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Group opposes 3-month closed fishing season
A fisherfolk group is against the implementation of a closed fishing season, claiming it causes an artificial shortage that hurts both fisherfolk and consumers. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas ...
- October 13, 2021
E-voucher program to disburse cash aid to farmers, fishermen via DBP; food aid via Agri dep't
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it entered into an agreement with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) to offer an e-voucher program which will deliver subsidies to farmers and fisherfolk. Agriculture ...
- November 11, 2020
Mahalagang anunsyo: Walang kumakalat na sakit sa mga tilapia
Bunsod ng paglaganap ng isang balita tungkol sa sakit ng tilapia at hipon, mariin na pinasisinungalingan ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ng Department of Agriculture ang nasabing kumakalat ng balita. Nais ...
- June 28, 2020
BFAR urges fishermen: Swarm West Phl Sea
Filipino fishermen should continue plying their trade in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) where they can count on government protection from possible harassment by the Chinese, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...
- April 30, 2021
DA Administrative, Circular No. 02, Series of 2021
Subject: Partial Suspension of Section 3 (a) of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 264, Series of 2020 (Regulation on the catching, possession, transporting, selling, trading and exporting of mangrove crablets, juvenile ...
- February 16, 2021
The key to a food secure Philippines
Aquaculture, in particular, can help the country attain fish sufficiency and food security, but there is a dearth of qualified personnel such as aquaculturists who can build and run fish farms. Citing data from the Commission ...
- April 7, 2021
PH needs to boost 'Agar Agar' production
The Philippines should boost the production of export winner "agar agar" seaweed to create jobs and alternative rural livelihood while generating export receipts of about $200 million yearly. During the Philippine Chamber ...
- December 6, 2021
Toward a 'bluer normal'
Impacted by the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19), fishermen can play a crucial role in coastal and marine biodiversity protection and conservation. But they will need all the assistance that they could get. As the ...
- August 16, 2020
‘Remember Recto Bank sinking’
A year after the ramming and sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank, former foreign affairs chief Albert del Rosario is urging Filipinos not to forget the incident or surrender to China’s ...
- June 10, 2020
Is creation of a Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources a good idea?
A number of stakeholders in the fishery sector had been calling for the establishment of a Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR), separate from the Department of Agriculture (DA). Its proponents cite two ...
- December 24, 2020