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Fish market offering directly sourced seafood, meals cooked on site planned for Tagbilaran
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will counter high fish prices in Tagbilaran, Bohol with its own fish market, with the intent of providing competition for business interests allegedly manipulating fish prices ...
- July 25, 2018
Defense dep't orders tighter military watch in West PHL Sea
The Department of National Defense has ordered the military to strengthen its presence in the West Philippine Sea, the territory the country claims within the South China Sea, following reports of increased Chinese activity ...
- December 23, 2022
SMARTSeas PH Project aims to arrest marine resource degradation
Small-scale fishermen, whose livelihoods depend mainly on municipal waters, require expanded fishing territory due to the continued degradation of the marine habitat, according to Vincent V. Hilomen, project manager of ...
- October 29, 2018
Farm growth expected to have steadied
Agriculture production likely sustained growth this quarter despite storms that cost the sector about P4 billion worth of losses, a Cabinet official and private sector experts said in recent interviews.
- December 19, 2019
E-voucher program to disburse cash aid to farmers, fishermen via DBP; food aid via Agri dep't
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it entered into an agreement with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) to offer an e-voucher program which will deliver subsidies to farmers and fisherfolk. Agriculture ...
- November 11, 2020
Tuna fishermen get breather
With the three-month fish aggregating device ban now in effect, the government has offered an alternative measure that would allow Filipino fishers to catch tuna in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), a tuna ...
- July 9, 2010
SEAFDEC-AQD chief warns against importing shrimp, prawn species
The entry of any imported shrimp or prawn species, even from places other than Taiwan, should not be allowed by the Government, a top official of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department ...
- July 3, 1989
Fishing season for galunggong reopens in Palawan
The three-month closed fishing season for roundscad, locally known as galunggong, in northeast Palawan has been lifted, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced Tuesday. BFAR said the resumption of ...
- February 3, 2021
Ocean conservation effort warrants new gov't department, experts say
A new government department is needed to manage and conserve ocean resources, which is too big a job for the agriculture-focused agencies currently tasked with protecting the country’s seas, experts said. “UPMSI (UP Marine ...
- July 4, 2019
Farm output target in doubt after flat 3 quarters
The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) target of 2.5% growth in farm output this year is unlikely to be achieved, an economist said. According to Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data, the agriculture sector grew 0.15% ...
- December 27, 2018