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13.8MT of imported fish arrive
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Thursday said 13,857 metric tons (MT) of imported fish have arrived in the country as the fishing ban in Palawan will end on Jan. 31, 2023. The Department of Agriculture ...
- January 27, 2023
P15-M oyster processing facility to rise in Aklan
Nearly P15 million worth of an oyster processing facility will soon rise in Altavas, Aklan. The facility will produce communal fresh oysters employing “raft module technology” to lessen siltation as a by-product of processing ...
- February 22, 2023
Marina probes Chinese dredgers in Manila Bay
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is investigating the alleged suspicious activities of Chinese dredgers operating in Manila Bay that were raised by the National Coast Watch Center (NCWC), an interagency maritime ...
- February 20, 2023
Department of Agriculture Circular No. 01, Series of 2023
Subject: Revised accreditation guidelines for agricultural and fisheries machinery testing center.
- February 28, 2023
Fishpond coops receive aid
At least 110,000 tilapia fingerlings have been distributed by the City Agriculture Office to 152 fishpond cooperators here since January. According to City Agriculturist Shiela Nas on Monday, the fingerlings were provided ...
- February 21, 2023
House bill seeks fuel subsidy for fisherfolk
A measure at the House of Representatives seeks to provide a monthly fuel subsidy for municipal fisherfolk. House Bill (HB) 8007 was filed on May 9 by Agri party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee. The bill tasks the Department of ...
- May 15, 2023
'Local fish supply stable after Paeng'
Despite the destruction wrought by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng, aquaculture groups under food security and livelihood advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan said there is no need for importation as local fish supply remains stable. ...
- November 3, 2022
BFAR, Itbayat Island open first tilapia hatchery
Batanes fish farmers will soon have their own local source of tilapia fingerlings as the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) and the local government inaugurated on April 4, 2024 ...
- April 11, 2024
Revived hatchery signals major step towards PHL milkfish fry sufficiency
The embattled milkfish industry in the Philippines got a shot in the arm as the first rehabilitated hatchery in Western Visayas, which is expected to produce 5 to 10 million bangus fry every year, started its operations ...
- May 7, 2021
Farmers, fisherfolk lament gov’t’s broken promises
President Duterte had promised in previous editions of his State of the Nation Addressed that under his administration, the agriculture sector would be modernized, food prices would be lowered and that the “Plant, Plant, ...
- July 29, 2021