REP. Jose 'Joey' Salceda urged the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) to consult with the canned fish industry about supply concerns, particularly with sardines as the fishing season in the Zamboanga Peninsula remains closed to allow sardines to reproduce.

'It looks like supply levels remain manageable, as the industry was able to meet the 75,000 metric tons it is required to store during the closed season. But I also expect demand for canned sardines to pick up this year,' Salceda said.