Amidst changes in the weather throughout the month, Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) unloaded an aggregate total of 44,721.05 metric tons (MT) of fish across all Regional Fish Port Complex (RFP) nationwide in April 2023.
Data showed that the PFDA – Navotas Fish Port Complex (PFDA-NFPC) saw a significant rise as it delivered 23,149.47 MT of fish (38.34% increase) to its consumers. This record was by far the highest log of the Navotas port since July 2022 and the first-ever monthly fish unloading that reached the 20K mark in 2023.
In addition, the PFDA – Zamboanga Fish Port Complex (PFDA-ZFPC) and the PFDA – Davao Fish Port Complex (PFDA-DFPC) also showed great performances this April after shipping 917.56 MT (31.92% increase) and 424.16 MT (21.19% increase) of fish, respectively.
Subsequently, the PFDA – Lucena Fish Port Complex (PFDA) maintained its four-month positive trend with 2,362.59 MT of fish (1.43% increase).
Meanwhile, the PFDA – General Santos Fish Port Complex (PFDA-GSFPC) suffered a decline in its monthly fish unloading. Nonetheless, the GenSan port still managed to deliver 14,790.08 MT of fish.
Furthermore, the PFDA – Iloilo Fish Port Complex (PFDA-IFPC) and the PFDA – Bulan Fish Port Complex (PFDA-BFPC) saw a slight decrease in the delivery of fish and other fishery products. Still, the ports delivered 1,938.41 MT and 1,138.79 MT of fish, respectively.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has projected one tropical cyclone coupled with isolated rain showers in April despite the ongoing warm and dry spell.
(Mark Angelo N. Perez – Public Information Division)
Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA), together with other members of the Technical Working Group of the Philippine Committee against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (PhilCom-IUUF), held a dialogue on how to provide a stronger and more comprehensive approach to preventing IUUF in the country on May 4, 2023, at the SEDA Hotel, Quezon City.
Organized by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource (BFAR), the agenda of the meeting was to provide updates on essential mechanisms that protect our seas from IUUF, including Philippine Vessel Monitoring System, Port State Measures, and Traceability System.
BFAR Director Atty. Demosthenes R. Escoto said, “This is just the start of a series of discussions regarding this issue. Let us keep sustaining our enthusiasm and active participation in the fight against IUUF.”
The PhilCom-IUUF, composed of stakeholders from government agencies and the private sector, was created as part of the country’s commitment to upholding the International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate IUUF developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
According to BFAR, this is critical in attaining long-term conservation and sustainable use of our shared marine resources and ecosystems and ensuring that every Filipino can fully enjoy their right to food security and economic stability.
Since February 2000, the PFDA has been a sturdy member of the One-Stop Action Center (OSAC), a multi-agency government center organized in every designated government-owned or -controlled regional fish port complex whose principal tasks include the processing of documents of fishery products that are to be transshipped to foreign markets and the documentation of incoming and outgoing foreign vessels.
PFDA-OSD Regional and Municipal Project Operations Division (RMPOD) Chief Ms. Janet T. Manalo and Atty. Atty. Fatima Dennise D. Briones of PFDA Legal Division actively represented the agency during the assembly.
(Mark Angelo N. Perez – Public Information Division with report and photos from BFAR Central Office Facebook Page)
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| The oath-taking of Atty. Pangapalan was led by DA Senior Undersecretary Mr. Domingo F. Panganiban |
Atty. Glen A. Pangapalan took his oath of office as the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) Acting General Manager and Member, Representing the Private Sector of the Fisheries Industry on May 5, 2023, at the Department of Agriculture (DA), Diliman, Quezon City.
The oath-taking of Atty. Pangapalan was led by DA Senior Undersecretary Mr. Domingo F. Panganiban. Atty. Pangapalan was among the new appointees by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. announced by the Presidential Communication Office (PCOO) on April 28, 2023.
Others who took their oath of office include personnel from various offices and attached agencies of the Department of Agriculture.
(Mark Angelo N. Perez with photos by Paul Vincent R. del Rosario – Public Information Division)
In a bid to harmonize fish production data, Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) participated in the 1st Annual Small Pelagic Catch Estimates Review Workshop along with various government agencies affiliated with the fisheries sector and other fishing industry partners, held in Apo View Hotel, Davao City, on April 17 to 19, 2023.
Attended by port managers and officials from PFDA Regional Fish Ports, the workshop aims to devise consensus catch estimates from each agency that extracts landed small pelagic species. The result of the review shall be the basis for improving fisheries-specific management policies, programs, and decision-making.
The PFDA presented all relative landed small pelagic species data extracted within the agency mandate. They discussed the landed unloading of small pelagic species from different PFDA ports and private ports. In addition, they also discussed the extraction of unloading between the Municipal and Commercial fishing vessels.
During the forum, the fishing stakeholders posited that the accuracy in extracting data is vital due to its substantial factor in policy-making significantly affecting the fishery sector.
Various agencies that attended the first-ever small pelagic review include the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), National Stock Assessment Program (NSAP), Inter-Island Deep Sea Fishing Association (IDSFA), Southern Philippines Deep Sea Fishing Association (SOPHIL), National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI), and Philippine Fisheries Observer Program (PFOP).
(Mark Angelo N. Perez with reports and photos from Kenneth A. Quindao – PFDA-DFPC and Mae Angelica R. Medina – PFDA-NFPC)
Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA), represented by the Internal Audit Department (IAD), attended the 8th Forum for Heads of Internal Audit Service/Office (HIAS/O) in the Public Sector with the theme "Strategic Transformation of Internal Auditor Practices," on April 20, 2023, at Novotel Manila, Araneta City, Quezon City.
Organized by the Association of Government Internal Auditors (AGIA), this one-day forum served as an avenue for sharing knowledge, experiences, and challenges in transforming internal auditing in the public sector. The assembly was also a way where Internal Audit Chief Executives exchanged information to address present and emerging changes in the public service.
Moreover, the annual meeting is consistent with the AGIA’s mandate and commitment to delivering and providing continuing professional development to its members.
During the forum, distinguished resource speakers tackled relevant and timely topics on the strategic transformation of internal auditing practices during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic up to the present.
(Mark Angelo N. Perez – Public Information Division with reports and photos from Rose Ann Mendoza – PFDA-IAD)
TOP PHOTO: From left to right: Fernandez, Palecpec, Moralde, and Garcia taking oath in front of OIC-GM de Vera
Credit Cooperative of Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (CCPFDA) held an oath-taking ceremony for the newly elected Board of Directors, Auditors, and Election Committee members, held during the flag-raising ceremony of the PFDA Central Office on April 24, 2023.
PFDA Officer-in-Charge General Manager Ms. Iris R. de Vera led the oath-taking ceremony of the newly-elected officials.
Mr. Melvin A. Rabang of PFDA - Navotas Fish Port Complex and Mr. Ernest Carlo DC. Garcia of the PFDA - Central Office (CO) secured the Board of Directors positions.
Meanwhile, Mr. Kaypee P. Palecpec and Mr. Kim Francis L. Moralde of the PFDA-CO were the newly elected Auditors of the CCPFDA. Subsequently, Ms. Suzette Paula I. Ruiz, Mr. Christian Dave V. Fernandez, and Ms. Jahziel B. Flores assumed the positions in the Election Committee.
On March 29, the CCPFDA Board of Directors (BOD) organized a simultaneous election (physical and online voting) in the PFDA Central Office and Regional Fish Ports (RFP), including the PFDA – Sual Fish Port, PFDA – Camaligan Fish Port, PFDA – Tacloban City Fish Port, PFDA – Bulan Fish Port Complex, PFDA – Lucena Fish Port Complex, PFDA – General Santos Fish Port Complex, and PFDA – Navotas Fish Port Complex.
Later that day, the CCPFDA conducted the 2023 General Assembly (GA) to discuss the status of Cooperative matters, developmental plans and projects, and other concerns requiring GA action.
During the assembly, CCPFDA Chairperson Ms. Janet T. Manalo announced that the Cooperative is on the course to becoming a Multipurpose Cooperative with the intention of generating more revenue for the benefit of the CCPFDA members. Ms. Manalo assured all members, “we are trying our very best to invest the money into a profitable venture.”
The GA answered all questions and suggestions from the CCPFDA members. In addition, the CCPFDA BOD encouraged all members to patronize the Cooperative's services to maintain a positive trend this 2023.
(Mark Angelo N. Perez with photos from Paul Vincent R. del Rosario - Public Information Division)
Philippine Fisheries Development Authority – Zamboanga Fish Port Complex (PFDA-ZFPC) attended a Stakeholder’s Consultation on the Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines – East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Economic Corridors Study, held at the Garden Orchids Hotel, Zamboanga City on April 17, 2023.
Organized by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the study will assess economic benefits and spillovers, identify areas for expansion, and propose investment projects required to bridge connectivity gaps and promote cross-border trade, tourism, and investment across the focus areas within the sub-region.
The PFDA-ZFPC’s role in this study is to be one of the participants during the field visits and stakeholder consultations of the ADB Economic Corridors Study Team in the Philippines’ focus areas (Mindanao and Palawan). This is part of their strategic approach to maximize benefits from regional trading networks and connectivity in the sub-region.
Through this, the PFDA-ZFPC can assist in ensuring that the ADB study findings will be relevant and useful as the team pushes for priority policy agenda, programs, and projects supportive of promoting economic development within the sub-region.
Other than PFDA-ZFPC, the Economic Corridors Study Team received some insights and guidance from various private and public sectors in the Zamboanga Peninsula.
(Mark Angelo N. Perez – Public Information Division with report and photos from Ma. Christine D. Lacuesta – PFDA-ZFPC)
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