Browsing by Subject "imports"

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    • Imported galunggong arrives near closed fishing season end 

      Rivera, Danessa; Bayoran, Gilbert (The Philippine Star, January 27, 2023, on page 1-5)
      Over half of the approved 25,000 metric tons (MT) of imported fish – all galunggong – has arrived ahead of the lifting of the three-month closed fishing season in Palawan, the Bureau of FishSen. eries and Aquatic Resources ...

    • Imported galunggong floods markets 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, September 18, 2022, on page A2)
      The Association of Fish Traders of the Philippines Inc. confirmed on Saturday the proliferation of imported frozen galunggong or round scad in the wet markets in Metro Manila. In a radio interview, the group's president, ...

    • Imported galunggong likely from Phl waters - Pangilinan 

      Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, January 22, 2022, on page 5)
      Sen. Francis Pangilinan yesterday urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to put in place programs that will inspire local fisherfolk to increase their production, as the agency is standing by its decision to import ...

    • Imports of fish feed materials from ASF-hit countries cleared 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta (BusinessWorld, August 8, 2022, on page S1/3)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is authorizing imports of processed animal proteins (PAPs) used in fish feed from countries affected by African Swine Fever (ASF). “Aquaculture is one of the biggest contributors ...

    • Lawmaker calls for probe on fish crackdown in markets 

      Crisostomo, Sheila; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, November 30, 2022, on page 2)
      A senior lawmaker yesterday filed a resolution seeking a House probe on the crackdown initiated by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on vendors in local wet markets found selling imported fish such as ...

    • Make ban on certain imported fish permanent - Pamalakaya 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, December 17, 2022, on page 2)
      A fisher group is asking government to make permanent the ban on certain imported fish in local wet markets. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said the Department of Agriculture (DA) and ...

    • Marcos urged to stop fish importation 

      Navales, Reynaldo (SunStar Philippines, July 9, 2022, on page 3)
      The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) fishers group has urged President Bongbong Marcos, who also heads the Department of Agriculture (DA) to stop the importation of fish in what it described ...

    • Milkfish probe urged 

      Echeminada, Perseus (The Philippine Star, March 27, 1999, on page 11)
      Sen Robert Jaworski expressed alarm yesterday on the entry of "mestisong bangus" (imported milkfish) from Taiwan which is threatening its local counterpart which happens to be the country's national fish.

    • Moratorium on imported fish ban issued 

      Piatos, Tiziana Celine (Daily Tribune, December 3, 2022, on page B16)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources announced on Friday a moratorium on its planned crackdown on vendors of imported fish in local markets effective immediately, which means selling imported pampano and pink ...

    • Onion supply shortage, fish importation due to crisis in governance 

      Mayuga, Ramon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 23, 2023, on page A7)
      This is in reaction to your editorial, “Desperation over onion,” (1/19/23). We were aghast at the magnitude of the “onion problem,” which has caused some farmers to lose their lives by committing suicide after incurring ...

    • Our vanishing 'galunggong' 

      Carpio, Antonio T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 22, 2021, on page A6)
      Two months ago, I had a Zoom meeting with fisherfolk from Zambales who complained that their fish catch had been dwindling because huge Chinese trawlers have been scooping the fish in their traditional fishing grounds in ...

    • PH fishers seek end to fish importation 

      Ramos, Mariejo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 8, 2023, on page A4)
      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.”

    • PH imports 93% of salt supply - DA 

      Santos, Jel (Manila Bulletin, August 31, 2022, on page 3)
      Despite being surrounded by seawater, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said the Philippines has been importing 93 percent of its salt supply. “[It is] an unfortunate circumstance to a country with 36,000 kilometers of ...

    • PH imports 93% salt needs - Agri group 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, August 27, 2022, on page A2)
      An agricultural group on Friday said that the country imports 93 percent of its salt requirements of 550,000 metric tons from China and Australia with the "dead local salt industry." In a radio interview, Philippine Chamber ...

    • Phl to import galunggong anew 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, December 6, 2019, on page 20)
      The Phillippines will once again import the poor man's fish Galunggong, as prices of the commodity have shot up to nearly P300 per kilo due to low supply. Agriculture Secretary Wiliam Dar has given the Buarea of Fisheries ...

    • PHL, China foreign ministries to sign accord for ‘direct communication’ on sea incidents 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, December 30, 2022, on page S1/10)
      The foreign ministers of the Philippines and China will sign an agreement during President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s state visit to China next week to open direct communication lines and avoid tensions in Philippine-claimed ...

    • Reduced tariffs seen to boost prawn industry 

      Silva, Chell (The Manila Chronicle, August 21, 1990, on page 13)
      A reduction in tariffs and duties on prawn farm inputs coupled with a phase out of subsidies given by the Board of Investments (BOI) to prawn exporters will improve the competitiveness of Philippine prawns in the world ...

    • Rice and fish 

      Chanco, Boo (The Philippine Star, November 16, 2022, on page B3)
      There was this story of a school girl whose baon every school day was a cup of rice sprinkled with patis or fish sauce. That was all her parents could afford, the story on social media said. The basic Filipino diet is rice ...

    • RP shrimps exports hurt by US embargo 

      (The Manila Chronicle, August 11, 1996, on page 11)
      The embargo on shrimps imports into the United States since May 1 of this year has been hurting Philippine shrimps exports, it was reported by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC). The US embargo on ...

    • RP to import 'bangus' fry from Taiwan 

      DSP (Manila Bulletin, August 16, 1995, on page 1)
      After rice, corn and sugar, the Department of Agriculture is proposing the importation of about 500 million bangus (milkfish) fingerling worth P275 million. Agriculture Secretary Roberto Sebastian said the move is intended ...