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Leyte provincial gov’t, fishermen venture into wing oyster farming.
Wing blister oyster pearl farming/production is emerging as another source of income for many Leyte fishermen, according to the provincial government. Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla said that his office is ...
- June 12, 2017
Coastal Road Fisherman's wharf to become tourist destination
The Parañaque City government announced that the fisherman’s wharf located along Coastal Road that straddles Manila Bay will be developed into a tourist destination. According to Mayor Edwin Olivarez, the fisherman’s wharf ...
- January 9, 2016
SEAFDEC Chief reappointed, serves third consecutive term
Dr. Joebert D. Toledo, who hails from Oton, Iloilo, gets a third two-year term as Chief of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department. SEAFDEC or the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center is a regional treaty organization ...
- May 5, 2010
Aquaculture projects for central Philippines being implemented
A number pf projects that aim to boost the aquaculture industry in central Philippines are now being implemented. These are being undertaken by government and private institutions and entities with the technical backstopping ...
- May 29, 1999
Farmers, fisherfolk get ₱1.9B in assistance from gov't
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has distributed P1.9 billion worth of inputs and assistance to farmers and fisherfolk whose livelihoods were affected by typhoons, the Taal Volcano eruption and the African swine fever ...
- June 20, 2020
Zambales fishers abandon 'dangerous' Panatag Shoal
More than 1,500 fishermen in Masinloc have totally deserted the contested Scarborough Shoal, which for decades served as their traditional fishing ground. Fisherman Bobby Roldan revealed they have not been near the shoal ...
- April 24, 2021
DA to give P5,000 worth of cash, food aid to over 890,000, farmers, fishers
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will distribute P5,000 worth of cash and food assistance to more than 890,000 farmers and fisherfolk in the country as part of the government's response to the impacts of the coronavirus ...
- November 11, 2020
Gov't moves to identify, register fishing vessels
Armed with measuring sticks and survey forms, fishery technicians trekked to the coastal village of Bucana here last week to start the inventory of fishing boats as the Municipal Fishing Vessels and Gears Registration ...
- June 18, 2015
'Pantawid Kita', expanded 4Ps for farmers and fishermen pressed
Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos is pushing for the expanded Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) to increase the income of the country’s farmers and fishermen. Marcos proposed that a new program, “Pantawid Kita”, ...
- December 15, 2018
Senator Villar: Manila bay 5 times dirtier now
Manila Bay is now five times dirtier compared to its condition in 2008 when the Supreme Court ordered 13 national agencies to restore it to a state “fit for swimming and other forms of recreation,” Sen. Cynthia Villar said ...
- September 25, 2018