With the decreasing fish supply due to overfishing and other environmental causes, Senator Cynthia Villar cited the importance of aquaculture or fish farming to ensure enough supply of fishes on every Filipino table. Villar, chairman of the Senate agriculture and food committee, said the World Wildlife Fund Philippines data showed that around 82 million Filipinos relied on fish as a major part of their diet. It also stated that 75 percent of Philippine waters were already overfished.

Ramos-Araneta, M. (2020, February 21). Villar cites aquaculture import. Manila Standard, p. A6.