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00:00 The sea should be surrounded but the supply of fish is still lacking in the Philippines to meet the demand.

00:07 If it's a group, they shouldn't have to go up.

00:10 If not, 40% of the fish caught by the Filipinos will be wasted.

00:16 Witness, Bernadette Reyes.

00:18 It's rare, but this kind of cooperation between the fishermen is not rare.

00:28 It's a blessing because it's a blessing in disguise.

00:33 But even outside of these occasions, the Philippines is rich in fish.

00:38 Especially when the wide ocean surrounds it.

00:41 So it's safe to say that the country is still not self-sufficient in fish.

00:46 When compared to demand, the supply of fish in the country is already lacking of more than 165,000 metric tons this year.

00:54 To meet the shortage, 35,000 metric tons of fish will be imported from October 1 to December 31.

01:02 In addition to the 442,000 metric tons that are being raised for canned fish.

01:08 The VFAR said that the closed fishing season or ban on fishing in some places in the country should be implemented.

01:15 Even if our fishing is this wide, we need to make it sustainable.

01:21 So that we can ensure that our fish stocks in the ocean have the opportunity to multiply.

01:27 But our long-term goal is to be self-sufficient.

01:31 The VFAR also answered the statement of a group that it does not need to raise fish if 40% of the fish caught by the Filipinos are not wasted.

01:40 There are too many fish, that's why it's not being caught.

01:43 Not only the post-harvest facility is lacking, the handling is also one of the reasons.

01:48 For example, our fish that go to the sea have no ice.

01:52 So when they come here, even if you put them in a post-harvest facility, the quality is higher.

01:58 It is the directive of our President to have more cold storage facilities for the occasion that we have a lot of catch.

02:06 We have means to imbue them.

02:08 The supply of hamon will be the highest price felt in the market.

02:13 In the Talana Department of Agriculture, the price of a kilo of fish per family in Metro Manila reaches up to Php 240.

02:20 While the price of tilapia is up to Php 160.

02:24 Here in Marikina Public Market, there are stalls that sell for Php 170 per kilo.

02:30 There are a lot of fish that are flooded, that are all gone.

02:35 The fish supply is poor.

02:37 If there's no fresh fish, we will choose frozen fish.

02:42 Aside from the effects of the storm on the supply, the oil price is also affected.

02:47 For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, your witness.

02:51 [music]

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