Browsing by Subject "canning"

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    • $21-M tuna cannery plant to rise in Surigao City 

      Crismundo, Mike U. (Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2010, on page 15)
      The economic activity in this city is expected to get a big boost after an American and Japanese business partnership is set to construct a $21-million tuna cannery plant here, city officials said recently. It was learned ...

    • Alcala to revitalize PH fisheries 

      Benaning, Marvyn (Tempo, January 2, 2012, on page Retrieved from-http://www.tempo.com.ph/2012/alcala-torevitalize-ph-fisheries/#.TwF0Ynqykhw)
      Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has vowed to revitalize the fishing industry and reverse the current condition of dwindling catch and vanishing fish population. Central to this task is the scientific research needed ...

    • Alliance Tuna in JV to import smoked salmon 

      Sarga, Dwight (Malaya, March 22, 2010, on page A2)
      Listed tuna manufacturer Alliance Tuna International Inc. (Alliance Tuna) and its subsidiary, Prime Foods New Zealand (PFNZ), have formed a joint-venture local firm to import and process smoked salmon. The processing ...

    • Ban on tuna fishing in the Pacific: Boon or bane? 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 4, 2010, on page A14)
      Conservation measures are generally instituted to prevent the collapse of fish stocks due to overfishing. These can be in the form of closing an area for any fishing activity, limiting the amount of fish that can be caught ...

    • BFAR plans closed fishing season 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, September 21, 2012, on page 16)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and allied agencies are finalizing plans to suspend all fishing and caning operations in Zamboanga and nearby islands and provinces. BFAR Regional Director Ahadulla Sajli ...

    • BFAR tightens fish import monitoring 

      Simeon, Maureen Louise (The Philippine Star, August 23, 2018, on page 6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will tighten its monitoring of the arrival and unloading of imported round scad (galunggong). BFAR director and Agriculture Undersecretary Eduardo Gongona said the ...

    • BFAR woos canneries to locate in W. Visayas 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Daily Guardian, March 25, 2013, on page B1)
      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional director Drusila Esther E. Bayate is encouraging more canneries to locate in Western Visayas because of the region's abundant marine resources. Bayate echoed what ...

    • BFAR woos canneries to locate in WV 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, March 24, 2013, on page B1)
      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Dir. Drusila Esther E. Bayate is encouraging more canneries to locate in Western Visayas because of the region's abundant marine resources. Bayate echoed what BFAR ...

    • Canned sardines shortage looms 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, October 6, 2022, on page A3)
      The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. on Wednesday warned of a looming shortage of canned sardines because of a three-month fishing ban starting in November. The group's president Danilo Fausto said that the ...

    • DTI agrees to mediate tuna dispute 

      Cahiles-Magkilat, Bernie (Manila Bulletin, January 21, 2010, on page B-2)
      As the tuna war between the two companies worsens, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) yesterday said it will step into the fray. Trade and Industry Undersecretary Zenaida C. Maglaya said the DTI is going to mediate ...

    • Fish canneries owe workers P53M -- DoLE 

      RSS (BusinessWorld, June 24, 2013, on page S1/2)
      Several fish processing companies in Mindanao found to have violated labor standards were ordered to pay their workers benefits amounting to P52.9 million. Labor Secretary Rosalinda D. Baldoz said in a statement released ...

    • Fish canners warn of shutdown: If factories shut down, the entire canning industry will collapse, affecting over 30,000 workers, warns biz group 

      Alipala, Julie S. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 23, 2020, on page A5)
      Eleven fish canneries in the city that supply around 85 percent of the canned sardines found in the country’s supermarket shelves and sari-sari stores could shut down as a result of the community quarantine imposed by the ...

    • Fishing ban leads to higher tuna supply 

      Valencia, Czeriza (The Philippine Star, November 22, 2015, on page B-4)
      Increased population of small fish species that serve as feed to larger species is increasing tuna supply in key production areas, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said. Alcala said more deliveries of frozen tuna for ...

    • Fishing magnate reels in profit 

      Arceo-Dumlao, Tina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 14, 2019, on page B1-B2)
      Mega Global today is present in 38 countries, and employs over 3,000 people. It owns 70 fishing vessels and two canning plants. The group started developing the Mega brand in 1999, chosen for its connotation of power and ...

    • Govt fishing ban to leave 50k stakeholders jobless 

      Depasupil, William B. (The Manila Times, December 1, 2017, on page A4)
      Some 50,000 fishermen and canning workers in the Zamboanga Peninsula have appealed for livelihood support from the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) on the heels of a government-imposed fishing ban in the area. The ...

    • Last sardine cans packed in US 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, April 16, 2010, on page A-30)
      The intensely fishy smell of herring has been the smell of money for generations of workers in Maine who have snipped, sliced and packed the small, silvery fish into billions of cans of sardines on their way to Americans' ...

    • Mega Global Corp. gears up for hike in food demand due to PHL recovery 

      Rosales, Elijah Felice (BusinessMirror, June 19, 2020, on page B1)
      One of the country’s leading sardines brands has invested P500 million for expansion projects this year and next year, as it looks to augment its fishing and canning capacities in anticipation of higher demand for its ...

    • Mega sardines wins Filipinos hearts and minds 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 3, 2018, on page C3)
      Heart and passion. These are two attributes that define Mega Sardines, a brand loved by Filipinos around the country. This heart and passion is alive in everything that the company does, including its Mega Sariwa Mega Sarap ...

    • Mega Tuna maker eyes new overseas markets 

      Garcia, Cathy Rose A. (BusinessWorld, February 6, 2017, on page SI/3)
      Mega Gobal Corporation, maker of canned sardines and tuna, is looking to broaden its market presence both locally and abroad this year, as it expects strong consumer growth to continue. The company is targeting a 28% ...

    • Mindanao fishery sector needs funding for export 

      Mercurio, Richmond (The Philippine Star, March 7, 2016, on page B-2)
      Amid slumping exports, fishing firms in South Central Mindanao may soon retrench workers unless funding needs to boost product quality and processing capacities are addressed, the Philippine Exporters Confederation ...