Committee Report No. 96 by the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform with regard to Proposed Resolution No. 530 or "A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, AND AGRARIAN REFORM TO MODIFY THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS IN ITS PROCUREMENT OF MOTORIZED BANCA FROM FIBERGLASS BOATS TO WODDEN HULLED BOATS AND EXPEDITE THE PROCUREMENT AND FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR MOTORIZED BOAT DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM" The advantages of the current wooden boats used by the current wooden boats used by the fishermen in the Bangsamoro: 1..Wooden-hulled boats are easier to repair because of availability of materials unlike that of fiberglass boats; 2. In terms of seaworthiness, wooden-hulled boats are easier to maneuver whereas fiberglass boats are heavier and difficult to manage when sailing on rough waters; 3. In case of accidents causing damage to the hull, wooden-hulled boats remain a float while fiberglass boats sink; and 4. By centuries-old practice, wooden-hulled boats have been continuously and heavily relied upon, trusted, and used by fisherfolks in the BangsamoroRegion