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Landbank lent P39.9B to farmers, fisherfolk in 2012
Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) granted loans amounting to P39.9 billion to 772,892 small farmers and fisherfolk in 2012, the bank said in a statement. "Landbank remains aggressive in channeling assistance to the ...
- March 1, 2013
PHL could bring another case vs. China before int’l court, says Carpio
Manila could bring another case against Beijing before the court that invalidated the latter's excessive claims to the South China Sea, after Chinese Coast Guard was reported to be taking Filipino fishermen's haul from ...
- June 9, 2018
Some fishers too traumatized to return to Panatag Shoal
Some fishermen in Masinloc, Zambales have yet to return to Panatag Shoal despite improving relations between China and the Philippines, saying Chinese harassment in the past had left them traumatized. Interviewed by GMA ...
- November 7, 2016
Dead sea turtle with Taiwan metal tag found off Negros Occodental
A fisherman in Negros Occidental found a dead hawksbill sea turtle with a tracking device on the back and Taiwan metal tags on both of its hind flippers. Quoting the fisherman who found the dead turtle, Mavee Ponciano, ...
- June 28, 2018
Weak El Niño good for fishermen, consumers - BFAR
The weak El Niño is good for fishermen even as it scorched the country's farms, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said on Friday. BFAR director Eduardo Gongona said there are fewer tropical cyclones expected ...
- April 8, 2019
China has control of Scarborough, fisher says
Despite it being within the Philippines' 200-nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), Scarborough Shoal seems to be under the control of China, at least according to one of the fishermen whose catch were seized by ...
- June 12, 2018