Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Pa-Aling Fish Workers License, the applicant has to approach the Philippines Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources nearby offices link scroll down to the bottom to find regional offices
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer.
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting it.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as Mentioned in the “Fee” section of this page.
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. All applications are processed within a reasonable time, having regard to the particular circumstances of each application, including the completeness of information and documents submitted to the authority by the applicant.
10. The authority may seek additional information from an applicant if this is necessary to assess the application. The authority does not need to deal further with an application until the applicant has provided this additional information.
11. Once everything is accepted the Authority will provide the license.
12. This entire process can be completed within 15- 30 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

• Duly accomplished application form
• Community Tax Certificate
• 2 copies (1”X1”) recent picture
• Barangay clearance
• Copy of birth certificate (for 18 years old only)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES
Fisheries Building Complex, BPI compound,
Brgy. Vasra, Visayas Avenue,
Diliman, Quezon City
Email: info@bfra.da,gov.ph
Phone: +63(2)929-8074
Contact details link

Note: Scroll down to find regional offices

• Any person who intends to Apply for Pa-Aling Fish Workers License is eligible to make this application.

• The applicant has to pay the Application fee of P20 and Permit fee of P20.

• The validity of the Pa-Aling Fish Workers License is one year.

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• This entire process can be completed within 10 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name of the applicant
• Address
• Telephone number
• Email
• Fax no
• Type of vessel gear
• Name of the vessel
• Gross tonnage
• Net tonnage
• Home port
• Fishing ground

• Pa-aling is a very dangerous deep-sea fishing method similar to the now-banned muro-ami, where poorly-equipped men and boys dive 100 feet deep to the ocean floor. The fishermen drive fish out of coral reefs into a net laid out on the ocean floor, which is sealed and reeled to the surface.

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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