MANILA, (PIA) -- Four associations of fisherfolk in Malabon City were awarded with motorized boats from the
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Department of Labor (DOLE), and the local government on Monday, as part of Mayor Jeannie Sandoval's goal to help address the livelihood concerns of Malabueños.
Mayor Jeannie led the very first awarding of boats to the Malabueño fishermen groups at the Malabon City Ampitheater.
(Photo courtesy: Malabon PIO)
According to Public Empoyment and Services Office Head (PESO) Ms. Luziel Balajadia, the groups of fishermen came from Barangays Tañong, Hulong Duhat, Concepcion, and Ibaba and will each receive five boats (20 boats in total).
She said that the motorized boats were also built using fiber glass reinforced plastic boots
by Malabueño fishermen who were trained by BFAR.
They created the boats for about 20 days, receiving P610 per day as salary under DOLE's Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program.
Aside from the boats, they also received 40 fishing nets that they can use when doing their livelihood.
"During the [Covid-19] pandemic, na-stop talaga yung kanilang pangigisda. So, isa ito sa mga naging advocacy natin, sa ilalim ng termino ng Mayor Jeannie Sandoval, na bigayan naman ng atensyon ang ating mangingisda. Dahil sa Malabon City, isa sa pangunahing pangkabuhayan nila ay ang pangigisda, kaya very masigasig tayo na mabigyan sila ng bangka," Ms. Balajadia said.
(During the Covid-19 pandemic, their fishing was really stopped. So, this is one of our advocacy, under the term of Mayor Jeannie Sandoval, to pay attention to our fishermen. Because in Malabon City, one of their main livelihoods is fishing, so we are very keen to give them a boat.) (PIA-NCR)
