Browsing by Place "Abra"

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    • BFAR declares closed season for Ludong 

      Estrada, Anna Leah (Manila Standard, October 3, 2014, on page B7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared a closed fishing season for the high-value Ludong for the provinces of Cagayan, Abra and the Santa River in Ilocos Sur, a senior official said on Wednesday. ...

    • BFAR disperses 210,000 fingerlings in Cagayan 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, November 3, 2017, on page B5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Cagayan Valley (Region 2) on Thursday said it has dispersed 210,000 fingerlings to underutilized bodies of water under its Balik-Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa (BASIL) project. ...

    • Changing perspectives, increasing effectiveness in agriculture 

      Lopez, Mario Antonio G. (BusinessWorld, July 26, 2016, on page SI/6)
      Secretary Manny Piñol identified a number of provinces that the Department of Agriculture will provide speedy aid in speeding up poverty alleviation and wealth creation. This is good and I think few will disagree with the ...

    • DA to innovate farming in Abra 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, March 15, 2020, on page B4)
      The Department of Agriculture hopes to advance the future of farming in Abra in a bid to improve local production and contribute to greater food security. Agriculture Secretary William Dar recently inaugurated Abra’s ...

    • Growing tilapia in a raceway 

      (The Philippine Star, September 9, 2018, on page B4)
      CPAR is a location-specific research program that focuses on improving farming system technologies for micro agro-climatic environments within a municipality or a province. It merges research initiatives and the involvement ...

    • Hope for the crocs 

      Mascariñas, Erwin M.; Cinco, Maricar; Baraoidan, Kimmy; Miranda, Romar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 5, 2020, on page A12)
      The Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) is among the local species categorized in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species as “critically endangered,” with its ...

    • ‘Inday’ to bring more rains, flood: 24 Luzon, Visayas provinces placed under general flood advisory 

      Ruiz, Ellalyn de Vera; Recuenco, Aaron (Manila Bulletin, July 19, 2018, on page 1-4)
      With the forecast, a general flood advisory has been issued over several areas in Luzon and in the Visayas as threats of flooding remain high. Meanwhile, a fisherman in Batangas went missing as several parts of the country ...

    • Isabela town backs protection of 'Ludong' fish 

      Lazaro, Freddie G. (Manila Bulletin, October 2, 2014, on page 9)
      The local government of San Mariano, Isabela, announced its support for the initiative of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to preserve the endangered freshwater specie of "Ludong," known as the "President's ...

    • Smoked fish gives couple comfort and wealth 

      Morden, Johanna (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 22, 2010, on page B4-B3)
      Arsenio and Yolanda Guieb, a Pangasinan couple who struggled through vending, changed their life with hard work, persistence and a dose of business savvy. Both only high school graduates, they have established the most ...