http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/59 2026-08-19T01:43:08Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/18055 Gov't-funded vessel to bring fish buyers to WPS fisherfolk Atienza, Kyle Aristophere The government will fund a vessel, the MV Mamalakaya, that will carry fish buyers seeking to directly purchase the West Philippine Sea (WPS) catch. The buyers on board will be ready “to purchase the fresh catch of Filipino fishermen at sea,” the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said in a statement. 2025-06-06T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/18003 BFAR exploring direct sale of diesel to fisherfolk Ochave, Revin Mikhael The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is considering the direct sale of diesel to fisherfolk to mitigate the impact of high fuel prices. Demosthenes R. Escoto, BFAR officer-in-charge, said that the BFAR is trying to arrange access to diesel for fisherfolk at a lower price. “We’ve initially talked with Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) because we are exploring the possibility of coming up with a direct sale of diesel for our fisherfolk. The PNOC told us to discuss this in detail with the Department of Energy (DoE), which in turn is asking for some data on the requirements of these fishers’ groups,” Mr. Escoto said last week. 2022-10-31T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/18001 Philippines, US, Australia, Canada hold first joint war games in SCS Atienza, Kyle Aristophere The Philippines, Canada, United States and Australia kicked off their first joint military exercise in the South China Sea (SCS) on Wednesday, according to their military, amid China’s increased military buildup in the waterway. The two-day exercise, which will involve naval and air force units, is the first among the four countries, and follows the first Philippine-Japan joint exercise in the disputed South China Sea last week. 2024-08-08T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/18002 Philippines’ fight against illegal fishing improves The Philippines improved one spot to 54th out of 152 coastal countries (from worst to beast) in the 2025 edition of the biennial Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Index by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. 2025-12-30T00:00:00Z