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Army to help restore Nogas Island corals
Philippine Army soldiers are in Brgy. Nato, Anini-y town, not for battle but to help restore coral reefs in Nogas Island. “Our presence here must not be misinterpreted” as an indication that the town is “unruly,” said Brig. ...
- August 23, 2013
Illegal fishers use 'spotters' to elude arrest - Banias
Illegal fishers have found a way to avoid arrest. They use “spotters”, according to Provincial Administrator Raul Banias. These spotters monitor the Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force’s movements. Through mobile phone text ...
- August 27, 2018
Conservation of fishery resources
During the National Summit on Participatory Governance Towards Sustainable Fisheries, Agriculture secretary Proceso Alcala said that the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources budget increased from P3.3 billion in 2010 ...
- November 3, 2015
Gov't wants to help market Guimaras seaweed industry
Guimaras seaweed growers are getting more and more support from the government this 2018. Seaweed production is considered to be Guimaras' second most important industry, and any improvements in this sector are of tremendous ...
- May 23, 2018
'Closed season' in Visayan sea looms: 20% increase in production seen – BFAR
An increased production of fishery products is expected as the three-month fishing ban in the Visayan Sea is set to begin Nov. 15. The 20-percent boost in production in one of the country’s richest fishing grounds will ...
- November 5, 2018
Iloilo plants more trees riverbanks
The Iloilo province has embarked on reforestation of riverbanks to prevent siltation and erosion. The initiative is part of the Rainwater Harvesting and Watershed Board Strengthening Project which focuses on stabilizing ...
- May 9, 2015
New law to protect 97 PH 'critical areas'
A new law will strengthen the conservation of 97 ecologically “critical areas” in the country. Republic Act 11038, or the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 2018, was approved on June 22. “The ...
- July 5, 2018
'Higher fines to save marine resources'
According to Director Asis Perez, it was a decade ago yet when experts warned that the country's seas were suffering from overfishing. The amended Republic Act 10654 (Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998) exacts heavy fines ...
- October 6, 2016
Fishermen 'floated for over an hour' before PCG rescue
Five fishermen whose boat capsized in the waters of Nueva Valencia, Guimaras have been rescued. But they had been floating in the sea for over an hour before Philippine Coast Guard officers – luckily – found them, an agency ...
- December 22, 2018
BFAR leads closed season for fishing in Visayas
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Field Office 6 spearheaded the kickoff of the closed season for fish capture by conducting an information caravan on Nov. 16 and an Information, Education and ...
- November 18, 2016