Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR)

December 5, 2022 Dear clarisse gonzales, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Nov 22, 2022 02:59:43 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Salt research and production facility. Response to Request This is to formally acknowledge your request for information from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. With regard to your request, please see attached documents for your reference. Kindly note that the Philippine Statistics Authority nor the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources have sufficient data on the aforementioned requests; however, you may access the gathered data from regions with active salt production. As to the roadmap which covers relevant and pertinent data on the salt industry, please note that the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has been tasked to formulate the said document; however, the DA-BFAR is yet to discuss and deliver the creation of the first roadmap on salt industry this month. You may also refer to the attached document titled, “S. No. 1334, otherwise known as AN ACT STRENGTHENING AND REVITALIZING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SALT INDUSTRY IN THE PHILIPPINES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8550, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE PHILIPPINE FISHERIES CODE OF 1998," AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES,” introduced by Senator Villar dated 2022 September 20. Thank you! Your right to request a review If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Decision Maker FOI Receiving Officer