Philippines: Dagupan city's 'bangus' (milkfish) industry thrives amid pandemic


DAGUPAN CITY, May 2 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): For years, fish trader Melecio Melendez, 35, would always look forward to the month of April when the city would stage the annual Bangus Festival.

His ordinary day at the “bangus” consignacion (milkfish wholesale market) along Pantal River here involves overseeing workers unloading blocks of ice from trucks, pushing carts filled with milkfish, and hauling stocks to his

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