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Taal eruption's damage to agriculture now at ₱3 B; farmers, fishers get aid
Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Friday said that the total damage to agriculture due to Taal Volcano’s eruption has risen to P3.06 billion. In a roundtable discussion with the Manila Bulletin editors and reporters on ...
- January 18, 2020
Fishing boats
Forty fishermen from Barangay 90 Payapay, this city are now back with their fishing livelihood after they received their respective motorized fishing boats, the Urban Poor Asscociates (UPA), reported. Alicia Murphy, UPA ...
- March 3, 2014
Mariculture is the answer
The development of mariculture parks promises to be the answer to the continuing depletion of fish catch in our marine waters that threatens the livelihood of fisherfolks in our coastal communities. That is why the Bureau ...
- September 9, 2010
PH to protest if Chinese coast guards drive away Pinoy fishermen - Panelo
The Philippine government is determined to file a protest if elements of the Chinese Coast Guards are found to be really driving away Filipino fishermen from Panatag Shoal. Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said ...
- March 26, 2019
Fisherfolks' ₱1.5-M income loss bewailed
Even while families of missing passenger of ill-fated MV Thomas Aquinas continue to hope against hope that their kinfolk would still be found alive, fisherfolk here are lamenting their loss of livelihood due to oil spilled ...
- August 22, 2013
Agriculture cited for protecting Visayan seas
The Banate Bay Resource Management Council, Inc. (BBRMCI), overseer of Panay Island's largest fishing ground called Banate Bay, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have cited the Department of Agriculture ...
- January 18, 2010
Solons ask BFAR to protect Panguil Bay in Lanaodel Norte
Mindanaoan lawmakers are calling on the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to interven and stop overfishing and the depletion of marine resources in Panguil Bay in Lanao del Norte. Lanao del Norte Reps. Imelda ...
- December 1, 2015
Int’l body accused of economic sabotage for listing Tawilis as endangered species
Switzerland-based International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has been accused of economic sabotage for listing Sardinella Tawilis, the only freshwater sardine in the world, as an endangered species, stakeholders ...
- February 6, 2019
UN tribunal sets second deliberation on PH claim
A five-man international tribunal has decided to conduct next week a second round of hearing on the arguments raised by the Philippines in its territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea before deciding if it has ...
- July 11, 2015
Shellfish ban
The shellfish ban in the Bataan coastal waters is now nearing its seventh month - affecting the livelihood of local fisherman in the province. This was disclosed by provincial agriculturist Imelda Nieto, saying that the ...
- May 14, 2014