Idris said each boat costs around P30,000, with initial funding for the project estimated to be around P34 million.
She added that the project would be implemented in the next three months.
The BFAR official said that the office is now in the procurement and presentation stage of the project.
“We’re looking forward to their reception of the boats, and we will continue the distribution if the recipients like what they receive,” Idris said.
She said that the fiberglass boats are easier to mass produce and are sturdier, compared with marine plyboard.
Last month, the agency said it would distribute around 5,000 “Bangkang Pinoy” fiberglass boats to Yolanda-hit coastal areas to help the barangays restart their livelihoods.
According to an earlier statement by BFAR, the project aims to give fisherfolk in the Yolanda areas replacement units for those whose boats were destroyed in the typhoon.
The project is part of BFAR’s AHON Rehabilitation project, which would distribute 30,000 fishing boats in Mimaropa, Central Visayas, and Eastern Visayas.
