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    • Agriculture eyes seaweed roadmap 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah E. (Manila Standard, April 6, 2017, on page B3)
      The Department of Agriculture said it is seeking to release a roadmap for seaweed production covering the year 2017-2022 to help farmers establish a sustainable and competitive industry. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol ...

    • Agrilink 2016 highlights Negros Island Region 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr (Panay News, September 23, 2016, on page 12-17)
      Agrilink, the biggest and most influential agricultural trade show in the country, has for its theme “Negros, a Model of Agribusiness Resiliency.” The theme highlights the sturdiness and the strength of the agricultural ...

    • Candidates urged to come up with ‘blue agenda’ on sustainable fisheries 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, April 23, 2016, on page B-2)
      Presidential candidates are urged to adopt a "blue agenda" in order to build a stronger fishery sector in the next six years. In a statement, non-governmental organizations (NGO) has called on the presidential candidates ...

    • Equip fishermen with better boats to fish in WPS - Alejano 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, March 2, 2018, on page A3)
      An opposition lawmaker on Thursday called on the government to develop the fishing industry and at the same time assert its ownership of the seas on its exclusive economic zone by providing fishermen with bigger boats that ...

    • Fisheries boom hinges on sustainable use of resources 

      Galvez, James Konstantin (The Manila Times, July 24, 2015, on page B2)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects a boom in the country’s fisheries sector as it continues to engage with stakeholders to craft and implement policies and programs for sustainable utilization and management of ...

    • Fishers still gaffed by poverty-group 

      (Manila Standard, February 25, 2017, on page A3)
      Despite the Fisheries Code of 1998 that was meant to empower them, fishermen are still trapped in the net of extreme poverty, the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas said on the 19th anniversary of the ...

    • PH allots P10.5M for SEAFDEC/AQD to establish 15 pilot multi-species hatcheries 

      (Panay News, March 1, 2018, on page B11)
      The Philippine Government through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has allotted P10M for the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) to conduct feasibility ...

    • PH Q1 agricultural output rises 1.47% year-on-year 

      (Panay News, May 14, 2018, on page B2)
      The Philippines’ agricultural production rose 1.47 percent in the first quarter of 2018 from a year earlier, driven by gains in crop, livestock and poultry sectors, the statistics agency said. According to the PSA, there ...

    • PH seaweed gears for resurgence 

      Domingo, Ronnel W. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 6, 2017, on page B6)
      A roadmap for the seaweed industry is being prepared as demand for Philippine supplies is starting to pick up in other countries, according to the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol said a ...

    • W. Visayas to lose third of tourism receipts due to Boracay closure 

      (Panay News, April 12, 2018, on page B1)
      Western Visayas stands to lose one-third of its biggest tourism contributor once the temporary closure of the island of Boracay takes effect this April 26. Data from the Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 6 showed that in ...