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Chinese drive Pinoy fishers out of shoal
China renewed its aggressive stance on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) nearly two years following the Panatag (Scarborough) standoff, with Beijing reasserting its presence in the contested waters. Philippine Armed ...
- February 25, 2014
Why our farmers, farm workers and fishermen are poor
One of our front page stories on Thursday is about the worldwide shortage of farm workers. In our country this is mainly because of bad governance—wrong policies for the agriculture sector (which for some statistical quirk ...
- August 1, 2014
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
Community-based project raises farmers, fishers income
More than 11,000 farmers and fisher folk around the country have seen their productivity increase and their incomes rise thanks to a community-based participatory research program initiated by the Bureau of Agricultural ...
- March 6, 2014
China fishing rule defied
Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin yesterday said the Philippines will not recognize a fishing ban reportedly imposed by China in the disputed Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). " We will not ...
- January 17, 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
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
Fishermen want apology from China
Fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) has urged the Chinese government to apologize for bombarding Filipino fishermen with water in Panatag Shoal last Jan. 27. In a statement, ...
- March 7, 2014
New China fishing law 'dangerous', says US
The United States said on Thursday that new Chinese fishing restrictions in disputed waters in the South China Sea were “provocative and potentially dangerous,” as disquiet grew in Southeast Asia over the rules. The ...
- January 11, 2014
DA releases funds for agricultural loans
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has recently released a P1billion fund through a flexible credit facility to provide agricultural loans to marginalized farmers and fisherfolk in the poorest provinces across the country. ...
- February 24, 2014