Protect VIP urges new vessel monitoring system after SC ruling

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Environmental advocates have urged the government to immediately establish a constitutionally sound vessel monitoring system for commercial fishing after the Supreme Court declared Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 266 unconstitutional. Protect Verde Island Passage (Protect VIP), in a statement on Monday, Aug. 10, warned that the ruling could create a