PNP); Philippine National Police Maritime Group; Gongona, Eduardo B.
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