http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/16 2026-04-24T08:23:04Z 2026-04-24T08:23:04Z Barcia, Rhaydz http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/17553 2026-04-17T03:29:03Z 2026-04-12T00:00:00Z

Bicol farmers, fishers get govt subsidies Barcia, Rhaydz In an effort to cush­ion the impact of the eco­nomic crisis in the coun­try, the Depart­ment of Agri­cul­ture (DA) in Bicol has allot­ted P604 mil­lion fuel sub­sidy inten­ded for 260,050 farm­ers and fish­er­men in Bicol. DA Bicol Agri­cul­tural Pro­gram Coordin­at­ing Officer Florentino Ubalde Jr. told the press dur­ing the vir­tual press brief­ing with the Phil­ip­pine Stat­ist­ics Author­ity (PSA) regional office on Fri­day that the depart­ment will give the fuel sub­sidy under the Pres­id­en­tial assist­ance to cover the 260,050 farm­ers and fish­er­folk. Each bene­fi­ciary stands to receive P2,325 cash assist­ance dur­ing the rol­lout set in the next few days.

2026-04-12T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/17552 2026-04-17T03:29:03Z 2026-04-14T00:00:00Z

China poisoning waters in Ayungin Shoal - NSC The Phil­ip­pines accused Chinese fish­er­men on Monday of pour­ing cyan­ide in waters in the Spratly Islands, a flash point in the dis­puted South China Sea that has been the site of viol­ent con­front­a­tions with Chinese ves­sels. Beijing claims the stra­tegic South China Sea in nearly its entirety, des­pite an inter­na­tional rul­ing that its asser­tion has no legal basis. The Phil­ip­pines’ National Secur­ity Coun­cil (NSC) alleged the pois­on­ing began last year around Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly chain, which sits near vital ship­ping lanes and is reputedly rich in min­er­als.

2026-04-14T00:00:00Z Jordan, Giselle http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/17551 2026-04-17T03:28:57Z 2026-04-13T00:00:00Z

Galunggong deliveries doubled in Navotas Jordan, Giselle Deliveries of galunggong (round scad) at the Navotas Fish Port Complex almost doubled in March compared to the same period last year, the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) said. Landings of the staple fish reached 16,165.52 metric tons (MT), up from 8,161.92 MT in 2024. This includes two galunggong varieties — 9,731.68 MT of shortfin scad and 6,433.84 MT of bigeye scad.

2026-04-13T00:00:00Z Cruz, Moises http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/17536 2026-04-08T08:53:38Z 2026-03-31T00:00:00Z

Upgrade for fisheries school wins approval Cruz, Moises The House Committee on Higher and Technical Education has approved a measure to upgrade Matarinao School of Fisheries into a polytechnic institute in Eastern Samar. House Bill 6785, authored by Eastern Samar Rep. Christopher Sheen Gonzales and co-authored by 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan, seeks to establish the Eastern Samar Polytechnic Institute of Fisheries and Technology (Espift).

2026-03-31T00:00:00Z