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New fishing boats, chapel for Lucanin
Community development in the fishing village of Lucanin, this town got a much needed shot in the arm with two fishing boast and a newly built chapel added to the local bayside scene. The local fisherfolk association ...
- August 16, 2015
No changing Boracay's rehabilitation timetable
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is rushing to complete the rehabilitation of Boracay Island in Aklan within the six-month timetable, according to DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu. Cimatu was reacting ...
- July 9, 2018
BFAR to establish 252 fish-landing sites nationwide
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will establish at least 252 community fish-landing centers (CFLCs) nationwide as part of efforts to reduce poverty among fisherfolk. The Bureau has already identified ...
- May 11, 2015
Fish Buy-Back program launched in Bohol
The Bohol provincial government has launched a program that aims to improve the lives of fisherfolk. Gov. Aris Aumentado signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the implementation of the Fish Buy-Back program. Among ...
- January 1, 2023
Protesters ask DENR to revoke Laguna Lake dredging project
Fisherfolk and urban poor residents along Laguna Lake appealed yesterday to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to revoke the contract of a Belgian dredging firm for the conduct of the controversial ...
- September 24, 2010
Tilapia hatchery
The city government here through the city Agriculture's office recently conducted a Tilapia Hatchery Seminar in Barangay Consolacion here, to introduce the new technology on breeding tilapia fingerlings. The seminar was ...
- May 23, 2014
PCG removes floating barrier in Bajo de Masinloc
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), on orders of President Mrcos, removed the floating barrier installed by China in Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Scarborough or Panatag Shoal, near Zambales. National Task Force for West ...
- September 27, 2023
Saving the 'Taklobo' giant clams of Samal
Adecor, Island Garden City of Samal - Fifteen years ago, giant clams locally known as "Taklobo" were already considered rare in the areas of the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) as their numbers have continued to ...
- July 5, 2015
Lanao Norte gets ₱25-M aid for fishery projects
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has awarded a financial assistance worth ₱25 million to finance the implementation of the development of the province's "mariculture" and "aqua" tourism projects in Lanao ...
- March 5, 2010
Duterte approves six-month shutdown of Boracay
Boracay, the country's best known holiday island, will be totally closed down to tourists for the next six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a "cesspool" tainted by dumped sewage.
- April 6, 2018