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Agribusiness entrepreneur leads Agrilink 2018 expo
Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines (ProPork) president Edwin Chen has been tapped as chairman of the 25th edition of the country's biggest and international recognized trade exhibition on agriculture, food and ...
- July 22, 2018
Coral farming introduced in Lubang
A private group has taken the initiative to coordinate with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for the introduction of mariculture coral farming in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro. Through mariculture, a ...
- February 3, 2013
DA signs IRR amended Fisheries Code
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the amended Philippines Fisheries Code, which reinforces the safeguarding of the country's seas from illegal, unreported and ...
- September 27, 2015
Illegal fishing fight stepped up
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has formed the Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating CommitteeSubcommittee on Fishing and Marine Environment Protection (RLECC-SFMEP) in Eastern Visayas to strengthen ...
- July 14, 2018
Policy changes proposed in DA to improve ease of doing in agri sector
The Department of Agriculture (DA) was told to change certain policies as the unnecessary regulatory burden, just like in other sectors, affects the ease of doing business in the agriculture and fishery sector. This was ...
- June 16, 2018
DOST-ICT honors partners in rural connectivity project
The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Office of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) cited its public and private sector partners for the “TV White Space (TVWS) Supported Fisher folk Registration ...
- December 15, 2015
DA gives ₱83-M aid to Bicol agri-fisheries
Some agriculture and fishery stakeholders in Bicol Region have received P83.3-million aid through the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) campaign of “bridging the gap and touching the hearts" of the agri-fisheries sector. ...
- February 9, 2016
BFAR sets up surveillance center at tip of Batanes
Government officials have embarked on a six-day mission to the country’s northernmost territory to initiate the installation of a new monitoring facility in Amianan Island (Y’ami) of Itbayat, Batanes. Lawyer Asis Perez, ...
- May 24, 2016
Lake Mainit alliance to protect PH's 4th largest lake
A joint, concerted effort to regulate the exploitation and protect the country’s fourth largest lake – Lake Mainit – has been launched that will be composed of the technical working group (TWG) of the Lake Mainit Development ...
- July 25, 2015
‘Colorum’ commercial fishing boats thrive in Eastern Visayas
All but 5 percent of the 32,000 commercial fishing vessels in Eastern Visayas are registered with authorities, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office. BFAR Regional Director Juan ...
- September 19, 2018