Browsing by Subject "licences"

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    • 10 graduates from WV topnotchers in fisheries board exam 

      (Panay News, November 9, 2023, on page 3-15)
      Graduates from Western Visayas have occupied the most spots in the Top 10 in the recently released results of the October 2023 Fisheries Technologist Licensure Examinations (FTLE). The Professional Regulation Commission ...

    • 2 more firms seek permit to mine Lingayen Gulf 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 22, 2022, on page A6)
      Two more mining firms have applied for government permits to mine Lingayen Gulf for magnetite, or black sand, prompting groups here to renew their opposition to what they described as “massive environmental destruction.” ...

    • 5 arrested for illegal fishing in Concepcion 

      PN (Panay News, April 27, 2016, on page 8)
      The continuing seaborne patrol operation of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force led to the arrest of five suspected illegal fishers in Barangay, Concepcion town. According to a report from Charlie Asturias, the ...

    • 86 illegal fishers caught in N. Iloilo 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, September 6, 2018, on page 2-14)
      A total of 86 fishermen were apprehended for illegal fishing in the waters of the northern towns of Concepcion and Carles early this month. They were using active gears such as trawl, ring net and modified bag net locally ...

    • 9 held for illegal fishing in Novotas 

      Ong, Ghio (The Philippine Star, August 11, 2017, on page 16)
      Nine fishermen were arrested yesterday for allegedly fishing in Manila Bay off Navotas using a method that destroys the seabed. They were reportedly caught using the “hulbot” or Danish seine method beyond Pier 2 of the ...

    • 95 of 376 pass fisheries technologist licensure exam 

      (The Philippine Star, October 21, 2012, on page 5)
      The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced yesterday that 95 out of 376 examinees passed the Fisheries Technologist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Fisheries in Manila, Davao and Iloilo last Oct. ...

    • BFAR gets tough on illegal Manila Bay fishing: 17 vessels seized, 153 fishermen arrested off Cavite 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, September 14, 2010, on page 5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) netted 17 vessels and 153 people engaged in illegal fishing in waters off Cavite last week. In a report to Agriculture Secretary ...

    • BFAR leads closed season for fishing in Visayas 

      Tianero, Resel Joy (Panay News, November 18, 2016, on page B9-B15)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Field Office 6 spearheaded the kickoff of the closed season for fish capture by conducting an information caravan on Nov. 16 and an Information, Education and ...

    • BFAR revocation of commercial vessel's license commended 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, January 16, 2020, on page B2)
      International advocacy organization Oceana lauded the move of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ (BFAR) to permanently revoke the license of a fishing vessel found to have repeatedly violated the Fisheries ...

    • Biggest salmon producer wants to farm fish inside cargo ship 

      Mcferron, Whitney (Manila Bulletin, July 7, 2016, on page B14)
      The world’s biggest Atlantic salmon producer wants to start farming fish inside a ship rather than the sea. Building traditional fish farms on the open water in Norway has become almost impossible because of state rules ...

    • Boatmen from Mararison island get financial aid 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, December 1, 2018, on page 13)
      Disadvantaged boat operators and their boatmen on Mararison Island in Culasi town were given financial assistance by the Antique provincial government on Tuesday. Noemi Tagle of the Antique Provincial Social Welfare and ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource, Fisheries Administrative Order No. 245-3, Series of 2015 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 1, 2015, on page B5)
      Subject: Regulations and Implementing Guideline on Group Tuna Purse Seine Operations in High Seas Pocket Number 1 as a Special Management Area.

    • Cagayan vows crack down on illegal fishing 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, September 28, 2017, on page E1)
      The local government of Claveria has allocated at least P3.1 million for its Fisheries Law Enforcement Team (FLET) and vows to maintain and strengthen its mechanism against illegal fishing activities. The coastal town that ...

    • 'Closed season' at Visayan Sea starts today 

      Subong, Elsa S. (The Daily Guardian, November 15, 2017, on page 3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has declared November 15, 2017, to February 15, 2018, as closed season for sardines, herrings and mackerels fishing, as provided in the Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) ...

    • Concepcion trawl fishers arrested 

      (Panay News, October 29, 2015, on page 4)
      The provincial bantay dagat task forces arrested six fishermen engaged in twarl fishing off the cost of Bago island in barangay talotoan, concepcion town. The task force'spatrol operation was conducted from oct. 15 to 24. ...

    • Davao fishing industry largely complying with closed season - BFAR 

      Carillo, Carmencita A. (BusinessWorld, July 22, 2015, on page S1/5)
      More than halfway into the implementation of the three-month fishing ban in the Davao Gulf which started in June, compliance has been 100% with no violators caught so far, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • DENR looking into fishpen operation 

      de Vera, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, August 26, 2007, on page 3)
      Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Jose Atienza Jr. said the department is already in the process of reviewing the documents of fishpen and fish cage operators on Manila Bay and Laguna de Bay to prevent the further ...

    • DOST VI scholars claim top spots in fisheries board exam 

      (Panay News, November 9, 2023, on page 13)
      Five Department of Science and Technology (DOST) VI scholar graduates emerged as the topnotchers in the October 2023 Licensure Examination for Fisheries Professionals.

    • Duterte mulls land reform in Boracay 

      Angelo, Francis Allan L. (The Daily Guardian, April 10, 2018, on page 1-14)
      President Rodrigo Duterte said he will place Boracay Island in Aklan province under land reform after the six-month rehabilitation works are finished. In a press conference on April 9, 2018, in Davao City before flying to ...

    • Fight for gas exploration in West PH sea, Duterte urged 

      Antiporda, Jefferson (The Manila Times, October 17, 2016, on page A3)
      President Rodrigo Duterte should insist on the Philippines’ right to exploit the resource-rich West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) when he visits China this week, with the Malampaya field off Palawan set to run out of ...