Board created to regulate fishery profession
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed into law a bill creating a professional regulatory board for the fishery profession.
The Philippine Fisheries Act, signed on Aug. 22, will “sustain the food security and economic development of the country” and upgrade standards of fishery education.
The board will set up quality standards for fishery professionals that will guide schools and colleges, through the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd).
The Professional Regulation Commission will supervise the newly created board composed of a chairman and four members.
The new board will administer and supervise licensure exams for admission to the practice of the fishery profession. — Arjay L. Balinbin
