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Roro ship hits fishing boat off Bacolod, fisherman injured
A fisherman was injured after a roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) ship hit his fishing boat off the coast of this city. Nonito Carlos of Barangay Miranda, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental sustained injuries on the body. He already ...
- September 30, 2019
Buy food assistance from farmers, fisherfolk, gov't urged
Sen. Francis Pangilinan on Monday proposed that the national government should buy the food assistance it will provide to those affected by stricter coronavirus disease 2019 protocols from local farmers and fisherfolk at ...
- March 30, 2021
BFAR rallies support for Visayan Sea fishing ban
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has reiterated its call for the public to support the closed season implemented in the Visayan Sea. “We need to keep watch of the Visayan Sea because ...
- December 12, 2019
BFAR to establish fish-landing sites
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) strengthens its efforts to reduce poverty among the fishermen by establishing at least 252 community fish-landing centers (CFLCs) nationwide. Alma Saavedra, BFAR 7 ...
- May 11, 2015
20 illegal fishing vessels seized
More illegal fishers were caught in the waters of northern Iloilo. Before dawn yesterday, the Iloilo Bantay Dagat Force and Dumangas Police Station apprehended six motorboats and 17 illegal fishers. The Philippine Fisheries ...
- March 19, 2015
Visayan Sea exclusive for small fishers - governors
Three Visayas provinces have signed a resolution requesting Congress and President Benigno Aquino III to declare the one million- hectare Visayan Sea a marine reserve exclusive only for small fishers. Iloilo, Negros ...
- June 14, 2015
Fish kill 'starting' in Taal Lake - agri chief
A fish kill is “starting” in the lake that holds the restive Taal Volcano, Agriculture secretary William Dar said Monday, as authorities accounted damage from a week of volcanic activity. The fish kill for bangus or milk ...
- January 21, 2020
6 Negrense trawl fishers arrested
In the nearby island province of Guimaras, six fishermen accused of illegal fishing were arrested off the waters of Unisan Island in the municipality of Nueva Valencia. The fishers used “trawl with active gear,” in violation ...
- July 24, 2018
Gumarin inspects oil spill damages in Buenavista
Guimaras Gov. Samuel Gumarin inspected five barangays in Buenavista town to assess damages caused by the oil spill following an explosion at a power barge stationed here. He personally visited the villages of Navalas, ...
- July 10, 2020
Extension of agri enhancement fund pushed
HB 6162 also expands the beneficiaries to include local government units, state universities and colleges, other government institutions, accredited non-government organizations, people's organizations, cooperatives, ...
- October 18, 2015