The Philippine Star February 6, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — A proposal to equip fishing boats with a vessel monitoring and electronic reporting system (VMS) has been deemed unconstitutional and contrary to the provisions of the Fisheries Code. Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) 266 issued by the Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) requires all commercial fishing operators to install VMS in their catchers as part of BFAR’s Integrated Marine Environment Monitoring System (IMEMS). The vessel monitoring devices also require the covered …