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'Payao' fishers receive P.9-M SMC assistance
Fishermen from Masinloc, Zambales. who lost their livelihood when a cargo ship destroyed their fish aggregating device (FAD) or payao early this year will get yet another windfall with the help of Rep. Doris "Nanay Bing" ...
- June 12, 2023
Fisherman swims to safety, other still missing in Bicol
Bicol Region has lost precious lives in the raging seas as Bicolano fishermen continue to face a sudden change in weather while trying to earn a living and feed their families. Norman Lim, 34, of Virac, Catanduanes survived ...
- January 1, 2023
Landbank expands center for farmers, fisherfolk
State-owned Land Bank of the Philippines recently unveiled its newest agricultural hub in Cagayan, the first such center in the province, in an effort to extend financial assistance to more farmers and fishers. The latest ...
- May 10, 2023
Mayor appeals to fisherfolks to help in anti-illegal fishing drive
Mayor Narwin Javelosa Jr. of Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Thursday appealed to small fisher leaders to help the city in the campaign against illegal fishing. The mayor made this appeal during the induction of the ...
- May 12, 2023
36 stranded Filipino fishermen back from Fiji
A special charter flight brought home 36 Filipino fishermen who were stranded in Fiji for more than two months, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
- November 18, 2021
Seven collared in Sebaste for 'illegal fishing'
According to Police Captain Felimon Espinosa, station chief of the Antique Maritime Police, they violated Article VI, Sec. 30, of Sebaste Municipal Ordinance No. 2024-09, which prohibits the use of active gear in the ...
- April 11, 2024
Cops, PCG vow to protect Quezon’s Lamon Bay vs illegal fishing
Police and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) officials in Quezon have assured local fisherfolk that they would intensify their patrol of the province’s waters to stop the activities of commercial fishers who have been reported ...
- January 26, 2024
Closed fishing season in Visayas seen creating 'artificial' shortages
The three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea is expected to cause an “artificial” shortage of fish with a knock-on effect on inflation, an organization of fishermen said. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...
- November 17, 2021
Kin of fishers killed in WPS boat ramming await promised aid
Relatives and friends of the three fishermen who died in a boat ramming incident in the waters off Pangasinan province in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) appealed to the government to make true its promised assistance as ...
- October 9, 2023
Gem-Ver crew may settle for ₱6M from Chinese over sea collision
The representatives of the Chinese company that owns the steel-hulled trawler that damaged and abandoned the Filipino fishing boat Gem-Ver 1 have made a counteroffer of only P3.6 million in compensation, just about a quarter ...
- July 11, 2021