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June 1, 2023

Small-scale Philippine fishermen protest suspension of VMS

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PANGISDA Pilipinas—an alliance of municipal and subsistence fishers—expressed concern over the move of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to suspend the implementation of Fisheries Administrative Order 266, which requires vessel monitoring mechanisms for commercial fishing vessels. 

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