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VP Robredo bats for fuel subsidy for fishermen
Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday said fishermen around the country should also receive fuel subsidy from the government to ease the burden of higher oil prices. “Iyong isang pinapakiusap natin, pati nga iyong mga ...
- November 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
PCG coordinates with Singapore to probe boat ramming incident
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed a team to Singapore to investigate a tanker vessel tagged in a deadly ramming incident near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) last ...
- October 8, 2023
Visayan Sea fishing season to start February 15 - BFAR
The fishing season for sardines, mackerel and herring in the Visayan Sea will officially start February 15, according to Regional Director Remia A. Aparri of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) – Western ...
- February 9, 2017
PCG nets 3 fishermen off Sorsogon for illegal fishing
Three fishermen were apprehended by maritime patrollers for allegedly engaging in illegal fishing in Sorsogon Bay late last week, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. While conducting seaborne patrol off Barangay Buenavista, ...
- July 30, 2018
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
Something fishy around our waters
Bangus (milkfish) is the Philippine national fish. But because someone close to a Philippine president had been granted a franchise to smuggle out bangus fry, Taiwan now grows the species in large fish ponds. In the event, ...
- August 27, 2018
BFAR 2, DA-ACPC rolls out loan programs for fisheries
The fisheries bureau in Region 2 and the Agriculture credit policy Council have completed the information campaign relative to loan programs being offered by the latter for the fisheries sector. In the Isabela leg last ...
- March 14, 2019
Rural bankers pledge to continue funding support to farmers, fisherfolk
Amid continuous adverse effects the prolonged dry spell is inflicting on thousands of hectares of farmlands and fishponds in different parts of the country, the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP) has stepped ...
- March 22, 2010