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Calida seeks dismissal of kalikasan petition on WPS
Solicitor General Jose Calida has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to dismiss the petition of fishermen seeking to compel the government to protect disputed shoals in the West Philippine Sea where Chinese fishermen have ...
- July 2, 2019
Boracay's Atis get agri-fishery livelihood
With the reopening of world-famous Boracay Island, its native settlers are seen to have an alternative livelihood in small-scale farming and fishing. This is after the Department of Agriculture (DA) launched simultaneous ...
- October 29, 2018
BAR, Worldfish Center Boost Aquaculture
The Bureau of Agriculture Research (BAR) and the WorldFish center are collaborating on a project to enhance the capacity of stakeholders to commercialize aquaculture technology. BAR and the Los Baños-based WorldFish Center ...
- February 22, 2012
Foreign vessel catches fire near Recto Bank
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday helped rescue 25 crewmembers of a vehicle carrier vessel that caught fire near Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea. PCG spokesman Capt. Armand Balilo said they immediately sent ...
- June 18, 2019
Piñol acts on high fish prices in Bohol
Department of Agriculture(DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol vowed on Tuesday to help bring down the soaring high prices of fish in Bohol by increasing the fish supply in local markets. Boholanos have been reeling from the high ...
- July 19, 2018
Agri dep’t opens TienDA farmers’ market in Taguig
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it opened a direct-from-farmers store in Taguig City as part of continuing measures to offer low-cost farm products to the public. The store, under the DA’s “TienDA Malasakit” brand, ...
- October 15, 2018
BFAR-6 to distribute fiber glass boats in 2017
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-6), an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture, will distribute 3,000 fiber glass boats to coastal municipalities in 2017. BFAR-6 Regional Director Remia Aparri ...
- November 22, 2016
DA launches large agriculture projects in Palawan
As part of the government's food self-sufficiency initiative, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has earmarked some P594 million for irrigation projects, farm machinery and fisheries inputs in Palawan. The projects include ...
- January 23, 2012
DA lists priorities for agribusiness in 2015
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 ...
- January 28, 2015
Alcala urges aquaculture growers to use more organic fish feeds
Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala is urging aquaculture growers to use more organic fish feeds and lessen their dependence on fish meal. In his presentation at the recent National Tuna Congress in Gen. Santos City, ...
- September 4, 2011