00:00Twenty-one containers of smuggled frozen mackerels were distributed by the government in Manila.
00:07The President said he doesn't want smuggled fish to go to waste.
00:11But when he looked, he found a way to eat them.
00:14Bernadette Reyes was able to find a way.
00:18Cans of mackerels were distributed to residents of Baseco in Manila
00:22under the leadership of President Bombo Marcos.
00:25Two kilos of frozen mackerels per family.
00:28These are the mackerels that were tried to enter the country in September.
00:33But the Bureau of Customs prevented it
00:35because there was no sanitary and phytosanitary import clearance
00:38from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
00:41This was formally turned over to the Department of Agriculture
00:44while the President was inspecting the Manila International Container Port.
00:48This has been inspected. It's safe for human consumption.
00:52So while it's still possible, let's distribute it so it won't go to waste.
00:57And our countrymen can use it.
01:00We eat it for lunch and dinner.
01:03Instead of destroying it, it's better to distribute it to those in need.
01:07This is a big help because no one is looking for it except me.
01:11The 150,000 families in NCR Region 3 and 4
01:15will benefit from 21 containers full of mackerels.
01:19The President said the problem with smuggling in the country is solved.
01:22The problem with smuggling is that they let it in
01:25and then they'll close it.
01:27They won't let it out.
01:28They'll wait until the prices go up.
01:30When the prices go up, they'll buy it.
01:33We won't allow this kind of system to continue.
01:38Because of the effects of the floods on the fish supply,
01:42the Department of Agriculture approved the importation of 8,000 metric tons of fish.
01:47Aside from the 30,000 metric tons of fish imported,
01:51it was the first to be approved to fill the shortage of supplies
01:54in the months leading up to the close fishing season.
01:56For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, Nakatuto, 24 Horas.
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