Corruption globally is facilitated by corporate anonymity, such as tax-dodging bank accounts to hide revenue offshore, but few industries harbor greater levels of malfeasance through labyrinthine corporate structures than international fishing.
Coast Guard Station (CGS) El Nido acting commander LTJG April Bernal said that before the pandemic, they had observed the arrival of three cargo vessels a week. However, this decreased to one or sometimes zero due to movement restrictions to contain the virus.