A total of 8,083 fisherfolk in Bicol Region have so far received financial assistance worth PHP18.7 million from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) under the Presidential Assistance for Farmers and Fisherfolk. In a phone interview on Monday, BFAR-Region 5 spokesperson Rowena Briones said the cash assistance for the period June 4 to 22 aims to ease the challenges faced by the fisheries sector. “Under the program, each qualified …
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