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‘Hindi ko matanggap’: Marcos seeks Indonesia’s help for PH fishery sector after galunggong importation

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/09/06/20220906-marcos-jr-abs-cbn-news.jpg"/><figcaption>President Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos, Jr. speaks to the media in Indonesia before traveling to Singapore for another state visit, on Sept. 6, 2022. <em>Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>JAKARTA - President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said he sought Indonesia’s help to improve the Philippines’ fisheries sector, underscoring that he could not accept the fact that his country needs to import “galunggong.”</p><p>The Philippines in 2018 began importing, galunggong (Mackerel scad), which used to be called in the country as the “poor man’s fish”, after the Department of Agriculture said that supply was dwindling.</p><p>“Nagpatulong ako sa fisheries kasi obsessed ako doon sa Pilipinas nag-iimport ng galunggong eh. Hindi ko talaga matanggap ‘yan eh,” Marcos told reporters here.</p><p>“I asked for help because matibay ang fisheries nila (Indonesia),” he said.</p><p>Marcos said he asked Indonesian officials to “exchange delegations” to discuss how the two countries can cooperate to improve the Philippines&#x27; fisheries sector.</p><p>Marcos has not chosen an Agriculture secretary yet, saying he prefers to oversee and head the department himself.</p><p>Meantime, the Philippine president said he received business pledges that would benefit the manufacturing, energy and transportation sectors, but said the amount of investments from Indonesia has yet to be tallied.</p><p>“We haven’t done the sums actually. We haven’t put it together, yet but it’s going to be quite significant,” he said.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2214159" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said he sought Indonesia’s help to improve the Philippines’ fisheries sector, underscoring that he could not accept the fact that his country needs to import 'galunggong.'

‘Hindi ko matanggap’: Marcos seeks Indonesia’s help for PH fishery sector after galunggong importation

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‘Hindi ko matanggap’: Marcos seeks Indonesia’s help for PH fishery sector after galunggong importation

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Sep 06, 2022 02:51 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 21, 2023 02:39 AM PHT

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