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    • ₱10M aid for Guimaras fisherfolk 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, March 24, 2017, on page 8)
      Fisherfolk in Guimaras will receive with more than P10 million in assistance from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) office for Western Visayas in May. BFAR Regional Director Remia A. Aparri said the ...
    • 205 Lubao, Sasmuan fishermen receive P800-K worth of equipment 

      Flora, Ian (SunStar Philippines, June 19, 2022, on page 1-11)
      Some 205 fishermen from Lubao and Sasmuan towns received some P800,000 worth of fishing equipment from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Friday, June 17 at the Lubao Bamboo Hub. The assistance is part ...
    • Asean ministers decry Chinese reclamation 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, February 7, 2018, on page A2)
      China’s continued reclamation in the South China Sea has eroded trust among claimants and could raise regional tensions, Southeast Asian foreign ministers said Tuesday. The ministers from the 10-nation Association of ...
    • BFAR grants P3.69M to boost Antique salt industry 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, January 20, 2023, on page 6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will provide P3.69 million worth of equipment to 45 individuals and a fisherfolk group to boost the salt industry in this province. BFAR-Antique provincial director ...
    • Bicol gets P76-M fishery, farm project 

      (BusinessWorld, September 28, 2010, on page S1/3)
      Bicol Region has received P76 million worth of fishery infrastructure and farm projects, the Agriculture department said in a statement yesterday. Agriculture secretary Proceso J. Alcala inaugurated four fishery facilities ...
    • Boosting agri-fishery mechanization in Philippines 

      Alcala, Proceso J. (Manila Bulletin, June 22, 2013, on page 11-B-9)
      Republic Act (RA) 10601, the “Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (AFMech) Law,” was signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III on June 5, 2013, to encourage farmers and fisherfolk to use modern, cost-effective, and ...
    • China sea dispute still a challenge, defense chief says 

      (The Daily Guardian, March 28, 2018, on page 14)
      The territorial dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea remained a security challenge despite an improvement in bilateral ties, the Philippine defense chief said on Monday as he accepted three maritime surveillance ...
    • DA allots P89M eqm't for Cavite 

      Valencia, Czeriza (The Philippine Star, February 13, 2013, on page B-10)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is allotting P89 million worth of agricultural assistance projects for the revival of the coffee, vegetable, and fisheries industry of Cavite. During the "Alay sa Mamamayan" program ...
    • DA distributes P31M in agri-fishery aid 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (The Daily Guardian, July 26, 2018, on page 2)
      Depratment of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol led the distribution of P 31 million worth of farm and fishery equipment and indemnity checks to farmers and fisherfolks of Western Visayas on July 25, 2018 at the Western ...
    • DA lists priorities for agribusiness in 2015 

      Feliciano, Claire-Ann Marie (BusinessWorld, January 28, 2015, on page 4/S1)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has outlined its initiatives for growing agribusiness sector, focused on improving quality standards to help make Philippine products more competitive. In a statement yesterday, the agency ...
    • 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 back Fisheries Expo with P400M in loans 

      Ignacio, Reicelene Joy N. (BusinessWorld, December 10, 2018, on page S2/7)
      Fishermen representing 100 communities nationwide are expected to purchase machinery and equipment at the world trade center, supported by P400 million worth of loans from the department of agriculture (DA). Agriculture ...
    • DA turns over P460M experimental facilities to SEAFDEC/AQD 

      (Panay News, May 8, 2018, on page B1)
      SEAFDEC/AQD Chief Dan Baliao signed a document this morning acknowledging receipt of P460 million in the form of equipment and other experimental facilities from DA/BFAR. Chief Baliao expressed his gratitude to the Government ...
    • Donated equipment to boost marine research, food security in Negros 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, December 4, 2023, on page 5)
      The PHP2-million donation of the Philippine Army Finance Center Producers Integrated Cooperative (PAFCPIC) will bolster the scientific research on the health of coral reefs in the southern towns of the province, the Marine ...
    • Equip fishermen with better boats to fish in WPS - Alejano 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, March 2, 2018, on page A3)
      An opposition lawmaker on Thursday called on the government to develop the fishing industry and at the same time assert its ownership of the seas on its exclusive economic zone by providing fishermen with bigger boats that ...
    • Iloilo 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, August 9, 1998, on page 12)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department recently honored five persons, four posthumously, two governments, and five institutions for their important role in the establishing and growth of ...
    • Japan provides $6M for biotech aquaculture lab in Iloilo 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, September 28, 2001, on page B-2)
      Japan has provided a grant of $6 million (more than P30 million) for the establishment of an aquaculture biotechnology laboratory of the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department ...
    • Nabcor turns over state-of-the-art freezers to farmers, fisherfolks groups 

      (Malaya, January 27, 2010, on page A1)
      The Department of Agriculture's National Agribusiness Corp. (Nabcor) has formally turned over a state-of-the-art multifunctional freezer using the revolutionary brine immersion freezing (BIF) technology to small farmers ...
    • P400-M loan fund to boost fisheries 

      Gomez, Eireen Jairee (The Manila Times, December 10, 2018, on page B2)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) said a total of P400 million can be loaned out for fishermen nationwide so they can buy machinery and equipment needed to boost their output and income and eventually improve the fisheries ...
    • Pampanga fishers receive boats, tools from BFAR 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, June 23, 2022, on page 3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Luzon (BFAR-3) provided fishing equipment to some 205 fisherfolk in the province that could help ensure sustainable income and increased fish production. BFAR-Regional ...