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    • Zambales fisherfolk harassed by China gets livelihood assistance 

      Regala, Franco G. (Manila Bulletin, July 11, 2015, on page 8)
      The provincial government said yesterday it has been creating alternative sources of livelihood for the more than 10,000 fisherfolk in the province adversely affected by the harassment of Chinese authorities in the disputed ...

    • Zambales fisherfolk receive legal aid 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, February 10, 2023, on page B16)
      After local fishermen lost their income due to a Hong Kong-based cargo ship ramming their fish aggregating device or payao on the open sea, the provincial government has assured that they will provide legal assistance. ...

    • Zambales fisherfolk undergo enforcement training 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, May 13, 2023, on page B15)
      The fisherfolk of this province took part in the Fisheries Law Enforcement Training conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Central Luzon in various towns of Zambales. The FLET is part of BFAR Central ...

    • Zambales fishermen favor strong President to end China's blockade 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 7, 2016, on page A18)
      A 30-foot trawler named "Marvin" lies beached on a grass bank overlooking the South China Sea, idle since China's Coast Guard began driving away Philippine fishermen after a fierce standoff four years ago. Its 10-man crew ...

    • Zambales fishers abandon 'dangerous' Panatag Shoal 

      Aglibot, Joanna Rose (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 24, 2021, on page A5)
      More than 1,500 fishermen in Masinloc have totally deserted the contested Scarborough Shoal, which for decades served as their traditional fishing ground. Fisherman Bobby Roldan revealed they have not been near the shoal ...

    • Zambales fishers buck 'partnership' with China 

      Aglibot, Joanna Rose (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 16, 2023, on page A7)
      Fishermen from Zambales province, who were direct victims of harassment in the West Philippine Sea by the Chinese coast guard, have vowed they would not accept any “partnership” agreement with the People’s Republic of ...

    • Zambales fishers find more dredging devices 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 16, 2015, on page A8)
      Fishermen are towing a kilometer-long dredge floater assembly, hoping to bring it to shore today, after they found it drifting at sea several kilometers from Iba, Zambales, on Friday night. At least 30 fishermen from ...

    • Zambales fishers raring to return to Scarborough but wait 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2016, on page A8)
      Fishermen from this coastal town said they were waiting for confirmation from government officials on whether they could return to the contested Scarborough Shoal amid reports that China would soon allow them to fish in ...

    • Zambales fishers receive processing equipment 

      Reyes, Jonas (Manila Bulletin, July 9, 2015, on page 14)
      A fishing community in Zambales received ₱167,480 worth of equipment under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Shared Service Facility (SSF) program. The agency gave the Camiing Fisherfolk Association Incorporated ...

    • Zambales fishers seek damages after HK ship 'hit' artificial reefs 

      Aglibot, Joanna Rose (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 24, 2023, on page A10)
      Local fishermen on Monday called on authorities to help them seek at least P900,000 in compensation from a foreign vessel that reportedly destroyed their “payao” (artificial reef) while the ship was entering the municipal ...

    • Zambales fishers won't take Chinese bait: fishermen impressed but hesitant to use aquaculture technology from China 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 4, 2017, on page A10)
      A five-day visit to China in January failed to convince some leaders of Zambales and Palawan fishing communities to accept aquaculture technology being offered by the Chinese government. The fishermen and BFAR officials, ...

    • Zambales folk defy China's fishing ban 

      Aglibot, Joanna Rose (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 7, 2022, on page A5)
      Fishermen in this coastal province are bent on resisting the China-imposed unilateral fishing ban in the South China Sea that extends into the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Leonardo Cuaresma, leader of the New Masinloc ...

    • Zambales folk: Sino boats depleting our fish catch 

      Aglibot, Joanna Rose; Cabalza, Dexter; Ocampo, Karl R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 17, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Fishermen on Friday said at least 20 Chinese vessels have been anchored about 111 kilometers off San Antonio town in Zambales province since January and they blamed the mysterious nocturnal activities of the ships for their ...

    • Zambales river set for dredging 

      (The Philippine Star, November 1, 2018, on page B7)
      One of three big rivers in Zambales that had been rendered virtually dead since the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in 1991 will be rehabilitated and dredged of its lahar deposits by a dredging and mining company, reportedly at no ...

    • Zambales taps Canadian firm vs intrusion in disputed seas 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 24, 2015, on page A12)
      The province that is staring Chinese aggression in the face has secured help from a Canadian surveillance firm to keep track of the intrusion of foreign vessels and other marine activities in the West Philippine Sea. Backed ...

    • Zambo City all set for massive mangrove planting 

      Lacson, Nonoy E. (Manila Bulletin, January 21, 2014, on page 16)
      The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in this city will embark on a massive planting of mangroves in at least three coastal villages of this city in an effort to revive the spawning site, habitat ...

    • Zambo fishing companies embark on aqua-culture 

      Lacson, Nonoy E. (Daily Tribune, April 20, 2021, on page B9)
      The Southern Philippines (SoPhil) Fishing Association Inc. is expected to venture on “aquaculture of high-value fish” by utilizing more than 5,700 hectares of abandoned fishponds in the Zamboanga Peninsula. Sophil said ...

    • Zambo mayor slams Navy over coral reef damage 

      Lacson, Nonoy E. (Manila Bulletin, May 7, 2017, on page 16)
      An infuriated Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco sought sanctions against two Philippine Navy personnel and called the attention of regional Navy officials after a patrol ship damaged protected coral reefs off Sta. Cruz Island ...

    • Zambo peninsula under fishing ban 

      Rimando, A. Perez. (Manila Standard, October 7, 2014, on page B6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will implement a five-month ban against fishing for sardine fish, Tamban, in the waters of Zamboanga peninsula, Sulu, Basilan and Tawi-Tawi starting in November, a senior ...

    • Zambo Sibugay falls up for rehab 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah E. (The Manila Times, May 14, 2019, on page A7)
      The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 9 said the Regional Project Monitoring Committee (RPMC-9) of the Regional Development Council (RDC-9) had recommended the rehabilitation of Busay Falls in Doña ...