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CATEGORY 2
Appropriate and Comprehensive Regulations and
Standards Developed, Implemented and Monitored
Annual Report 2011
RO2
Monitoring, control and Surveillance
Pursuant to its special focus to eradicate
poaching in waters within the jurisdiction of Region
02, fi shery law enforcers of the Bureau and the
Philippine Coast Guard were able to apprehend
one local Commercial Fishing Vessel, but with
Taiwanese on board.
The vessel, F/V JV PHIL 5, was apprehended
by the BFAR Patrol Vessel MCS 3007, on May 31,
2011 at around 24 nautical miles east of Divinisia Pt.,
Palanan, Isabela.
The Taiwanese, identifi ed as Hsu Hung Tse and
Chen Fu Nan, were apprehended with seven Filipino
crewmembers, namely Pedeto Manungbaga, Pablo
Sanchez, Jonathan Abarquez, Asterio Velasco,
Roger Sazo, Noel Lomberio, & Nisiforo Omela.
The Taiwanese fi shers have, however, paid a
compromise fi ne amounting to 1.05 million pesos
thereby settling their administrative case before the
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
Cmdr. Rhazel Galera, then commander of MCS
Picture shows the Taiwanese offi cers and Filipino crew
members of the fi shing vessel F/V JV PHIL5 during their
preliminary investigation before the desk of Associate
Prosecution Atty. II Rodolfo B. Manaloto of the Offi ce of the
Provincial Prosecutor in Ilagan, Isabela last May 23, 2011.
Inset, JV PHIL5 and tuna found in its storage room.
3007, testifi ed that upon inspection, the crew of JV
PHIL5 failed to show their Commercial Fishing
Vessel and Gear License. CFVGL is a permit for local
commercial fi shing vessels to fi sh within Philippine
waters except in municipal waters.
The dismissal of the administrative case,
nevertheless, has no effect on a similar case fi led
before the Regional Trial Court of Isabela, which
was still pending as of end of December 2011.
Aside from JV PHIL 5, BFAR RO2 is also
monitoring 3 cases appealed before the Department
of Justice and Supreme Court, and 8 pending
criminal and 3 administrative cases on poaching as
of end of December 2011. The said cases were fi led
the previous years.
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