Browsing by Subject "consumers"

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    • DA rolls out suggested prices for agri products 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee; Cueto, Earl A. (The Manila Times, June 26, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The Department of Agriculture imposed on Monday suggested retail prices (SRP) for selected agricultural products being sold in Metro Manila. Among items subjected to the SRP, the scheme is regular-milled rice, which suggested ...

    • Dagupan 'bangus' brand to carry tail tags 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 26, 2014, on page A27)
      It will soon be a lot easier for consumer to determine if the "bangus" (milkfish) they are buying are authentic Dagupan brand or not. Bangus grown in this city will carry "tail tags" to distinguish it from milkfish grown ...

    • Eel production in Region 2 on the rise 

      Tabangin, Melissa (The Manila Times, August 17, 2015, on page A7)
      Cagayan Valley is experiencing an increase in eel production that can allow the region to ship more to the world market and increase supply to the domestic market. Meanwhile, there is an initiative in Butuan City in Agusan ...

    • End of 3-month ban to yield more fish for Davao Region 

      Colina, Antonio L. IV (Manila Bulletin, September 13, 2018, on page 9)
      The end of a three-month fishing ban that was enforced from June 1 to August 31 in the Davao Gulf will drastically increase the supply, and ease the rising prices, of fish products in the Davao Region, according to National ...

    • EU bans uncertified RP tuna 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, January 26, 2010, on page A1-A5)
      The Philippine is losing millions of dollars in potential revenue because its marine products are off limits to European consumers. Since January 1, the European Union (EU) imposed a mandatory scheme that allows only seafood ...

    • Everyone needs the oceans to be protected 

      Bloomberg (Manila Standard, September 18, 2016, on page A3-A4)
      Ensuring that these ecosystems stay healthy is getting harder, as the oceans absorb excess carbon dioxide and overfishing escalates, aided by advances in deep-water fishing technology. Carbon dioxide turns the water more ...

    • Farmers, fisherfolk earned P6B selling directly to LGUs-D.A. 

      Arcalas, Jasper Emmanuel Y. (BusinessMirror, September 1, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      Filipino farmers and fisherfolk have earned at least P6 billion by selling their produce to local government units (LGUs) that directly procured their constituents’ food requirements during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns. ...

    • 'Feed the hungry': Illongos, Baronda thank nat'l gov't for 54K kg fish aid 

      PN (Panay News, August 25, 2020, on page 1-14)
      To address hunger as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic rages, 54,000 kilos of frozen fish from the national government and Office of Civil Defense were handed over to the Liga ng mga Barangay federation ...

    • 'Fish Holiday' Commercial fishers protest stiffer fines, requirements 

      Mateo, Wenceslao E. Jr. (The Daily Guardian, September 22, 2015, on page 2-7)
      Iloilo-based commercial fishing operator Jun Borres, along with Edgar Borres and Atty. Jackie Yao announced the fish holiday September 19 afternoon to Iloilo City Hall reporters at his home on De la Rama Street, City Proper. ...

    • Fish landing center soon in Kalibo 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan B. (Panay News, October 22, 2015, on page 6)
      A community fish landing center (CFLC) will be established here to promote inclusive growth in the fishery sector. Mayor William Lachica said the municipal government and the barangay council of Mabilo identified the site ...

    • 'Fish on Wheels' travels to Benguet towns 

      Philippine Information Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, April 30, 2020, on page 3-7)
      The Provincial Fishery Office through the “Fish on Wheels” program of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is bringing fish products directly to the municipalities during the Luzonwide Enhanced Community ...

    • Fisheries sector recovery to depend on adapting to new markets — think tank 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, July 16, 2020, on page S1/6)
      The fisheries sector should be alert to changing consumer preferences and pursue more value-adding activities to work around the potential weak links exposed by the pandemic, such as the breakdown in logistics arrangements ...

    • Fishermen's group seeks support for aquaculture 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, October 15, 2020, on page B5)
      The country‘s aquaculture industry will help fill an anticipated gap in supply once the government implements a three-month-long closed fishing season for roundscad (galunggong) starting on November 1. Lawyer Asis Perez, ...

    • Fishers group urges boycott of imported galunggong 

      Cervantes, Ding (Philippine Star, August 28, 2018, on page 6)
      A group of fishermen yesterday vowed to campaign for a nationwide boycott of imported galunggong (round scad), insisting that while the imports are expected to cost less than local harvest, they are a health hazard. “We ...

    • Fishers, traders set strike over new law 

      Domingo, Ronnel W.; Burgos, Nestor P. Jr.; Franco, Joel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 22, 2015, on page A4)
      Medium- and large-scale commercial fishers are joining small operators in a nationwide “fishers strike” to push for the repeal of the amended fisheries code, which they say spells the death of the industry. To protest the ...

    • Foodsphere expands its canned fish production line 

      Cahiles-Magkilat, Bernie (Manila Bulletin, June 10, 2010, on page B-2)
      Filipino food company Foodsphere Inc. has expanded its canned seafood product line to serve the growing market demand for healthy food products. "Our product line expansion is a part of the company's vision to manufacture ...

    • Galunggong prices down due to formalin scare 

      GMA News (Panay News, September 9, 2018, on page B2)
      Galunggong prices declined in recent weeks as consumers steered clear of the fish due to formalin scare. In a report on GMA News' "24 Oras," fish vendor Arlene Carabuena said that from P180 per kilogram in the last week ...

    • Global marine populations halved since 1970, WWF says 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, September 17, 2015, on page S1/5)
      Populations of marine mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish have dropped by about half in the past four decades, with fish critical to human food suffering some of the greatest declines, WWF warned Wednesday. In a new report, ...

    • Gov't may fund ₱2.7- B Navotas fish port modernization 

      Cahiles-Magkilat, Bernie (Manila Bulletin, March 11, 2013, on page B-15)
      The ₱2.7-billion upgrading and rehabilitation of the Navotas Fish Port Complex (NFPC) is being pushed for funding by the government instead of putting it under the private public partnership (PPP) scheme. An official said ...

    • Group opposes 3-month closed fishing season 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, October 13, 2021, on page B3)
      A fisherfolk group is against the implementation of a closed fishing season, claiming it causes an artificial shortage that hurts both fisherfolk and consumers. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas ...