Less fisherfolk going out to sea due to gas prices, says farmers’ groupFishermen prepare their nets for fishing at a beach in Lian, Batangas on January 19, 2024. MANILA, Philippines — A farmer’s group on Wednesday decried the lack of government aid to fisherfolk, saying that there are fewer and fewer of them going out to sea. Before gas prices surged a third week in a row, 30% of fisherfolk in Cavite, Bataan, Zambales and Pangasinan had already stopped catching fish. While the Department of Agriculture (DA) has been giving fuel subsidies worth P3,000 per fisherfolk, Cainglet said that this was not enough, especially since this was a one-time subsidy. They only recorded fisherfolk who had a boat, when not every fisherfolk had one.

Source: Philippine Star April 08, 2026 09:36 UTC