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Boracay closure leaves Marawi evacuees in limbo
A group of Muslims from Marawi City moved to this resort island last year to rebuild their lives after Marawi became a war zone. With the closure of the Boracay to tourists, they once again face a life of uncertainty. “I’m ...
- April 28, 2018
How will climate change affect your livelihood?
Here, then, are a few scenarios for a climate-altered future, when rising temperatures are closing in on the threshold of two degrees Celsius (3.6 degree Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels which scientists warn we ...
- September 7, 2015
No significant amount of oil recovered
No significant amount of oil has been found in the retrieval operations by Sonsub vessel Allied Shield from the sunken tanker Solar 1 off Guimaras Island. No oil was found in port tank No. 2 and starboard tank No. 2, the ...
- March 28, 2007
National abalone breeding program to address shortage in world market
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap on Friday launched here a five-year program spearheaded by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and Bureau of Fisheries and Agriculture Research (BFAR) to address the ...
- July 19, 2007
Fishfolk receive free fingerlings
More than 15,000 milkfish fingerlings were given free yesterday to 53 fishpond operators as livelihood assistance after being hit by the dry season last March in Barangays Biday, Bangcusay, and Dalumpinas. Dolores Gurtiza, ...
- June 30, 2015
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
BFAR helps catfish farmers contain bullfrog- infestation
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is training a community of catfish (hito) growers fight a bullfrog infestation that has threatened their livelihood for months in the industry town of Los Amigos, this ...
- January 18, 2018
PH tapping Hungary’s treatment solution to rehabilitate Laguna Lake
The Philippine government will tap Hungary’s treatment solution to rehabilitate Laguna Lake, the largest lake in the Philippines and the second largest inland freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. In line with the government’s ...
- February 3, 2018
Thousands protest steel plant over vietnam fish deaths
Thousands of Vietnamese protesters surrounded a Taiwanese steel plant Sunday, some scaling walls and holding signs demanding its closure, as anger flares against the firm for dumping toxic waste into the ocean killing tons ...
- October 3, 2016
Earn extra cash through fish processing
Marine fish are usually plentiful during summer, so it's best for fisherfolk to take advantage of his seasonal rise in marine production to earn extra cash. One good business is fish processing. There are, for instance, ...
- April 22, 2010