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Illegal fishing still rampant in Iloilo
How is the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat doing? Illegal fishing remains rampant in the province’s territorial waters. Some culprits are also Ilonggos; others are outsiders such as from Negros and Masbate, even as far as ...
- October 10, 2022
Chinese Coast Guard vessels still in WPS
At least five Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) ships remained in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite several diplomatic protests filed against China over the illegal presence of its vessels in the country’s territory. In a ...
- April 29, 2021
Production and delivery of milkfish, crab seeds unhampered despite lockdowns
Production and delivery of aquaculture seeds remain uninterrupted at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo despite the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) imposed in Iloilo ...
- April 29, 2020
Saving the seas from plastic pollution
The video of a marine biologist removing a plastic straw stuck in a sea turtle’s nose in August 2015 catalyzed a larger movement to eliminate single-use plastics, like plastic straws, from our day-to-day lives. Marine ...
- April 29, 2021
'Sa Pagpula sang Lawod': A voice to the oppressed
The University of the Philippines-produced Sa Pagpula sang Lawod (When the Ocean Bleeds) short film was officially launched on Monday, April 12 at Iloilo Cinematheque, Iloilo City. The 18-minute film was narrated in three ...
- April 17, 2021
BFAR exec to review order vs selling of imported fish
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) told the Senate yesterday that it will open up a review of Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 195 with a wider range of stakeholders. Officer-in-charge Demosthenes ...
- December 13, 2022
New law establishes Iloilo marine hatchery
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law establishing, under the supervision of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Department of Agriculture (BFAR-DA), a multispecies marine hatchery in the province of ...
- May 20, 2022
P30-M aquaculture feed mill eyed in WV
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has tapped the expertise of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center - Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) to develop a P30- million commercial-scale aquaculture ...
- January 21, 2023
W. Visayans join clean-ups to relieve aftermaths of typhoon
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 and its field offices conducted simultaneous coastal clean-up drives to raise awareness on waste management problems in Western Visayas in this typhoon ...
- November 16, 2020
Buy food assistance from farmers, fisherfolk, gov't urged
Sen. Francis Pangilinan on Monday proposed that the national government should buy the food assistance it will provide to those affected by stricter coronavirus disease 2019 protocols from local farmers and fisherfolk at ...
- March 30, 2021