02/09/2026
𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐆 𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐆-𝐀𝐒𝐀: 𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐊, 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒
On August 18, 2026, a 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 (𝟯) 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗼, 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗻-𝗦𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗰𝗼𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗼𝗻 was successfully conducted in Camarines Sur, marking a meaningful initiative to strengthen the livelihoods of local fisherfolk and their families.
The activity was attended by representatives from the Philippine Army, PAFCPIC, Local Government Units, and People’s Organizations. The turnover of the motorized bangka reflects the stakeholders’ shared commitment to providing sustainable livelihood opportunities and supporting the fishing communities.
In his message, BGEN Manuel Darius M. Resuello PA, Brigade Commander of the 902nd Brigade, expressed his appreciation for PAFCPIC’s continued support to the Philippine Army and its livelihood initiatives:
“𝘈𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘈𝘳𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘺 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘰 𝘬𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘸𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘯. 𝘔𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘬𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘈𝘍𝘊𝘗𝘐𝘊 𝘯𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘬𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘰 𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺, 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘗𝘈𝘍𝘊𝘗𝘐𝘊. 𝘕𝘢𝘨𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘰 𝘬𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘴𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘺 𝘯𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘮𝘺. 𝘚𝘢 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘸𝘢 𝘱𝘰 𝘢𝘬𝘰 𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘺𝘰.”
The LGU of Pasacao likewise recognized the significance of the assistance to the local fishing community, stating:
“𝘏𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘺𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯, 𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘩𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘢. 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘰, 𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘪 𝘴𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘬𝘰 𝘱𝘰 𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘯, 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘺𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 – 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘢.”
The beneficiary associations also conveyed their appreciation for the assistance and the trust extended to them by PAFCPIC. The presidents of the beneficiary organizations expressed their gratitude on behalf of their fellow members, recognizing the motorized bangka as a valuable support to their fishing activities and livelihood.
“𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘗𝘈𝘍𝘊𝘗𝘐𝘊 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘪𝘵 𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘢.” – Jimmy Atienza, Binahian-Sipocot Association
“𝘚𝘢 𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘰 𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘰, 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘪 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘢 𝘱𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨. 𝘚𝘢 𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘰, 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘱𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵.” – Yolanda Basmayor, San Antonio Fisherfolk Association
“𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘺𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰 ‘𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘱𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘢. 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵.” – Rogelio Pe**al Jr., Dalupaon Fisherfolk Association
Meanwhile, PAFCPIC President BGEN Fernando S. Zabat (Ret) shared his hopes for the beneficiaries:
“𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥. 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥—𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘢-𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘢𝘩𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺𝘢. 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘢-𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘬𝘰𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘥.”
The ceremony highlighted the importance of partnership and collective action in creating meaningful livelihood opportunities. Each motorized bangka represents hope for improved livelihood, stronger families, and more resilient communities—embodying the spirit of 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗮-𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗴 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗼 𝘀𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗵𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗮𝗻.
