Browsing by Author "Ochave, Revin Mikhael D."

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    • 2 Palawan bays now free from red tide 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, February 11, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said the bays of Honda and Puerto Princesa in Palawan are now free from red tide contamination. In its third shellfish bulletin for the year, BFAR said shellfish harvested ...

    • Agri workers, fisherfolk, vets exempted from quarantine 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D.; Tupas, Emmanuel (BusinessWorld, March 26, 2020, on page S1/9)
      Agriculture workers and veterinarians have been included in the list of exemptions from the mandatory home quarantine imposed by the government in Luzon to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a ...

    • BFAR backs WTO ban on fisheries subsidies 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, November 2, 2022, on page S1/4)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said the Philippines must comply with a World Trade Organization (WTO) ban on fishing subsidies, which is designed to deter illegal fishing, even amid pressure from ...

    • BFAR bans harvest of juvenile mangrove crabs, spiny lobsters 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, April 27, 2020, on page S1/10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said it has banned the harvest of juvenile mangrove crabs and spiny lobsters to prevent overfishing and implemented a registration system for fishermen harvesting these ...

    • BFAR issues red tide warning over Biliran, Western Samar, Zamboanga del Norte 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, May 10, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned consumers from eating shellfish harvested from Biliran Island and areas in Western Samar, Leyte, and Zamboanga del Norte after testing positive for paralytic ...

    • BFAR raises red tide warning over three provinces 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, May 11, 2020, on page S1/10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned consumers against eating shellfish harvested from three areas due to red tide contamination. The BFAR said that shellfish from Dauis and Tagbilaran City in ...

    • Closed fishing season in Visayas seen creating 'artificial' shortages 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, November 17, 2021, on page S1/8)
      The three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea is expected to cause an “artificial” shortage of fish with a knock-on effect on inflation, an organization of fishermen said. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...

    • DA sees enough fish supply despite lockdown extension in parts of the country 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, May 1, 2020, on page S1/9)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) said there is ample supply of fresh fish in the country and the extension of the lockdown policy in parts of the country will not affect availability in the markets. 

    • DA taps renewable energy for urban agriculture program 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, June 30, 2020, on page S1/10)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) will maximize the use of renewable energy to sustain food production under its Urban Agriculture Project. In a statement on Monday, Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar said he has received ...

    • Fish hatcheries needed in every province to boost supply — BFAR 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, June 17, 2021, on page S1/12)
      Every province in the country should have at least one fish hatchery to improve the country’s fish fry supply and boost the local aquaculture sector, the top official of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ...

    • Fisheries output down 0.8% in first quarter, PSA says 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, May 28, 2021, on page S1/4)
      Fisheries production fell 0.8% year on year to 978,618 metric tons (MT) in the first quarter after reduced output from commercial and municipal fisheries, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. The PSA said in its ...

    • Fisheries sector recovery to depend on adapting to new markets — think tank 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, July 16, 2020, on page S1/6)
      The fisheries sector should be alert to changing consumer preferences and pursue more value-adding activities to work around the potential weak links exposed by the pandemic, such as the breakdown in logistics arrangements ...

    • Fishers group appeals to local governments to defy order to dismantle fishing structures in Cavite 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, September 21, 2021, on page S1/12)
      A fishers group appealed on Monday to local governments in Cavite to defy the dismantling of alleged illegal fishing structures in Manila Bay led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Fernando L. ...

    • PEZA calls for agro-industrial, aquamarine ecozones on gov't land 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, June 24, 2022, on page SI/2)
      The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said 12 million hectares of government land needs to be tapped for agro-industrial and aquamarine economic zones (ecozones), to address the looming food crisis. PEZA Director-General ...

    • PHL, other nations should question China’s coast guard law — Carpio 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, June 16, 2021, on page S1/8)
      The Philippines and other nations should question China’s recent law allowing its maritime forces to fire at foreign vessels in the South China Sea,   including those in disputed waters, according to a retired Supreme Court ...

    • Q1 farm, fishery sales rise by 12%, buck overall export dip 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, May 11, 2020, on page S1/10)
      Exports of agricultural and fisheries products rose 12% to $1.31 billion in the first quarter, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said, citing data from the Philippine Statistics Authority. “This is a complete opposite of ...

    • Red tide warning up in Puerto Princesa 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, June 25, 2020, on page S1/10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned consumers against eating shellfish collected from Honda Bay in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan after the area tested positive for red tide contamination. In a ...

    • Red tide warning up in three more Western Samar bays 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, May 14, 2021, on page S1/12)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned consumers from eating shellfish harvested in three bays in Western Samar after these areas tested positive for paralytic shellfish poison or red tide. BFAR said ...

    • UP Visayas develops low-sodium patis made from green mussels 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, May 18, 2020, on page S1/10)
      A low-sodium fish sauce made from fermented green mussels, or tahong, has been developed by the University of the Philippines-Visayas Institute of Fish Processing Technology. In an e-mail interview, project head Ernestina ...