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Illegal fishing still rampant
Illegal fishing in northern Iloilo and Negros Occidental remain rampant despite the aggressive campaign of the Bantay Dagat created by the local government units (LGUs), revealed by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in ...
- March 20, 2010
More aid for 'Yolanda'-hit WV fishers
Fisherfolk in Western Visayas affected by super typhoon “Yolanda” in November 2013 have received P300 million worth of aid from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6. The assistance was in the form ...
- November 12, 2017
'Step up drive against commercial fishing'
An organization of small-time fishermen in Negros Occidental urged the government to strengthen operations against commercial fishing in municipal waters. Commercial fishing has been a major problem for most fishers in the ...
- September 29, 2015
Another Guimaras boat capsizes
A squall hit another Guimaras boat. But this time it was a fishing boat, according to the Guimaras Police Provincial Office (GPPO). The boat’s two fishermen, a father and son, survived. They were residents of Barangay ...
- August 9, 2019
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
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
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
Coastguard probes 'hit-and-run' at sea
Three men from here went on a fishing trip on May 8 far north of Olotayan Island. Around 1 a. m. of May 9 a larger vessel allegedly hit their 35-foot fishing boat “Jhon Roel” in the waters between Capiz and Masbate provinces. ...
- May 12, 2021
Fisherman's body found 2 days after boat capsized
The body of a missing fisherman from the town of Ilog in Negros Occidental was found after his boat capsized two days ago. The 32-year-old Isagani Avansenia was found floating two kilometers off the coast of the town’s ...
- July 11, 2020
Bantay Dagat nets 'palupad' fishers
Sixteen fishermen, including their boat captain, from Brgy. Bara, Roxas City have been arrested over the weekend for using trawl, an active gear, within the municipal waters of Concepcion town. Engaging in trawl fishing, ...
- October 11, 2017