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Town gears up for seafood fest
All is set for the 2nd Ugyonan Seafood Festival on Dec 9-11, 2017 here, said Mayor Marvin Malacon in a press conference on Nov 28. Malacon said they expect more guests in this year’s festival. EB Magalona is known for its ...
- November 29, 2017
Can modern technology combat illegal fishing?
Modern technology could be an effective measure to regulate illegal fishing at the Visayan Sea. The strategy includes the establishment of 120 radar stations all over the country by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
- August 1, 2017
'FishR' to hasten help to fisherfolks
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) eyes to register more or less 100,000 fisherfolks in Western Visayas under the National Program for Municipal Fisherfolk Registration (FishR). ...
- February 19, 2014
Fisherfolks in Ajuy receive solar light sets
The provincial government turned over 410 solar light sets to marginal fisherfolks in Ajuy, Iloilo on Apr 25, 2017. The recipients were residents whose livelihoods were adversely affected by Supertyphoon Yolanda in 2013. ...
- April 26, 2017
Aklan's agriculture, fishery workers up for registration
Farmers, farm laborers, and fishermen in Aklan's 327 barangays are going to be registered in the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) of the National Statistics Office (NSO). The RSBSA, NSO said, is a ...
- October 1, 2012
City Hall mulls livelihood program for fisherfolks
The Iloilo City government met 80 fisherfolk to discuss alternative livelihoods and how the government can help them. “Within Iloilo City, almost 15 barangays are dependent on fishing. As one of the poorest sectors in our ...
- August 22, 2018
Oil spill victims seek PNoy's help
Some 1,000 remaining victims/claimants of the 2006 Guimaras oil spill have yet to receive their compensations seven years after the tragedy. This time, the claimants are asking President Benigno Aquino III’s help in releasing ...
- August 13, 2013
Guimaras farmers urged to improve production
To cater to the demands of tourists for agricultural products, farmers in Buenavista, Guimaras were encouraged to produce more safe, affordable and sufficient agricultural products. During the Farmers’ Congress in the ...
- April 30, 2015
Negrense farmers, fisherfolk get crop insurance subsidy
A total of 44,690 farmers and fisherfolk in Negros Occidental benefited from almost PHP83 million worth of crop insurance premium subsidy in 2018. Based on figures released by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC), a ...
- January 14, 2019
WV fisherfolks recover two years after Yolanda-BFAR
Fisherfolks in Western Visayas have recovered their livelihood after the devastation of super typhoon Yolanda two years ago, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). BFAR-6 regional director Remia ...
- November 5, 2015