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Lebin targets illegal fishers, gamblers
Newly-installed Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) Director, Senior Supt. Gil Liben vowed to stop illegal gambling and illegal fishing in the province without fear or favor. Lebin, a resident of Pototan town, replaced ...
- August 25, 2010
Bantay Dagat nets 'palupad' fishers
Sixteen fishermen, including their boat captain, from Brgy. Bara, Roxas City have been arrested over the weekend for using trawl, an active gear, within the municipal waters of Concepcion town. Engaging in trawl fishing, ...
- October 11, 2017
Bantay Dagat arrests 6 for illegal fishing
Six fishermen engaged in trawl fishing off the coast of Baligiuan Island, Barangay Malangabang, Concepcion town were apprehended by Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Tash Force. According to the task force, the fishermen were ...
- December 1, 2015
Campaign on amended fisheries code increased
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 6 (BFAR6) is stepping up efforts on information, education and communication campaign on a new law which amended the Philippine Fisheries Code. Republic Act 10654, an act to ...
- December 1, 2015
Iloilo drive vs "hulbot" fishing get boost
The provincial government’s campaign against the prohibited hulbot-hulbot fishing has gotten a big boost. The Department of Agriculture (DA) approved a proposed update to Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 246 banning ...
- July 18, 2018
2 arrested for illegal fishing
Two men were arrested for illegal fishing in Barangay Enclaro, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental. Police identified them as resident TD Calderon and Raul Gabaida of Barangay Saraet, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental.
- May 26, 2019
'N. Iloilo illegal fishing hotspot'
Northern Iloilo is an illegal fishing hotspot in Western Visayas, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Most of the violations were the use of active gears and encroachment of municipal waters ...
- August 2, 2019
Bantay Dagat catches 'super hulbot' fishers
Thirteen fishermen from San Remigio, Cebu were apprehended off the coast of Barangay Asluman, Carles town for illegal fishing. The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Force led by Police Officer 1 Hendrick Bunday and Marvin ...
- June 9, 2018
Info campaign on amended fisheries code stepped up
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6 is stepping up its information and education campaign on Republic Act (RA) 10654, a new law which amended the Philippine Fisheries Code. RA 10654, an act to ...
- November 27, 2015
'Bantay Dagat needs help': paging BFAR, coastguard, PNP!
The Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force could not totally stop illegal fishing activities in Iloilo’s vast territorial waters all by itself, according to Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. Defensor urged other concerned agencies to ...
- July 7, 2017