Economy

Fishers seek withdrawal of Pinol’s galungggong import plan

Fishers seek withdrawal of Pinol’s galungggong import plan

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Aug 24, 2018

A fisherfolk group asked on Friday Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol to withdraw the Fisheries Administrative Order 195 that allows the importation of 17,000 metric tons of scad or known locally as galunggong starting first week of September and December 31, in a bid to stabilize the fish’s price in the market.