Browsing by Place "Zamboanga Peninsula"

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    • 3rd Sardines Congress tackles sustainability 

      (BusinessWorld, October 4, 2018, on page S1/9)
      The 3rd National Sardines Industry Congress opened yesterday, Oct. 3, in Zamboanga City, dubbed as the Sardines Capital of the Philippines. The three-day event is focusing on the sustainable use of the fish resource, which ...

    • $55M pledged for fisherfolk, poor farmers 

      (Malaya, December 7, 2015, on page A3)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) reported the International Fun for Agricultural Development (IFAD) of the United Nations pledges $ 55 million for two projects that will start next year that aim to help fisherfolk and ...

    • 60% of PHl beaches unsafe due to fecal coliform levels – EMB-DENR 

      GMA News (The Daily Guardian, May 29, 2018, on page 12)
      The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-DENR) reported that the amount of fecal bacteria found in 60 percent of the country's recreational waters exceeded safe levels, GMA 7 news program "24 Oras" reported on Friday. ...

    • Advocate lauds countryside fish port projects 

      (DailyGuardian, May 22, 2023, on page 1-11)
      Environmental advocate Oceana lauded plans of the government to prioritize the construction of fish ports in 11 coastal provinces and the rehabilitation of 20 identified municipal fish ports, aimed at decreasing post-harvest ...

    • Agriculture Department expands sardine fishing ban 

      GMA News (The Daily Guardian, October 19, 2012, on page B3)
      Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala announced Wednesday that the government is expanding its three-month sardine fishing ban. It will now include the Visayan Sea in addition to the Zamboanga waters. Alcala said during the ...

    • Agriculture output surges 2.87% in Q3 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, November 7, 2019, on page B2)
      The country’s agricultural production increased by 2.87 percent in the third quarter of the year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday, surpassing the government’s growth goal of 2 to 2.5 percent. ...

    • Alcala to revitalize PH fisheries 

      Benaning, Marvyn (Tempo, January 2, 2012, on page Retrieved from-http://www.tempo.com.ph/2012/alcala-torevitalize-ph-fisheries/#.TwF0Ynqykhw)
      Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has vowed to revitalize the fishing industry and reverse the current condition of dwindling catch and vanishing fish population. Central to this task is the scientific research needed ...

    • BARMM tops regions in Q2 fisheries output 

      Jannaral, Julmunir I. (The Manila Times, August 29, 2022, on page A7)
      The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) ranked first among the country's top five fish-producing regions in the second quarter of 2022. Based on the Philippine Statistic Authority's Fisheries Situation ...

    • BFAR angling for P6.6-B budget, off-books fishers 

      Carillo, Carmencita A.; Conserva, Louine Hope (BusinessWorld, October 29, 2015, on page S1/5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) seeks a P6.6-billion budget in 2016, the bulk of which would be spent on programs to combat illegal, unreported, and uncontrolled fishing (IUUF), as supported by the ...

    • BFAR director proposes galunggong buffer stock 

      Ignacio, Reicelene Joy N. (BusinessWorld, September 13, 2018, on page S1/2)
      A buffer stock system is needed to ease supply disruptions in the market for round scad, or galunggong, which will require cold storage sufficient for at least six months of reserves, a fisheries official said. Bureau of ...

    • BFAR lifts fishing ban in Zamboanga Peninsula 

      Lagare, Jordeene B. (The Manila Times, March 2, 2021, on page B2)
      The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) on Monday lifted the 10th closed fishing season for sardines in Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula). For a decade now, the closed fishing season ...

    • BFAR lifts sardine fishing ban in Zamboanga waters 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, March 6, 2018, on page B-9)
      Even as the government continuously implements a three-month ban on sardine fishing every year, the sardines industry in Zamboanga still ended up growing P20 billion, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said. The Department ...

    • BFAR maintains Q1 fish output estimate despite El Niño 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, April 10, 2019, on page B2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has maintained its growth projection in national fish production for the first quarter of the year, noting minimal losses from droughts and dry spells. “We are still ...

    • BFAR plans fishing ban in Palawan, Zambales 

      Carillo, Carmencita A. (BusinessWorld, September 7, 2015, on page S1/3)
      A closed fishing season will be implemented in Palawan and Zambales by December this year following a similar program was first undertaken in the Zamboanga Peninsula and the Davao Gulf. Undersecretary Asis G. Perez, national ...

    • BFAR to implement 3-month Fish ban off Davao Gulf 

      Galvez, James Konstantin (The Manila Times, May 21, 2014, on page A6)
      We are inspired with the success of the implementation of closed fishing season in various parts of the country,” Perez said, citing the rising trend in fish production since they have started implementing closed fishing ...

    • BFAR, CSAP ink pact to ensure sardine supply 

      Cahiles-Magkilat, Bernie (Manila Bulletin, October 26, 2022, on page B-3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Canned Sardines Association of the Philippines (CSAP) have agreed to ensure continuous and sufficient supply of raw materials for canneries in the country. The ...

    • BFAR-10: Just enough fish for region's needs 

      Baconguis, Lance (Manila Standard, September 20, 2018, on page B4)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources here in Northern Mindanao said there is just enough fish supply in the region, most of which is highly dependent on the supply from Zamboanga peninsula. BFAR regional Director ...

    • BFAR: P100M alotted for salt production 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, August 30, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) claimed that it allotted P100 million for salt production last year. "Last year, BFAR has set in motion a P100-million Development of the Salt Industry Project (DSIP) ...

    • Bulk-buying of sardines mulled 

      Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, September 20, 2022, on page B12)
      Cannery owners are mulling bulk-buying sardines from municipal fishers to sustain their livelihood and keep the cheap prices of the canned goods, a social product that has helped keep Filipino families afloat, especially ...

    • Canned sardines shortage looms 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, October 6, 2022, on page A3)
      The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. on Wednesday warned of a looming shortage of canned sardines because of a three-month fishing ban starting in November. The group's president Danilo Fausto said that the ...