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Del Carmen named Caraga's best coastal town
The Municipality of Del Carmen was recently named Caraga Region’s grand winner in the Malinis and Masaganang Karagatan (MMK) program of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), ...
- November 15, 2020
Aid for boat repairs urgent need for Leyte fisherfolk
Fisherfolk in Leyte’s coastal communities are in need of aid to repair their boats battered by typhoon Odette so they can immediately resume livelihood activities, the fisheries bureau’s regional office said following ...
- December 27, 2021
GenSan braces for losses in tuna export amid PH battle with COVID-19
This vital economic hub in Mindanao is bracing for a beating as its major trade commodity, tuna, is cut off the export route with the cancellation of flights to Metro Manila as part of the community quarantine imposed by ...
- March 19, 2020
PCAARRD initiates tilapia farming
An initiative of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) started making tilapia farming accessible to selected ...
- November 11, 2020
Oceana supports BFAR in pushing sustainable management of fisheries
National and local government units (LGUs) have committed to do their part to strengthen sustainable fisheries management in the Philippines. “We’re starting 2021 with renewed hope for our oceans and our artisanal fisherfolk ...
- February 6, 2021
Dagupan resumes river tour to boost pandemic-hit tourism, livelihood
The city government on Tuesday resumed its 45-minute riverboat tour around the mangrove-lined Dawel-Watac River here after it was suspended for two years due to the pandemic. Mayor Brian Lim led the cruise’s reopening ...
- April 21, 2022
91IB gives out 2.5K tilapia fingerlings in Aurora town
The Army 91st Infantry Battalion (91IB) distributed a total 0f 2,500 tilapia fingerlings to residents of barangays Bazal, Diaat, and Cadayacan in Maria Aurora town. This is in line with its Adopt-a-Barangay Kapwa Ko, Sagot ...
- February 14, 2021
Group to DA: Stop plan to import fish
A fishers group called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) to scrap its plan to import fish and instead push for quick and concrete rehabilitation of the livelihood of affected local fisherfolk whose fishing gears and ...
- January 6, 2022
BFAR turns over boats to 'Odette'-struck fisherfolk in Leyte
A month after Typhoon Odette struck Southern Leyte, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has begun distributing 15 fiberglass boats to fishermen in Maasin City for them to rebuild their livelihood. BFAR 8 ...
- January 27, 2022
Lockdown yields first bangus harvest for HMC
A bangus farming project sponsored by Hinatuan Mining Corp. (HMC), a subsidiary of Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC), in Sitio Bagong Silang, Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte, yielded more than 1,700 kilos of bangus in its first harvest ...
- June 28, 2020