Region 9 – BFAR IX Regional Director Isidro M. Velayo, Jr., spearheaded the sending-off of the team to carry out a three in one mission to Region 7 namely: Oplan IsDA, Kadiwa on Wheels and Relief Operations for the victims of Typhoon Odette. The Team left Zamboanga City using BFAR IX Refrigerated Van on February 7, 2022 and is estimated to arrive in Region 7 the following day.
A total of twenty-one (21) boxes equivalent to 620 kilograms of fresh/chilled fish was dispatched to Region VII particularly the Province of Bohol for the Oplan IsDA Program of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. The Program aims to establish a direct link between the producers, traders and consumers to ensure a steady supply of affordable fish in fish-deficient areas of the country.
The fresh/chilled fish was supplied by the Zamboanga City Fresh Fish Brokers Cooperative, one of the exhibitors of the “Kadiwa on Wheels” of the Department of Agriculture. The Refrigerated Van of BFAR IX is particularly used to provide transportation and marketing assistance to fishery associations and cooperatives and ensure that quality and affordable fish will be made available to consumers.
In addition, the team will also deliver the second wave of relief assistance for the victims of Typhoon Odette consisting of 36 boxes of canned sardines from the canning industry and cash assistance amounting to Php 122,050.00 from BFAR IX employees.
(News & photo courtesy of BFAR-9)
