FREE FISHING BOATS. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) awards fiberglass reinforced plastic boats to fishermen in the coastal towns of Obando and Paombong in Bulacan on Friday (Dec. 17, 2021). The initiative is under BFAR's 'F/B Pagbabago' program that aims to improve the livelihood of fishermen by providing them with durable fishing boats. (Photo courtesy of BFAR-Region 3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Central Luzon distributed on Friday 12 units of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) boats to marginalized fishermen in the coastal towns of Obando and Paombong in Bulacan. BFAR regional director Wilfredo Cruz said the 25-footer FRB boats worth PHP600,000 were funded under the bureau's F/B Pagbabago Program. Cruz said the F/B Pagbabago is among the priority projects of BFAR national director Eduardo Gongona that aim to improve fishermen's livelihood through the provision of disaster-resilient fi