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DOLE grants P8.6-M fishing vessel to Jomalig fisherfolk

Livelihood project seeks to expand fishing opportunities and boost incomes in Quezon island town

Josephine D. Escovidal··2 MIN READ

BOOST FOR FISHERFOLK. Participants cut the ceremonial ribbon during the launch of DOLE’s P8.6-million Deep-Sea Fishing Vessel Project for Jomalig fisherfolk in Barangay Ungos, Real, Quezon, on 27 October 2026. The project aims to expand fishing opportunities and improve beneficiaries’ incomes.

BOOST FOR FISHERFOLK. Participants cut the ceremonial ribbon during the launch of DOLE’s P8.6-million Deep-Sea Fishing Vessel Project for Jomalig fisherfolk in Barangay Ungos, Real, Quezon, on 27 October 2026. The project aims to expand fishing opportunities and improve beneficiaries’ incomes.

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Fisherfolk in Jomalig, Quezon, received a deep-sea fishing vessel worth P8.6 million from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region IV-A to help expand their livelihood opportunities and improve their incomes.

The vessel was formally awarded during a memorandum of agreement signing, project launch and turnover ceremony on 27 October in Barangay Ungos, Real, Quezon, according to the provincial government.

DOLE Region IV-A officer-in-charge regional director Atty. Nepomuceno A. Leano II led the awarding ceremony.

Jomalig Fisher Folks chairperson Juan V. Romero accepted the vessel alongside Mayor Nelmar T. Sarmiento, Vice Mayor Dalia T. Manalo and members of the town’s fishing community.

The project aims to give beneficiaries greater access to deep-sea fishing and strengthen their earning capacity to support their families and community.

Representatives of the Philippine Coast Guard, DOLE Quezon and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources also joined the ceremony and agreement signing for the project’s implementation.

Provincial Government Environment and Natural Resources head John Francis Luzano and Livelihood and Enterprise Unit head Lawrence Joseph Velasco attended on behalf of Quezon Governor Helen Tan.

The provincial government said the initiative supports efforts to strengthen the fisheries sector through livelihood assistance and cooperation among government agencies.

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LIVELIHOOD AT SEA. Participants pose aboard a fishing vessel during the launch of DOLE’s P8.6-million Deep-Sea Fishing Vessel Project for Jomalig fisherfolk in Barangay Ungos, Real, Quezon, on 27 October 2026. The project seeks to expand fishing opportunities and improve beneficiaries’ incomes.