Tolentino: Probe on BFAR orders must continue

selling of pompano and salmon in wet markets despite the moratorium issued on Friday, Senator Francis Tolentino said on Sunday.

In a radio interview over DZBB, Tolentino said the Senate committee on agriculture must not only investigate the 23-year-old Fisheries Administrative Order No. 195 which the crackdown was based but also other issues confronting BFAR.“The sudden implementation of FAO No. 195 is surprising. It’s Christmas season and then it will only be limited to canning and processing. People deserve to eat pompano and salmon, so this law is very discriminatory,” he said.

Despite the moratorium issued against the implementation of the order, Tolentino believed that it is about time BFAR should revise the order.“Even if there is a moratorium, to avoid this in the future, we must know what basis they implemented it on. Why was it not revised, why did it coincide with the closed fishing season?,” he said.

Aside from FAO No. 195, he said BFAR should also explain why the implementation of FAO 195, the closed fishing season, and the plan to import 25,000 metric tons of galunggong happened all at the same time. Earlier, some senators have described FAO 195 as anti-poor and discriminatory and called for the immediate review of the order adding that this is already outdated.It outlawed the sale of pink salmon and pompano in wet markets, to give fisherfolk the priority to sell their catch. With Macon Ramos-AranetaHowever, the agency decided to issue a moratorium after lawmakers questioned the order.

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