Fuel Price Surge Halts Fishing in Misamis Oriental Town

Fuel price surge halts fishing in Misamis Oriental town

OPOL, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, Philippines — Rising fuel costs triggered by escalating tensions in the Middle East are beginning to hit the small fishing village of Luyongbonbon here, where local fishers are now forced to keep their boats anchored and rethink how to support their families. Village chief Jerry Jacalan and fishing boat owner Cecilia Baculio […]...Keep on reading: Fuel price surge halts fishing in Misamis Oriental town

In Luyong Bonbon, fishing boats lay anchored due to rising fuel prices

OPOL, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 15 March) —  A war thousands of miles away has begun to affect the small fishing village of Luyong Bonbon, where residents now face the reality of rising fuel prices and fisherfolk are looking for work in nearby factories and establishments to keep their families alive.  Village chief Jerry Jacalan and fishing boat owner Cecilia Baculio stood on the pier as the dying Amihan winds swept across the small bay whe…