Bountiful catch of tamban (sardines) fish was again noted on Friday, June 19, with the price steadily going to P20 per kilo off the landing area. But small-time fishermen of Cagayan de Oro were obviously not happy. “Sayang ang kahago daghan kuha pero barat kaayo ang presyo. Sa binulto, lisod ibaligya kay over supply, mapugos na lang og suroy (The effort will just go to waste as the catch is abundant but the price is so low. Even wholesale selling is now difficult because of oversupply, some of us have no choice but to peddle it on street sales),” rued boat operator Antit Velez one morning at the shore of Barangay Bonbon.Bountiful catch of tamban (sardines) fish was again noted on Friday, June 19, with the price steadily going to P20 per kilo off the landing area. But small-time fishermen of Cagayan de Oro were obviously not happy. “Sayang ang kahago daghan kuha pero barat kaayo ang presyo. Sa binulto, lisod ibaligya kay over supply, mapugos na lang og suroy (The effort will just go to waste as the catch is abundant but the price is so low. Even wholesale selling is now difficult because of oversupply, some of us have no choice but to peddle it on street sales),” rued boat operator Antit Velez one morning at the shore of Barangay Bonbon.

Salgados, L. (2020, June 22). Abundant catch, but small-scale fishing biz is ‘not happy’. SunStar Cagayan De Oro, pp. 1, 2.