Members of the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) Board of Directors and Top Management conducted a site inspection on the ongoing rehabilitation projects in the PFDA – Iloilo Fish Port Complex (PFDA-IFPC) in a bid to ensure the progress of various infrastructure projects in one of the largest seaports in Western Visayas, held on March 10, 2022. 

Led by PFDA General Manager Atty. Glen A. Pangapalan, the team inspected several project areas in the port to further see the status of the project and to plan future engagements of a new and improved port. 

Among the BOD members who visited the port were the Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary for Agri-Industrialization and Fisheries Ms. Cheryl Marie Natividad-Caballero, NFA Administrator Atty. Judy Carol Dansal, and BOI Resource-Based Industries Service (RBIS) OIC-Director Raquel B. Echague. 

As of February 2022, the rehabilitation of the PFDA-IFPC is already more than halfway to completion at 66 percent and will soon cater to more clients and stakeholders in the region. 

According to USec. Caballero, these rehabilitation projects in PFDA Regional Fish Ports (RFP) aim to address post-harvest losses, better profit for local fisherfolk, and improve food safety of fresh catch including harvest from fish farming/aquaculture for the consuming public.

(Mark Angelo N. Perez and Johnny A. Basamot - Public Information Division with reports from Office of the Board Secretary and Elaine Grace R. Gonzales – PFDA-TSD)