Kumpiyansa si Representative Brian Yamsuan na maisusulong ng bagong talagang national director ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ang kapakanan ng maliliit na mangingisda, at pagpapabuti ng kanilang kabuhayan.
Kasunod ito ng courtesy call ni BFAR Director Elizer Salilig sa House Committee on Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources Chair.
Giit ng mambabatas, nakikita niya kay Salilig ang tunay na malasakit at dedikasyon sa pagtulong sa mahigit dalawang milyong maliliit na mangingisda.
Lalo na at batay sa kaniyang track record ay itinuturing ng maliliit na mangingisda na kakampi ang opisyal.
Isa siyang career government official na umangat sa ranggo, at matagal nang nagsusulong ng mga programang tumutulong sa municipal fishing communities.
“We certainly welcome the President’s appointment of Mr. Elizer Salilig as the new national director of BFAR. Director Salilig’s vast institutional memory and experience, especially when it comes to improving the plight of poor fishing communities, certainly assures us that with him at the helm, BFAR would be able to expand and enhance its programs to support our beleaguered fisherfolk and boost our food security,” ani Yamsuan.
Nangako naman si Salilig na bibigyang prayoridad ng BFAR ang isyu sa desisyon ng Supreme Court, na nagpapahintulot sa commercial fishing companies na mangisda sa municipal waters. | ulat ni Kathleen Forbes
