Legarda: Stop massive fish imports, help fishers via fuel VAT suspension

Senator Loren Legarda has warned that the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) plan to import 300,000–350,000 metric tons of fish is misplaced at a time when fuel costs are already crippling local fishing communities, stressing that the government must prioritize direct support through VAT suspension on fuel. “We cannot trade our fishers for imported fish. While