ILOILO CITY — The provincial government of Iloilo has announced its plan to appeal the Supreme Court's decision that allows commercial fishing vessels to operate within the 15-kilometer boundary of the municipal waters.
On Jan. 10, the provincial government convened the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 6, Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force and local fishermen to discuss the implications of the high court's decision to uphold a 2023 ruling by the Malabon Regional Trial Court (RTC).
