Fishers’ group warns of steep drop in catch as fuel prices surge

2026-03-14 - 07:34

MANILA, Philippines — Fisheries production in the Philippines is expected to “fall significantly” in the first quarter of the year as successive increases in fuel prices force municipal fishermen to cut back or suspend operations, a national fishers’ group warned on Saturday. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) reported that the 60