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'Habagat' hurts Negros Occ. agri-fishery
Heavy rains brought by habagat, or southwest monsoon, caused P6 million worth of damage to crops and fisheries in various parts of Negros Occidental. A total of 501 farmers and fisherfolk in the city of Cadiz and the ...
- August 20, 2016
'Algal bloom caused Sapian Bay fish kills'
An algal bloom triggered two fish kills at the Sapian Bay in Capiz, the director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6 said. The fish kills were discovered on Dec. 28, 2015, and Jan. 3 this year. ...
- January 12, 2016
Fishers to bets: don’t forget us
Fishermen on Wednesday staged a rally here to press presidential candidates to include their sector in their governance plans, four days ahead of the third and last presidential debate that would be held at the University ...
- April 23, 2016
China offers aquaculture, but fishers won’t bite
The head of a fisherman’s group here likened to a “lollipop” being offered to appease a crying child a Chinese government offer to bring fish-growing technology to local fishermen displaced by a territorial row over ...
- November 14, 2016
110 city fishers get aid
At least 110 fisherfolk here received livelihood assistance, including 40 banca engines and 70 fish nets, from the city government on Friday. Office of the City Agriculturist acting chief Romulo Pangantihon said the ...
- July 23, 2016
Oyster industry expands on Cagayan coast
Oysters from the province are becoming bigger and bigger in size, described by Cagayan fisherfolk as too large to “fit into the mouth of a regular gin bottle,” encouraging the BFAR to work to boost the local industry. ...
- October 7, 2016
Sustainable agriculture under Duterte
As we seek to achieve food security and safety while at the same time raising incomes among our farmers and fisherfolks, the government must realize that agricultural and biosystems engineering is a crucial tool in this ...
- July 29, 2016
MIMAROPA 15,000 fisherfolk affectedby 'Nona' - BFAR
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Oriental/Occidental Mindoro Occidental, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan (Mimaropa) revealed yesterday that some 15,000 fisherfolk have been displaced by recent typhoon ...
- January 12, 2016