jili no.1 DA appeals SC rule allowing commercial fishing in municipal waters

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. INQUIRER PHOTO / RICHARD A. REYES

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to reverse its decision allowing commercial fishing vessels to operate in municipal waters.

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. revealed this during a meeting with fisherfolk organizations on Friday.

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He said the DA filed a motion for reconsideration through the Office of Solicitor General.

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Laurel expressed concerns about the decision’s potential adverse effects on the livelihood of small fishers and its impact on marine ecosystems.

“At a depth of seven fathoms, or 12 meters, corals are at risk, and our scarce marine resources could face further depletion,” he said.

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The SC’s First Division has upheld the Malabon Regional Trial Court’s decision declaring the Fisheries Code’s preferential access provisions unconstitutional, favoring the petitioner Mercidar Fishing Corp.

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Fishers group Pamalakaya said approximately 90 percent of every municipal water would “be open for exploitation of big-fishing firms” if commercial fishing vessels were permitted to operate within the 15-kilometer municipal water zone.

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READ: Commercial fishing in municipal waters will affect small fishers – group

“This means only a small portion of municipal waters will be left for small-scale fishers,” Pamalakaya said in a recent statement.

Ajay Banga spoke to Agence France-Presse at the development lender’s headquarters in Washington ahead of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, which begin on Monday, October 21.

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