THE Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) inaugurated the new processing facility at the Navotas Fish Port Complex, which will be operated by a women’s organization producing smoked fish.

In a statement, the PFDA said that Eco-Friendly Women of Navotas Fish Port, Inc. will run the processing facility.

The PFDA also added 44 food stalls to the freshly renovated Market 3.

“This new infrastructure also aims to provide more employment opportunities and an additional sources of income for the members of the association,” the PFDA said.

The PFDA is also looking into constructing additional regional fish port (RFP) complexes and establishing modern fish trading centers elsewhere in the Philippines.

Six ports are being upgraded in Davao, Iloilo, Zamboanga, Camaligan, Camarines Sur, Sual, Pangasinan, as well as Navotas.

Fish landed at RFPs totaled 42,814.19 metric tons in May, down 4.26% from a month earlier, mainly due to the early onset of the rainy season. — Sheldeen Joy Talavera 

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