Tracking big fishers is unconstitutional. How did that happen?
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Source: Rappler
Published: 2026-08-04 10:33 UTC+10:00
Section: Newsbreak
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Education, Crime & Justice, Justice, Philippines, Law & Courts, Crime & Justice, Asia Pacific
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MANILA, Philippines – Commercial fishing operators clinched a legal victory after the Supreme Court affirmed the 2021 decision of the Malabon Regional Trial Court Branch 170. It ruled that the government’s policy of monitoring Philippine-flagged commercial fishing vessels at sea is unconstitutional.
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