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Tax haul from more inshore fishing seen at P24B
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said fishermen should make more use of inshore, municipal waters to boost the government’s ability to tax and modernize the industry. BFAR National Director Eduardo B. ...
- June 25, 2019
1.48M fishers sign up for gov't program
Some 1.48 million fishermen have signed up with the government’s National Program for Municipal Fisherfolk Registration (FishR), representing 92 percent of the intended roster of 1.6 million. According to the Bureau of ...
- January 3, 2015
Sino ships seen in WPS: despite Beijing's assurance no new expansion in disputed waters
A party-list lawmaker on Tuesday urged the government to file a diplomatic protest against China over Chinese ships spotted near Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea.
At the same time, Magdalo Party-List Rep. Gary ...
- August 16, 2017
Oceana opposes plan to import more galunggong
Oceana Philippines is opposing the proposal of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to allow more fish imports, particularly roundscad or galunggong, into the country. Bringing in more fish could affect the ...
- January 27, 2019
Leave PH Rise alone – Duterte
Insisting the Philippine Rise is ours, President Duterte is putting a stop to the marine research and other exploration activities by foreign groups in the area. The President has decided that only Filipinos would be allowed ...
- February 7, 2018
DA forges fisheries deal with Papua New Guinea
The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has forged a deal on fisheries development with the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) of the Independent State of Papua New ...
- February 4, 2019
Are we China's slaves? Filipino fishermen ask
A video report that showed Filipino fishermen watching helplessly as Chinese Coast Guard personnel seized part of their catch at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal should move the government to file a protest with Beijing or even ...
- June 9, 2018
Fishing association opposes plan to import 60,000 MT
The government's plan to import 60,000 metric tons (MT) of fish to augment supply during the closed fishing season has met with opposition from the association of small fishermen. The chairman of the Pambansang Lakas ng ...
- August 30, 2021
DA budgets P700 million for fish landings
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated over P700 million to establish new community fish landing centers (CFLCs) nationwide in order to improve the socioeconomic conditions of fishing communities. In a statement ...
- February 10, 2015
SEAFDEC P431 million biotechnology lab operational
The fishery sector of the country gets a big boost in the establishment of the P431 million biotechnology laboratory at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, some 24 kilometers south of ...
- August 19, 2002