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Fishermen in boat rammed by Chinese back Leni
Fishermen who survived the ramming incident of their boat by a Chinese vessel inside Philippine waters in 2019 have expressed support for Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Francis Pangilinan for the top posts in the ...
- April 7, 2022
Fisher group rejects amendment of fisheries code
Fishers are rejecting the call of President Marcos to amend the Fisheries Code, saying this will only favor commercial fishers. In his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), Marcos asked Congress to amend the Fisheries ...
- July 26, 2023
Ulysses agri damage nears 4 B
Damage to agriculture in areas battered by Typhoon Ulysses has ballooned to almost P4 billion. Damage to fisheries was pegged at P711 million.
- November 19, 2020
BFAR rolls out first fiberglass fishing boat
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) launched yesterday the first 62-footer fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) tuna handline fishing boat aimed at capacitating small-scale fisherfolk by providing upgraded ...
- September 22, 2022
Fisherfolk seek guidelines on quarantine
The fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) is seeking “clear and comprehensive fishing guidelines” in Manila Bay while the government is enforcing a community quarantine in ...
- March 15, 2020
Plant mangroves, not cancerous fake sand
Plant mangroves on the entire 190-kilometer coastline of Manila Bay. That will rehab the murky waters not cancerous artificial white sand on a half-kilometer seafront along Roxas Boulevard, Manila. Alibis for the government’s ...
- September 11, 2020
Phl leaves joint naval patrols; Palau, Ecuador repel Chinese poachers
Filipino soldiers have been withdrawn from joint naval exercises in the West Philippine Sea. President Rody Duterte has limited drills only to territorial seas 12 nautical miles from coast. “[He] has a standing order to ...
- August 12, 2020
5 more bodies in Visayas sea mishaps recovered
The number of confirmed fatalities in the recent sea mishap in the Visayas climbed to seven yesterday after five more bodies of missing fishermen were recovered in the past two days. The bodies of Victor Calvo, Hermenio ...
- September 28, 2021
DFA demands withdrawal of China vessels from reef
The Philippines yesterday demanded that China withdraw its maritime militia vessels from Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, saying their continued presence and activities in the area “blatantly infringe upon Philippine sovereignty, ...
- March 24, 2021
Fuel discount to benefit agri producers, consumers - DA
The Department of Agriculture (DA)’s fuel discount program for farmers and fishers is seen to benefit both producers and consumers, as it tempers production costs and market prices of some commodities. In a statement, the ...
- January 25, 2022