SECTOR: Agriculture
SONA YEAR: 2023
Revise the Fisheries Code
PROMISE STATUS - DATE: In progress as of 07/12/2024
- DA Undersecretary Mercedita Sombilla listed proposed amendments to the Fisheries Code, post-SONA discussions on food security on July 25, 2023. The list included establishing pre-border control to ensure the food safety of imported fish, identifying the fishing criteria in municipal waters and setting up catch limits and fishing days, among others.
- In 2023, the House approved a bill amending Section 108 of the Fisheries Code. A counterpart measure remains pending at the Senate committee level.
- Consultations with stakeholders, including concerns on the demarcation of fishing areas, are ongoing, according to recent reports from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.