SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union: Six fishpond barangays here received 64,020 milkfish fingerlings from the Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to augment the expected losses of fishpond operators due to the projected summer dry months.

Villagers here already saw the signs of ponds drying up even before the dry season is officially declared by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).