DA-BFAR To Build P3 Million Fish Landing Center, Ice Plant In Tawi-Tawi Under President Duterte

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BFAR-ARMM) has allocated PhP 3 million to build a community fish landing center in the province of Tawi-Tawi.

BFAR-ARMM Regional Director Janice Desamito-Musali on Friday, February 18, told the Philippines News Agency the construction of the project is scheduled to start within the second quarter of this year.

The fish landing center will be placed beside the wet market section of the public market of Bongao municipality, the capital of the province of Tawi-Tawi.

Musali said the community fish landing center, once completed, will boost the economic livelihood of the fisher folks in the province.

Fishing is one of the leading sources of livelihood of the people of Tawi-Tawi, which has rich fishing grounds.

Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, in his visit to Tawi-Tawi earlier this week, said his office will allocate funds to build an ice plant as support infrastructure of the fishing landing center.

Sec. Piñol said they will organize the fisher folks of Tawi-Tawi into a cooperative to manage the ice plant.

He added that the ice plant could be powered by a Hybrid Energy Renewable System (HRES) with diesel generator as back-up when informed of the unstable power supply in the province.

The HRES is a stand-alone power system for providing electricity in remote areas due to advances in renewable energy technologies.

Source: Manila Bulletin