Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 3383 
Introduced by HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. HORIBATA, HON. VINCENZO 
RENATO LUIGI R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, AND HON. 
TERRY L. RIDON 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Our fisherfolk sector has been contributing to our economic development up to this date. 
However, in spite of their economic importance, provided that they supply our daily sustenance 
and export seafood to our neighboring countries, there is still a glaring inadequacy in the 
number of our municipal fishing ports. Fish ports are established to ensure that once seafood 
is caught, they will be legally and efficiently transported, stored and preserved in a facility 
before they are sold or distributed to distant markets. These fish ports are our portal to fresh 
catch daily.  
The Province of Camarines Sur has numerous regional fish ports, yet, the region still feels that 
there is a need to establish municipal fish ports to prioritize localities where there is greater 
inter-municipal usage potential, especially the entire region is surrounded by bodies of water 
that serves as its fishing grounds. 
For instance, the Municipality of Pasacao may have a major fishing port called the Port of 
Pasacao that currently serves as the region’s connection to the rest of the Camarines Sur that 
is managed by the Philippine Ports Authority under the Department of Transportation. 
However, this bill seeks to not only establish a municipal fishing port in Pasacao but to ensure 
that it will now be managed by the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) of the 
Department of Agriculture to ensure its annual maintenance, restoration, rehabilitation, 
amongst others.   
The study of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies of fishing ports in the country 
suggests that the national government should prioritize the building of new ports in 
municipalities that have no ports yet. In order to push fishing port development in the country, 
this bill proposes the establishment of a fish port in Minalabac in the phasing-in Camarines 
Sur. Further, this bill proposes to implement a training and program for local government 
personnel in order to uphold proper environment management. 
The approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. HORIBATA  
August 7, 2025
3:11 pm


HON. VINCENZO RENATO LUIGI R. VILLAFUERTE 
 HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE 
HON. TERRY L. RIDON 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 3383 
Introduced by HON. TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G. HORIBATA, HON. VINCENZO 
RENATO LUIGI R. VILLAFUERTE, HON. MIGUEL LUIS R. VILLAFUERTE, AND HON. 
TERRY L. RIDON 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FISH PORT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PASACAO, PROVINCE 
OF CAMARINES SUR AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. - There shall be established, under the supervision of the Department of 
Agriculture, through the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA), a fish port in the 
Municipality of Pasacao, Camarines Sur. 
SECTION 2. - Within two (2) years after the construction of the fish port, the PFDA, through a 
memorandum of agreement, shall transfer its management to the local government unit 
concerned. It shall implement a training and phasing-in program for local government 
personnel on the management and operation of the fish port. 
SECTION 3. - The Secretary of Agriculture shall include in the Department's programs the 
establishment of the fish port, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General 
Appropriations Act. The local government unit concerned shall set said funds from any 
available local revenue in an amount deemed appropriate for the operationalization of the fish 
port. 
SECTION 4. - Within sixty (60) days from the passage of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall issue the rules and regulations on the supervision and monitoring, and the transfer or 
withdrawal by the PFDA of the fish port. 
SECTION 5. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official 
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,