PORT. A photo of Navotas Fish Port Complex taken November 2022.
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The Supreme Court directs the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to immediately 'rectify deficiencies' in Fisheries Administrative Order No. 266
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) struck down as unconstitutional the government policy that mandated a vessel monitoring system in commercial vessels, citing violations of commercial fishing operators’ constitutional rights against unreasonable searches and seizures, due process, and equal protection of law.
The decision, promulgated on January 21 and which Rappler obtained a copy of on Thursday, July 30, affirmed the 2021 decision of Malabon Regional Trial Court Branch 170 that declared Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 266 unconstitutional.
