COTABATO CITY: The secretary of the Department of Agriculture has expressed his misgivings on a move by the House of Representatives and the Senate to create a Department of Fisheries separate from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) at present as one of the bureaus under the DA.

DA Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said he was asked in separate interviews regarding his position on the issue, which they said came about as a result of neglect of the government of the fisheries sector.

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