VERA FILES FACT CHECK: No basis for Marcos Jr.’s claim that galunggong is ‘easiest to raise’
Presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos claimed that galunggong or round scad, which he stressed was "for the poor," is the fish “easiest to raise.” There is no basis for his claim because research on galunggong aquaculture is still ongoing, and experts have no conclusions on its feasibility.