In Photo: A man sundries assorted fish like round scad (galunggong) and sardines (tamban) after salting along a busy street in Capulong, Tondo, Manila. Fishermen belonging to the Pambansang Lakas ng ...

MANILA, Philippines — A fish traders’ group yesterday confirmed an upward trend in the retail prices of galunggong (round scad) as the wholesale price reached P150 per kilo. In a radio interview, ...

Fish prices are likely to go down in the coming weeks following the lifting of the closed fishing season for round scad (galungggong) in Northern Palawan, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and ...

MANILA, Philippines — The retail price of round scad or galunggong remains high despite the importation of 30,000 metric tons (MT) of fish, farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has temporarily suspended the importation of certain fish products amid allegations that these were being diverted to wet markets, a move that ...

Progressive groups warned that the government’s plan to import more galunggong (round scad fish) to tame prices and cover the shortage would hurt local production. Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng ...

Galunggong or round scad, which used to be the poor man’s fish, is now more expensive than dressed chicken, based on the latest data released by the Department of Agriculture. In a report dated ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) clarified that its recent order to suspend the importation of frozen fish excludes Philippine vessels that caught their haul outside the country. The DA issued ...

The prices of round scad or “galunggong,” often referred to as the “poor man’s fish,” sold in some markets in Davao City have gone up. According to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Davao ...

MANILA, Philippines — The government will import 60,000 metric tons of small pelagic fishes such as round scad (“galunggong”) and mackerel to cover part of an expected shortage in local supply in the ...

'Of course, the prices will be more expensive now when imported, even if that is possibly our fish,' says Fisheries Undersecretary Eduardo Gongona MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture ...

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) allowed the importation of galunggong or round scad to ensure “national food security.” The importation was allowed to ensure ...