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Visayas provinces ink deal to preserve seas
Provinces bordering bodies of water in the Visayas region recently signed a Covenant of Commitment and Cooperation for the conservation, protection, and restoration of the Visayan Sea during the 9th Visayan Sea Summit at ...
- July 28, 2017
8 villagers face raps for illegal fishing in Leyte Gulf
A former Leyte barangay (village) chairman and seven other persons were slapped with a criminal complaint before the Leyte Prosecutor’s Office of the Department of Justice here after they were caught illegally fishing at ...
- January 12, 2021
Cagayan vows crack down on illegal fishing
The local government of Claveria has allocated at least P3.1 million for its Fisheries Law Enforcement Team (FLET) and vows to maintain and strengthen its mechanism against illegal fishing activities. The coastal town that ...
- September 28, 2017
3-mth Palawan ban up vs galunggong fishing
The government will implement a 3-month moratorium against fishing round scad (galunggong) in North Eastern Palawan starting mid-November in line with the government’s program for sustainable utilization and management of ...
- November 3, 2015
Whale sharks shy away from dirty seawater, noise
The visitors that swam in the waters off this city may have stayed longer but the noise and dirty seawater could have turned them off, consequently drove them away to less hostile parts— they are nine gentle giants, whale ...
- February 28, 2014
US trains Filipinos in underwater CSI, law enforcement
Twenty-seven representatives from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) participated in the training for coral reef crime scene investigation ...
- July 7, 2022
BFAR lifts shellfish ban in Bataan
Green mussels or "tahong" and other shellfish are now safe for human consumption in the province of Bataan after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. (BFAR) lifted the ban it imposed in November last year. Imelda ...
- February 20, 2018
Fish importer faces raps for diverting funds
The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has filed an administrative case against a Manila-based fish importer for misdeclaration and diversion of some P1.9 million worth of ...
- February 14, 2021
BFAR buying 100 patrol boats
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is buying nearly 100 new patrol boats to protect the country’s fisheries, an official said on Monday. The BFAR, an agency under the Department of Agriculture, currently ...
- June 23, 2015
Petron takes responsibility for oil spill
PETRON Corp. on Monday admitted its pipeline in Cavite caused the spread of half a million liters of diesel fuel in Manila Bay which affected four towns and over 30 villages in the province. The Philippine Coast Guard said ...
- August 13, 2013