SC affirms tracking of commercial fishing ‘unconstitutional’

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the ruling of the 2021 Malabon City Regional Trial Court that declared the tracking of commercial fishing boats “unconstitutional.” In a decision promulgated on January 21 and penned by Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh, the SC affirmed that Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 266, signed by the Department of