GALUNGONG IMPORTATION

The proposed importation of gallungong by the government reveals a problem that food security is no a matter of national concern.

As quoted in the news, the country had been importing this round scud fish from abroad thru commercial canning companies in the country, but not a sign where the need today to import them by reason to augment food shortages for the populace indicates seriousness of the situation that our government must  put attention to our food security problem at hand.

BFAR ARGUED THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME OF OUR FISH IMPORTATION.

There is that difference of commercial importation of fish for the  canning plants in the Philippines vis-a-vis with the need to augment supply and demand in the country directly affecting food security. The situation is showing detrimental concerns that the government must look into and resolve.

The foregoing  argument  does not justify the importation of Galungong, it only admits the dwindling local production caused by the loss of fishing areas in the west Philippine sea by our own fishermen.

IMPORTATION DEPLETES OUR FOREIGN RESERVES.

Directly, our foreign reserves are affected by every importations in the country and hence the addition of simple supply of gallungong shall not be appreciated to add more injury to our already declining foreign reserves.

GALLUNGONG iMPORTATION a news item from THE CNN

THE FISH IMPORTATION IS AN ISSUE OF THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA.

This issue translates to the situation of the West Philippine Sea , since the assertion and occupation of China of its nine dash line  had directly affected the activities of our local fisherfolks in the area by its prohibition of Filipino fishermen fishing in our own EEZ.

We have now felt the effects of our loss of our sovereign rights in the exclusive economic zone of our country as ruled by UNCLOS resolution. The declining supply of gallungong is just he cause of the loss of our fishing rights in the West Philippine Sea caused by China's occupation of the traditional fishing grounds of Filipino fishermen.

THE FEAR OF THE FUTURE

There is fear of the future for all Filipinos by this situation of the scarce supply caused not by our poor local production, but by the loss of our traditional fishing grounds in the west Philippine sea.   It will certainly grow and result into more catastrophic future scenarios when situations are not resolved to regain our rights in our own EEZ.

At this loss, there is nowhere our fishermen will go for fishing unless it is resolved.

With our growing population, food security is a matter of national concern that must be addressed by the government, that it is of the same case  for China that she had  initiated the nine dash line falsely disregarded by the Hague tribunal that food security is her own issue.

NEEDED FUTURE ACTIONS

It is no longer a future action to assert our rights of the west Philippine sea that we have won from the UNCLOS, it is now that we must take necessary action to exercise of what was ours.

There is no better economic strategy but to exercise our rights now before anything are turned difficult to resolve later. Our silence of the issue as an acquiescence, an approval of the illegal acts of foreign intruders are the only option to maintain economic prosperity for the country.

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 PH eyes importing galunggong to stabilize prices

IMPORTATION TO STABILIZE PRICES

In truth, allowing importation of Gallungong to stabilize prices in the local market does not mitigate the situation and in long term is not the solution to address the impending food supply in the country, it merely reveals the real situation that there is fear  for the future of our food security.

We are not actually addressing the problem. Since we now see the situation, the government should now discuss the issue of exercising our rights to fish in our own EEZ, to stop of being silent on the matter.

It means also that our local production has declined by shortage and loss of our fishing grounds caused by China actually.

FISH IMPORTED MIGHT BE OUR OWN FISH IN THE EEZ.

There is valid thought that the fish we now import are actually our own in the EEZ that becomes an awkward act  for the government.