WIRE โ MANILA, Philippines โ Small-scale fishers from several provinces brought their grievances to the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday, hours before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona), raising concerns over commercial fishing in municipal waters, reclamation projects and increased US military activity in fishing grounds. Calling their protest the State
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