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Gov't told to amend PH fisheries code

MANILA, Philippines — A group composed of fisherfolk, buyers and intervenors on Wednesday called on the government to amend the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 by lifting the blanket prohibition on commercial fishing in municipal waters. This as the group—composed of more than 100 fishers, buyers and intervenors—pointed out in a manifesto submitted to the

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