By Junex Doronio
MANILA — Displaying their heartlessness, Chinese fisherfolk have been using cyanide in Bajo de Masinloc to intentionally destroy the traditional fishing grounds of Filipino fisherfolk.
This was revealed on Saturday (17 Feb 2024) by Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) chief information officer Nazario Briguera who said parts of the resource-rich lagoon had been destroyed.
“‘Yung mga Chinese fishermen ay gumagamit ng cyanide,” Briguera bared in a press conference in Quezon City.
He added that BFAR has yet to assess the amount of the damage due to cyanide fishing, but Briguera estimated it to breach the billion-peso mark.
“This is a serious concern that we need to condemn… Magkakarugtong ang ating karagatan… Umaagos po, may interconnectivity ang currents,” the BFAR official said.
China’s use of cyanide — especially in an area beyond their exclusive economic zone — is a “clear case of illegal, unreported and undocumented fishing,” he concluded.
(el Amigo/MNM)
