LEGAZPI CITY, May 3 -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Bicol has started distributing technology demonstration project packages to four local government units (LGUs) in Bicol.

In an interview on Friday, Rowena Briones, BFAR spokesperson, said four LGUs already received the packages early this week -- Ligao City, Tabaco City and Malinao town, all in Albay, and Sorsogon City.

The four initial recipients each received a technology demonstration package amounting to PHP128,650 which includes 10,000 pieces of tilapia fingerlings, feeds and other materials such as crates, weighing scale, "banyera" and plastic crates.

"This comprehensive package ensures that the fisherfolk beneficiaries have the initial resources they ...