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00:00In 2025, in Season 2 of the Action Against Poverty by the National Anti-Poverty Commission,

00:05we will be with you every Tuesday and Thursday on Rise and Shine Philippines,

00:09the various agencies and local governments

00:12to discuss the government's interventions in fighting poverty.

00:16With the leadership of NAPCI and PTV,

00:19let's learn together about the actions against poverty.

00:30In our new season, we will focus on convergence,

00:34the collaboration of programs and stakeholders

00:37in the continuous development of communities and communities.

00:40And we will also talk this morning with Sir Nazario Vreguera,

00:45the Information and Fisheries Coordination Unit Chief

00:47of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

00:50to discuss how the government's agencies and partners

00:54for the development of the sector are going to converge.

00:56Sir Nazer, good morning and welcome to Action Against Poverty.

00:59Yes, good morning, Dian.

01:01A peaceful morning for the poor for our viewers here in our program.

01:09Alright, so let's focus now on the sector of fishermen.

01:13Well, they are really a big help when it comes to food security.

01:17But then again, the sad news is that

01:19they are still one of the poorest in this sector.

01:22What is the reason for this, Sir Nazer?

01:24And what are the interventions that the government is doing,

01:26particularly BFAR?

01:28Yes, that's right, Dian, what you said,

01:30that despite the fact that our fishermen are a big help

01:35when it comes to food security.

01:37But on the other hand, it is a fact that

01:40the incidence of poverty in the sector of fishermen is still high.

01:43One of the reasons why there is still an incidence

01:46of poverty in the sector of fishermen

01:50is primarily, one of the reasons is the illegal

01:54and harmful nature of fishing.

01:57Because if illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing continues,

02:02our production will decline,

02:05our environment will be destroyed,

02:07and this will result in the decrease in the number of fishermen.

02:11And of course, if their numbers decrease,

02:13this will really result in poverty.

02:16And then, of course, one of the reasons

02:19why there is still an incidence of poverty

02:22is what we call,

02:23they do not get the real value of their produce

02:27due to post-harvest losses.

02:29And these are the issues that should be addressed

02:32and are being addressed by the government,

02:34especially in illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.

02:37This is where the policy side comes in

02:40when it comes to the national government through the DAB FAR.

02:43We are assisting the police,

02:45for example, the Hulbot-Hulbot,

02:47this is a type of illegal method of fishing

02:51that was not prohibited before,

02:52but with the effort of the government,

02:56it is now prohibited,

02:57the Danish Seine, the Hulbot-Hulbot,

03:00and this is just one example of what we are doing.

03:04And of course, we need also to resort to technology

03:07when it comes to addressing illegal fishing.

03:09We are now calling it IFIT,

03:11the IOU Fishing Index and Threat Assessment Tool.

03:15This means that we consider it more scientific

03:19to assess the local governments

03:22who are really vulnerable to IOU fishing,

03:25and how it will be addressed by the government.

03:27Okay, what's the role of the local government unit

03:30when it comes to the interventions that you mentioned, sir?

03:33Yes, that's a very good question.

03:35First of all, the local government unit is the frontliner

03:38when it comes to addressing the issue of illegal and unreported fishing.

03:42We should remember that the municipal waters,

03:46according to the local government code,

03:49should really be managed by the local government.

03:51So, what is the role?

03:53The local government unit should have strong policies.

03:59They should have ordinances

04:00on how to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.

04:06And the efforts of the local government units

04:08are being supported by the national government.

04:11We are helping the local government units

04:14to strengthen their capacity

04:17to fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.

04:20Sir, are there any examples of illegal fishing

04:24that really hurts the minds of our fishermen

04:27so that they will be able to raise their wages?

04:29So, what are the penalties and punishments?

04:31And are there any examples

04:33so that they will be afraid to do this illegal activity?

04:36Well, there are a lot.

04:38Our apprehension level has already increased.

04:42It means that more people have been arrested,

04:45more people have been proven guilty,

04:49and there have been penalties.

04:52The good thing now, Dian,

04:53is that our apprehension effort is faster,

04:56the litigation process against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.

05:02Because with the Republic Act 654,

05:04this is our law now, the Fishing Law of the Philippines,

05:08we have what we call an adjudication board.

05:11This is a quasi-judicial body under the DEB FAR

05:16that is the one that is handling it faster.

05:19When it comes to the administrative side

05:21or administrative penalties of our fishermen

05:25under the Fishing Law of the Philippines,

05:28compared to before,

05:29we can say that the apprehension process is not that fast

05:33in resolving cases of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.

05:38But with this adjudication board committee

05:41that is in charge of the litigation

05:45of the fishermen in the Fishing Law of the Philippines

05:48on the administrative side,

05:50we were able to speed up our apprehension efforts.

05:52Okay. When it comes to increasing the income of our fishermen,

05:55how can we help them

05:57to increase their production

05:59and ensure that their harvest

06:01can be sent to their families

06:04and they will earn from their work, sir?

06:07Yes. The efforts of the DEB FAR are holistic

06:11so that we can address the so-called low income

06:16of our fishermen.

06:18First of all, as we mentioned earlier,

06:23most of our fishing grounds

06:26that is being supported by science

06:29are showing signs of overfishing.

06:32And we need to do something about it.

06:34And one of the ways that we are doing it

06:38is the alternative

06:39that our fishermen can get.

06:42Where will we bring them?

06:43This is where aquaculture comes in.

06:46The government is now adding

06:48our mariculture parks through DEFAR.

06:51So it means that these are fishing grounds in the sea.

06:55So for the time being,

06:58we are giving them a way

07:01to avoid capture fishing

07:03and they are here in aquaculture.

07:06So that's why we're really pushing

07:08for the increase of mariculture parks.

07:12Our fish cages in our seas.

07:15Second, on the marketing side,

07:18as you said earlier,

07:20how can we help them

07:21to really get the importance of their production?

07:25So that's where post-harvest comes in.

07:28So DEFAR is working with

07:31the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority

07:33so that we can add more fish ports

07:36so that we can add more ice plants

07:38because ice is very important

07:40in maintaining the freshness of the fish

07:43and ice is very important

07:45so that the actual importance

07:48of catching our fish is not lost.

07:50Because if you know the fish,

07:52if it's not fresh anymore,

07:55it will go bad.

07:57So post-harvest intervention is needed there.

08:00And maybe another primary consideration

08:04so that we can earn more

08:06our fishermen,

08:07is the market linkage.

08:09We need to directly link them to the market

08:12so that the middlemen are gone.

08:14For example, if I earn Php 100,

08:19I'm directly linked to the market.

08:21But because there are middlemen,

08:24maybe I'll only earn Php 50

08:26for a kilo of fish, for example.

08:28So what will the government do?

08:30And what the government is doing there

08:32is the direct market linkage.

08:33That's why we have Kadiwa ng Pangulo.

08:35This is a very important program

08:37because here in Kadiwa ng Pangulo,

08:40we will directly link our farmers

08:43and fisherfolks to the market.

08:44So in such a way that the middlemen are gone.

08:46So the total income of our farmers and fishermen.

08:51They get the real value of their harvest.

08:53Alright, one last time, Sir Nazer.

08:54Let's talk about convergence.

08:55Who are the other agencies

08:57and other sectors that can help you

09:00so that we can increase the harvest of our fishermen, Sir?

09:03Convergence.

09:04What you said is very important, right?

09:05The convergence of government agencies.

09:08Because every government agency

09:10has distinct mandates

09:12that if we are really serious,

09:15it can help to improve the livelihood of our fishermen.

09:19For example, when we talk about the value

09:21of the produce of our fishermen,

09:23there needs to be a value-adding

09:25in the produce of our farmers and fisherfolks.

09:27That's where the DTI comes in, right?

09:29So the improvement of the quality of the product

09:32of our fishermen.

09:35Fish processing.

09:36That's where the branding comes in.

09:39That's where the DTI comes in.

09:40And of course, there's also the DSWD.

09:44When it comes to the frontline services,

09:47social services for our fishermen.

09:50And then there are many other agencies

09:52that can help.

09:53Like the Cooperative Development Authority of the Philippines, the CDA.

09:57It's also DOST, right?

09:58DOST, yes.

09:59There are many government agencies that can help.

10:02As a result, I learned a lot from this conversation.

10:05There are still efforts

10:07to improve the livelihood of our fishermen.

10:09Thank you very much, Sir Nazer,

10:11for giving us your time

10:13in our program on Action Against Poverty

10:15and in the distribution of anti-poverty efforts by BFAR.

10:18It's still fun to talk to different agencies.

10:21To Mr. Nazario Briguera, thank you, Sir Nazer.

10:23And to our viewers,

10:25we are happy to thank you for your support.

10:27We invite you again to tune in to our program

10:30on Wednesday.

10:31And again, let's join together

10:33in Action Against Poverty!

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