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Banca for Life keeps small fishermen afloat
Recipients and boats at the San Andres municipal building—CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
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June 7, 2026June 7, 2026Life

Banca for Life keeps small fishermen afloat

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Some 180 subsistence fishermen in the island-province of Catanduanes, who lost their boats to storm surges triggered by Supertyphoon “Uwan” on Nov. 9, 2025, have been thrown a lifeline. A coalition of civic organizations has gifted them new outrigger boats, restoring their shattered livelihoods and pushing back the constant threat of hunger stalking their precarious...