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14 missing from boat collision identified
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has identified the 14 missing fishing crew and passengers after a local fishing boat collided with a Hong Kong-flagged cargo vessel and sank off Occidental Mindoro early Sunday. The missing ...
- June 1, 2020
Act on near-collision at sea, govt urged
Sen. Mary Grace Poe urged the government to act urgently on the Philippine Coast Guard's (PCG) report of "close distance maneuvering" by a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The senator on ...
- March 29, 2022
HDPE fish cages pushed in Region 2
In an effort to boost fisheries production in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley), the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the region and the local government unit of Allacapan in Cagayan province is promoting the ...
- August 31, 2023
Oxygen lack may have killed fish in Manila Bay - BFAR
The fish kill in Manila Bay this week might have been due to an “oceanographic phenomenon called the upwelling or overturn caused by the depletion of dissolved oxygen among fish,” the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of ...
- September 20, 2020
Concern raised on BFAR Fisheries Office Order
International non-government organization Oceana urges the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to recall its Fisheries Office Order No. 10, series of 2021 because it hampers the participation of local government ...
- April 24, 2021
Usaid urges creation of 'blue jobs'
A forum organized by the United States Agency for International Development (Usaid) urged municipal and village leaders to create more “blue jobs” for locals to patrol inland waters, conduct coastal cleanups and other ...
- August 22, 2020
Burnham Lake water safe for fish breeding
City Environment and Parks Management Officer (Cepmo) Rhenan Diwas said the results of water tests done at Burnham Park Lake have proven that it is safe for raising fish. Diwas said a water sampling was done at the lake ...
- September 22, 2022
Imported galunggong floods markets
The Association of Fish Traders of the Philippines Inc. confirmed on Saturday the proliferation of imported frozen galunggong or round scad in the wet markets in Metro Manila. In a radio interview, the group's president, ...
- September 18, 2022
Magat Dam cleanup campaign protects fisherfolk livelihood
Some 200 fisherfolk and community leaders have expressed concern over the proliferation of water lilies and driftwood that flowed into the Magat Dam, causing damage to fish cages that affected their livelihood. Responding ...
- July 9, 2020
Is creation of a Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources a good idea?
A number of stakeholders in the fishery sector had been calling for the establishment of a Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR), separate from the Department of Agriculture (DA). Its proponents cite two ...
- December 24, 2020