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High court orders gov't to protect China-occupied PH reefs in WPS
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a special order for the protection and rehabilitation of destroyed marine environment in three Philippine features in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) that were either seized by China or ...
- May 4, 2019
'More commercial fishing can help raise galunggong catch'
The "relentless" implementation of anti-illegal fishing laws and inclement weather resulted to low supply of galunggong, forcing authorities to import, an official said Monday. Under current laws, only small boats are ...
- September 5, 2018
Gov't aid sought for Zambo fishermen
A labor group appealed to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday to extend due assistance to some 50,000 workers, who will be affected by the latest round of government-imposed fishing ban in the Zamboanga ...
- December 1, 2017
Piñol warns coastal mayors: stop illegal fishing or else…
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Manny Piñol told fisherfolk in the coastal village of Dinahican here that he will ask President Duterte to suspend local chief executives who do nothing against illegal fishing ...
- May 7, 2017
First National FARMC Congress identifies gaps, ways forward on fisheries management in PH
In celebration of the National Fisherfolk Day, fisherfolk from across the country joined stakeholders in the fishing industry for the National Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Councils (FARMC) Congress, which was ...
- June 3, 2021
COA to BFAR: Account for ₱237.5-M DAP funds
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture, received ₱237.5 million from the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) of the government in 2011. Records showed ...
- February 23, 2015
Crackdown on rising prices
Meanwhile, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said there was nothing wrong with the forthcoming importation of 17,000 metric tons (MT) of galunggong, which will be sold directly to local markets — the first time it will ...
- August 24, 2018
Gov't agencies declare war on fish 'invaders'
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has rallied nine other government agencies to intensify the war on clown knife fish infestation at Laguna de Bay. The BFAR ...
- June 20, 2013
Department for fisheries proposed at Congress
Six members of the House of Representatives are sponsoring a bill that will create a department that will be responsible for developing and securing the country's fishery and aquatic resources. Rogelio Amatorio, a fisherfolk ...
- December 20, 2007
Seafdec pushes aquaculture biotechnology in Asean
Dr. Joebert D. Toledo, the Filipino scientist who heads the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Council (Seafdec), was candid enough. Genetic manipulation, he said, is not yet acceptable ...
- February 14, 2012