P300 per kg ‘galunggong’: Fishers warn imports won’t ease prices during fishing ban

MANILA, Philippines—A fishers’ group on Monday urged the government to reject any proposal to import fish during the ongoing closed fishing season, warning that importation only harms small-scale fishers while failing to bring down market prices. In a statement, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) said the annual three-month fishing ban in the