41 recommended the establishment of better post-harvest facilities in all coastal municipalities, like fish ports and fish landing sites where they could bring their catch and sell it at equitable prices. 325 BFAR and other relevant agencies should also strengthen their livelihood assistance and the monitoring of such programs to ensure that they are being implemented properly, received by the rightful recipients, and not only benefit those who are politically affiliated with the LGU. 326 They also recommended that such programs be monitored in partnership with NGOs or fisherfolk organizations to ensure transparency, accountability, andsustainability.327 Information dissemination and education of all stakeholders, particularly those living in GIDAs, was also recommended as they recognize that not everyone, even the LGU,328 is fully aware of the provisions of the Fisheries Code and other related laws. The participants also recommended that there should be specialized credit and financing programs for fisherfolks and social insurance, which would be particularly helpful in times of calamities, like typhoons and storms, when there is a sudden loss of income because they could not fish. 329 A call for a moratorium on reclamation and coastal development projects was also raised during the consultations.330 The majority of the participants lament the loss of marine resources, their livelihood, and their homes due to these projects. Coastal settlements are likewise under threat, and they recommend the prioritization of fisherfolk settlements over development projects in coastal areas.331 Participants from Manila Bay particularly mention the faithful implementation of the 2008 Supreme Court Mandamus 332 , which directed concerned NGAs to rehabilitate Manila Bay. They suggested that the rehabilitation of the bay should be for the benefit of all and not of investors and businesses. They demanded coordination between the relevant government agencies in planning coastal development projects. Proper research and studies on the development projects and their effects on the environment should be considered, and there should be genuine consultation with the communities affected before approval. 333 VI. KEY FINDINGS 1. According to NAMRIA, out of 930 coastal municipalities, only 77 or 8.28% of municipalities have passed ordinances indicating delineation of their municipal waters. 334 Delineation and the passage of the appropriate city/municipal ordinance are vital in implementing the provisions of RA No. 8550 or the Fisheries Code, particularly the preferential rights of artisanal fisherfolk in municipal waters. a. Contentions on the interpretation of the law have derailed efforts in delineation. The initial guidelines, DAO-17,335 which applied the archipelagic principle in delineation and was seen by artisanal fisherfolk as beneficial to them, but was unfortunately revoked due to a technicality. The consultations disclosed that DA has only released guidelines on delineating municipalities 325 Consultations with Fisherfolks, supra note 148 326 Ibid. 327 Ibid. 328 Ibid. 329 Ibid. 330 Ibid. 331 Ibid. 332 G.R. 17194-48 MMDA v. Residents of Manila Bay, et. Al. supra note 76 333 Consultations with Fisherfolks, supra note 148 334 NAMRIA, Consultation with NGAS, supra note 40 335 DENR Administrative Order 17, supra note 45