CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, March 20 -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Luzon (BFAR-3) has distributed some 100,000 tilapia fingerlings to fish growers in Hermosa, Bataan over the weekend.

BFAR Regional Director Wilfredo Cruz said on Monday that some 35 local fish growers benefited from the bureau's input assistance program that could help boost their livelihood.

Cruz said the provision of fingerlings aims to increase fishpond productivity and boost fish sufficiency in the province.

"Ang hakbang na ito ay naglalayong mapabuti ang produksyon ng mga benepisyaryo at mapalago ang kani-kanilang mga kabuhayan (This move aims to improve production of the beneficiaries as well as their livelihood," he said in an interview. ...