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The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) will require a budget of P30.1 billion to finance a four-year upgrade of over a dozen regional and subregional seaports into deep-water ports as part of the Department of Agriculture’s broader vision of transforming these facilities into agri-logistics hubs across the archipelago. Aside from deepening access channels to the […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. called for the amendment of the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) charter to expand its function to include developing and managing marine and agro-industrial estates across the country to ensure ample food supply. Tiu Laurel, who built one of Southeast Asia’s largest fishing companies before joining the Department of […]