BARRETTO, Olongapo City – Twenty fisherfolk families and one fisherfolk organization received their Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) boats in an awarding program led by Regional Director Wilfredo Cruz on February 24, 2021.

The FRP boats, worth P45,000 each, came with a 10 HP diesel engine and a complete set of underwater fittings and accessories. RD Cruz in his speech said, “It is DA-BFAR’s aim to improve the livelihood and increase the income of the beneficiaries by providing them with durable and hard-wearing boats as well as promoting sustainable and responsible fishing not just for the present but more so for the future generation.”

The awarding was made possible through the support of Mayor Rolen Paulino, Councilor Rodel Cerezo, the City Fisheries Department, and PFO Neil Encinares.

(Story by RCC/ photos by PFO Zambales/details provided by Joseph Bitara).