Half of marginalized fishers halt work amid fuel costs – Sinag survey

MANILA, Philippines — Almost half of the marginalized fishers in Cavite, Bataan, Zambales, and Pangasinan have stopped going to sea due to rising fuel prices, the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) told senators on Wednesday. In a Senate committee on agriculture, food and agrarian reform hearing, Sinag Executive Director Jayson Cainglet bared that almost 50 percent of the marginalized fishers they surveyed no longer go out to sea due to rising fuel costs linked to the tensions in the Middle East. “Last week, before the third mega increase, 30 percent were already not going out to sea. We surveyed fishers […]... Keep on reading: Half of marginalized fishers halt work amid fuel costs – Sinag survey

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