National Program for

Community Fish Landing Centers

What is CFLC Project?

The Community Fish Landing Center (CFLC) is a project under the Bureau of Fisheries and
Aquatic Resources (BFAR) umbrella program, Targeted Actions to Reduce Poverty and
Generate Economic Transformation (TARGET) in the Fisheries Sector.
The Project is a targeted intervention to spur inclusive growth in coastal areas with high poverty
incidence and large population of registered fisherfolk under the BFARs FishR Program.

It is a commitment of the government to the countrys poverty alleviation efforts through

construction of Fish Landing Centers (FLCs) and provision of other post-harvest facilities and
equipment to reduce post-harvest losses and improve socio-economic conditions of poor fishing
communities.
What are the objectives of the Project?

Apart from being the community center of fish trade, the facility is envisioned to be a
hub for economic activities (fish landing and auction), skills training venue, community
organizing and info sharing for sustainable and disaster-resilient fisheries-based
livelihoods and resource management, and monitoring of fish catch and stocks
assessment, among many other uses.
The objectives of the CFLC Project are as follows:

a) Provide better post-harvest handling and processing systems, and faster access to
markets to reduce post-harvest losses and increase incomes;
b) Serve as a venue for sharing of knowledge and information to improve the quality of the
products and increase the fisherfolks fair share in the value of the products;
c) Provide access to vital services to ensure clean, safe and legitimate fishing practices,
including post-harvest handling and processing technologies, registration and licensing,
weather and disaster warning, and the like;
d) Enhance sustainable fisheries management with the help of science-based monitoring of
the condition of the fishing grounds and fish stocks;
e) Facilitate organizational development and strengthening of fisherfolks, including
women so they can effectively participate in decision-making processes and avail of the
services that affect their welfare;
f) Provide incentives for aggregating the harvests of small-scale fishers to increase market
value and market access.

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Upon full completion, the FLC is expected to improve local buyers and/or consumers
access to safe and quality fish and fishery products.

Who are the target beneficiaries of the project?

A total of 504 CFLCs will be constructed in pre-identified coastal municipalities: 252 sites for
2015 and another 252 sites for 2016 (see attached list). The proposed sites submitted to DBM
were pre-selected from the list of areas with available data under the Registry for Basic
Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) following two (2) sets of parameters set by the NAPC and
BFAR.
The first set of parameters (NAPC):

Poverty incidence,
Municipal density, and
Level of infrastructure

The second set of parameters (BFAR)

municipal fish production,

number of registered fisherfolk engaged
in capture fishing from the FishR
Program, and
existing and proposed municipal fish
ports and fish landing areas

Who are the implementers of the Project?

The Project is an ongoing collaboration between the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
(BFAR), National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) and other partner agencies on the
implementation of the Fisheries Poverty Reduction Framework.
Technical component of the project: BFAR is the lead agency in the construction of fish landing
centers and provision of other post-harvest facilities and equipment to reduce post-harvest
losses and improve socio-economic conditions of poor fish communities.
Social component of the project: NAPC is the lead agency in the implementation of the social
preparation and installation of effective monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system and
mechanism for the establishment of fish landing centers to ensure social acceptability and
management sustainability of the project by the LGU-beneficiaries and the coastal communities.
The members of the Technical Working Group include BFAR Fisheries Policy and Economic
Division and Legal Division, NAPC Basic Sector Coordination and Advocacy Service-Priority
Initiatives Projects and DENR.
How much is allotted for the project?

Each infrastructure for the first set of sites, as reflected under the 2015 General
Appropriations Act (GAA), would cost PHP 2.85M. For the second set of sites for 2016, the
infrastructure would cost PHP 3.0M. Likewise, a total of PHP 150,000 per site is allotted to
the social preparation.

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The FLC will be operated by the LGU-beneficiaries who shall eventually turn-over the landing
center to the locally organized fisherfolk community (fisherfolk cooperatives).

Who will operate the CFLCs?