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After the deluge comes the banca: Earth Hour goes up a notch and provides fiberglass bancas to Filipino fishermen
Earth Hour Blue is crowdfunding and crowdsourcing platform that allows people to contribute their money, time, and ideas for a particular project. Here, WWF-Philippines has started "Bancas for the Philippines," a fundraising ...
- March 29, 2014
Farmers, fishermen get credit facility
A flexible credit facility line is now available for some 40,000 needy farmers and fishermen in the country's poorest provinces. The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC), ...
- February 25, 2014
Agriculture mag off the press
Make sure to get a copy of the June issue of Agriculture Magazine which is now off the press. It is published by the Manila Bulletin and edited by yours truly. On the cover is Dr. Emilia T. Quinito holding a broodstock of ...
- May 24, 2014
Filipinos need not seek China fish permit-palace
Malacañang yesterday said Filipino fishermen need not ask permission from Chinese regional authorities to fish in the high seas and most especially within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ). Deputy presidential ...
- January 12, 2014
B.F.A.R. upgrade
Cebu Rep. Benhur Salimbangon has filed House Bill 2313 to amend Republic Act 8550, the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998, to promote the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) directors and his two assistant ...
- January 6, 2014
Government allots ₱for beach forests, mangrove development
The government has allotted ₱1 billion for mangrove and beach forests development in disaster-risk areas in the country covering areas hit by typhoon Yolanda including Bohol and Cebu. DENR Sec. Ramon Paje said the fund ...
- February 25, 2014
What's new in soft-shell crab
Year-round production of soft-shell mud crab for the specialty high-end market is now possible, thanks to the improved hatchery and nursery techniques developed by scientists funded by the Department of Science and Technology. ...
- April 26, 2014
Reclamation on Mabini reef
The DFA said China was reclaiming land on the disputed reef and appeared to be building an airstrip. The DFA spokesman told Reuters that China has been moving earth and materials to Mabini Reef in the Spratlys and reclaiming ...
- May 16, 2014
Boosting mechanization of farm, fisheries
The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 10601, the Agriculture and Mechanization Act (AFMech), were signed on February 2, 2014, paving the way for the creation of Bureau of Agricultural Fisheries ...
- February 15, 2014
To maintain export markets: Seafood exporters need food safety certification support
Seafood exporters may need support in obtaining food safety certification Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) to retain their Europe and US markets even as 15 exporters failed to sustain their certifications. ...
- October 7, 2014