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Batangas fishers seek livelihood support as 2-month fishing ban nears
OLONGAPO CITY—For small-scale fishers in Balayan Bay in Batangas, the annual fishing ban means two months away from their traditional fishing grounds. The prohibition period will take place just as their families face mounting expenses for the Christmas season. More than 15,000 fishers in nine coastal towns around the

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