Legarda seeks safeguards for small-scale fisherfolk, hits gov’t lapses

   MANILA, Philippines – Senator Loren Legarda underscored the urgency of protecting municipal waters and small fisherfolk during the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform hearing last February 18, citing the Mercidar Fishing Corp. case as a turning point that weakened safeguards for millions of fisherfolk. She stressed that the government’s lapses in