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    • APEC meetings to benefit small-scale farmers, fishers 

      PN (Panay News, October 10, 2015, on page B1)
      ILOILO City - The recently-concluded results of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) High Level Policy Dialogue on Food Security and Blue Economy meetings here will benefit small-scale farmers and fishers, said the ...
    • Aqua-fisheries summit to be held 

      (Mindanao Times, July 30, 2020, on page 4-5)
      The Mindanao's Aqua and Fisheries Modernization Program takes off next month with the staging of the first stakeholders' summit in Mati City, Davao Oriental, on Aug. 27. Organized by the Davao Oriental Provincial Government, ...
    • BFAR putting up 50 municipal ports 

      Domingo, Ronnel W. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 1, 2013, on page B2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has set a target of putting up over the next three years at least 50 municipal port projects all over the country. BFAR Director Asis G. Perez said in an interview that the ...
    • 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: Fisheries sector to post 2019 recovery 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, December 26, 2018, on page B2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) expects the country’s fisheries sector to rebound beginning next year on the back of intensified government support for fisherfolk suffering from a lack of post-harvest ...
    • DA puts up P282-M storage facilities in 91 fishing ground 

      Gomez, Eireen Jairee (The Manila Times, December 7, 2018, on page A7)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to build P282.5-million cold storage facilities in 91 fishing grounds across the country to reduce post-harvest losses and improve overall fish production. In a statement on Thursday, ...
    • DA seeks offers for cold storage facilities for fisheries 

      (Malaya, April 16, 2018, on page A2)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is inviting suppliers of icemaking equipment, including cold storage facilities and refrigerated transport equipment to submit their offers for shortlisting. The DA is seeking proposals ...
    • DA to help farmers, fisherfolk tap low-cost loans 

      Mogato, Anna Gabriela (The Daily Guardian, April 26, 2018, on page S1/5)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is planning to move away from a subsidy system as more easy-access financing becomes available, with the department planning to help farmers and fisherfolk tap low-cost loan facilities. ...
    • DA urges suspension of LGU officials who fail to stop illegal fishing 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, January 5, 2017, on page B-3)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) will recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte the suspension of local government officials, even mayors, and barangay chairmen, who will fail to stop illegal fishing in their areas. The ...
    • DA: Cold facilities needed for PH to be top fish player 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, May 25, 2018, on page B2)
      The Philippines needs more ice plants and cold storage facilities to realize its potential as a major supplier of fish, almost half of which the country loses annually, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday. ...
    • Department of Agriculture, Fisheries Administrative Order No. 259, Series of 2018, Subject: Rules and regulations on the importation of frozen fish and fishery/aquatic products for wet markets during closed and off-fishing seasons or during the occurrence of calamities 

      Department of Agriculture (DA) (The Philippine Star, September 14, 2018, on page B12)
      Whereas, there is significant increase in the price of fish which can be attributed to the increasing fuel prices, presence of unnecessary market layers, adverse weather conditions, inadequate post-harvest infrastructure, ...
    • Dinagat fisherfolk gain new P5.6-m ice plant 

      (Manila Standard, September 24, 2019, on page B4)
      Cagdianao Mining Corporation (CMC) turned over a P5.6-Million ice plant and cold storage facility to the members of GAAS Dinagat Fishermen Cooperative (GADIF-CO) in barangay Legaspi, Cadianao, Province of Dinagat Islands, ...
    • Dinagat fisherfolk to benefit from new P5.6M ice plant 

      (Malaya, September 25, 2019, on page A8)
      Cagdianao Mining Corporation (CMC) turned over a P5.6-Million ice plant and cold storage facility to the members of GAAS Dinagat Fishermen Cooperative (GADIF-CO) in barangay Legaspi, Cadianao, Province of Dinagat Islands, ...
    • DoTr, DA, DoE forge agri-fishery agreement 

      Navales, Reynaldo G. (SunStar Philippines, March 15, 2021, on page 2-11)
      The Department of Transportation (DOTr), Department of Agriculture (DA), and the Department of Energy (DOE) signed a tripartite Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to strengthen and expand the implementation of the existing ...
    • European Union to fund 22 fish centers in Mindanao 

      Palo, Ruth (The Manila Times, August 18, 2020, on page A5)
      Twenty-two fish centers equipped with ice-maker cold storage and processing facilities located in some coastal provinces of Mindanao have been identified for funding under the European Union-funded Mindanao Peace and ...
    • Fish market offering directly sourced seafood, meals cooked on site planned for Tagbilaran 

      Mogato, Anna Gabriela (BusinessWorld, July 25, 2018, on page S1/4)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will counter high fish prices in Tagbilaran, Bohol with its own fish market, with the intent of providing competition for business interests allegedly manipulating fish prices ...
    • Fisheries body sets aside P200m for ARMM fish ports 

      Rimando, Perez (Manila Standard, July 16, 2016, on page A7)
      The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority has allocated close to P200 million for the constructional of fish ports in seven coastal municipalities in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Eduardo Chu, PFDA general ...
    • GenSan eyes 'Tuna Capital of Asia' title 

      Sarmiento, Romer S. (BusinessWorld, July 15, 2010, on page S1/6)
      The newly elected mayor of this city hopes to make this city become known as the "Tuna Capital of Asia," a step up from its current moniker of "Tuna Capital of the Philippines." Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio, an opposition ...
    • Half of Agri department's fish landing, cold storage projects due after 2016 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (BusinessWorld, October 16, 2015, on page S1/2)
      More small fish landing centers and cold storage facilities are being planned by the Department of Agriculture (DA) after the 252 lined up this year until 2016. Asis G. Perez, director of the DA’s Bureau of Fisheries and ...
    • Iloilo fish port continues repair, rehab 

      (The Daily Guardian, February 9, 2017, on page 3-7)
      The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority-Iloilo Fish Port Complex (PFDA-IFPC) continues to improve its facilities to accommodate more fish processors. Port Manager Elmer Figuracion said that for 2017, they identified ...