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PH, China fishing talks improve
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said fishing talks between the Philippines and China have progressed, despite recent reports of Filipino fishermen being blocked by Chinese vessels off Pag-asa Island, and the ...
- June 21, 2023
Paeng damage to agri sector hits P3.4B
The essential farm sector continues to reel from the impact of Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” (international name: Nalgae) as the amount of recorded losses keeps on increasing. In a report, the Department of Agriculture ...
- November 9, 2022
Imported galunggong arrives near closed fishing season end
Over half of the approved 25,000 metric tons (MT) of imported fish – all galunggong – has arrived ahead of the lifting of the three-month closed fishing season in Palawan, the Bureau of FishSen. eries and Aquatic Resources ...
- January 27, 2023
BFAR: Imported fish stabilizes market prices
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources revealed that more than half of the 25,056.27 metric tons of imported round scad or galunggong ordered in November last year has entered the country to stabilize local supply ...
- January 27, 2023
Fisheries output seen rising in Q3 as El Niño boosts plankton growth
Fisheries production could continue to improve in the third quarter, with the weather favoring the growth of plankton that fish depend on for food, a former fisheries official said. “That is the trend that I am seeing with ...
- July 3, 2023
House bill seeks monthly fuel subsidy for municipal fisherfolk
Municipal fisherfolk will receive a monthly fuel subsidy of not less than PHP1,000 under House Bill No. 8007 or the “Pantawid Pambangka Act of 2023”. The Department of Agriculture (DA) will administer the monthly subsidy ...
- May 15, 2023
Baliao is SEAFDEC/AQD chief for a third term
Dan Baliao, the current chief of the Iloilo-based Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), was reappointed to a third term and will serve for another two years until Sept. ...
- September 8, 2021
BBM's fishing vessels monitoring measures lauded
Fisherfolk and environmental groups have recently lauded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for directing the Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to work closely with the Office of the ...
- June 27, 2023
Fish price shocks feared
The price of fish in the local market may soar to record highs once a government-issued regulatory measure said to be detrimental to the commercial fishing community is reinstated. Fisheries Administrative Order 266 issues ...
- June 9, 2023
Importation of 60-K scad fishes not needed
A former representative in the agriculture sector has slammed the planned importation of 60,000 metric tons (MT) of scad fish (galunggong) and mackerel of the Department of Agriculture (DA) despite an ample supply of fish ...
- January 24, 2022