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Calida seeks dismissal of kalikasan petition on WPS
Solicitor General Jose Calida has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to dismiss the petition of fishermen seeking to compel the government to protect disputed shoals in the West Philippine Sea where Chinese fishermen have ...
- July 2, 2019
Agri dep’t opens TienDA farmers’ market in Taguig
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it opened a direct-from-farmers store in Taguig City as part of continuing measures to offer low-cost farm products to the public. The store, under the DA’s “TienDA Malasakit” brand, ...
- October 15, 2018
'Agriculture, fisheries sector to recover in Q4'
Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary Manny Piñol expects the agriculture and fisheries sector to rebound and register positive growth in the last quarter of 2016, as the government provides more support to boost the ...
- August 22, 2016
BFAR lifts sardine fishing ban in Zamboanga waters
Even as the government continuously implements a three-month ban on sardine fishing every year, the sardines industry in Zamboanga still ended up growing P20 billion, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said. The Department ...
- March 6, 2018
For farmers, 'Tuwid na daan' not enough
In the Agriculture Fisheries 2025 (AF2025) Conference in February 2011, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), a think tank connected to the National Economic Development Authority, received 23 road maps ...
- September 30, 2015
Piñol to turn over P233M in agri projects for WV
Secretary Emmanuel Piñol of the Department of Agriculture (DA) will visit Antique, Guimaras and Iloilo on Aug. 8 to 9 to lead the turnover of P233-millions worth of agriculture and fisheries projects, according to the ...
- August 8, 2017
Seafdec, gov't agencies strengthen cooperation with Isda info caravan
The recent ISDA Fisheries Information Caravan that covered seven regions of the country has strengthened the working partnership of a government-hosted Southeastern Asian center here and two government fisheries agencies. ...
- December 31, 2000
PH to mark territory in Benham Rise expedition – Piñol
MV DA-BFAR was accompanied by three smaller ships – including one from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) – during the 20-hour trip which began 4 p.m. Friday at the port of Dinahican, a fishing village in Infanta, Quezon. ...
- May 8, 2017
Tañon Strait protection to be strengthened to ensure fisheries sustainability
The government is strengthening protection efforts at the Tañon Strait, the country’s biggest marine protected area, to ensure sea safety and fisheries sustainability. The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and ...
- December 25, 2017
What to do with agriculture in 2016 and beyond
The start of the year is always an opportune time to pause, to take stock where we are; recall the things that have turned out well; contemplate on the others where we could have done better, and resolve what to do moving ...
- January 10, 2016