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Fishing communities bear brunt of lockdown
A sinking feeling has enveloped fishing communities across the country as the uncertainty of an extended lockdown continues to bite. As the government scrambles to control the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), ...
- April 15, 2020
Du30 puts reclamation application on hold
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a stop to the processing of applications for reclamation projects in the country due to reports of corruption. Speaking to top government officials from Central Visayas on Thursday ...
- April 2, 2022
Mayors to BFAR: Protect our fishing grounds: Local officials in 32 towns, cities across the country block proposal revising guideline setting boundary of municipal waters
More than 30 mayors in seaside towns around the country have opposed a proposal from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to use the coast of the mainland as a reference point in the delineation of municipal ...
- October 16, 2020
Sea urchin grower hailed
At a time when fishermen face grave threats to their livelihood because of the encroachment of Chinese vessels in Philippine waters, one company paid tribute to the country’s fisherfolk and recognized the gallantry of the ...
- September 12, 2021
Fisherfolk raise concern over Manila Bay’s ‘discoloration’
Social media went abuzz the past few days after some parts of Manila Bay turned turquoise. While some netizens claimed that “mother nature is healing” due to the restriction of movement in the densely populated Metro Manila, ...
- March 28, 2020
Fishers to bets: don’t forget us
Fishermen on Wednesday staged a rally here to press presidential candidates to include their sector in their governance plans, four days ahead of the third and last presidential debate that would be held at the University ...
- April 23, 2016
Fishers urged not to venture into Manila Bay, told it's 'dead'
Local officials have been telling Edlyn Rosales that Manila Bay is already a dead body of water. Friends who otherwise meant well have told her the same, she said. But as for barangay officials who compared the 58-kilometer-wide ...
- January 31, 2023
PH fishers seek end to fish importation
A militant fisherfolk group is urging the government to end fish importation this year and to “secure the exclusive rights of Filipino fishers in their fishing grounds and coastal communities.”
- January 8, 2023
What PH fishers after Chinese apology
A month after they received an apology, the fishermen from Mindoro province who were put out of work after a Chinese trawler rammed and damaged their fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea in June have yet to receive ...
- September 29, 2019
Cops, PCG vow to protect Quezon’s Lamon Bay vs illegal fishing
Police and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) officials in Quezon have assured local fisherfolk that they would intensify their patrol of the province’s waters to stop the activities of commercial fishers who have been reported ...
- January 26, 2024