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Taal eruption's damage to agriculture now at ₱3 B; farmers, fishers get aid
Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Friday said that the total damage to agriculture due to Taal Volcano’s eruption has risen to P3.06 billion. In a roundtable discussion with the Manila Bulletin editors and reporters on ...
- January 18, 2020
Farmers, fishers to get ₱11 B
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said it has earmarked ₱11 billion for the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) as well as assistance to farmers and fisherfolk next year. In a statement, Budget Secretary ...
- September 17, 2022
Fishermen appeal for systematic gov’t solution
The country’s fishing sector – beset by a series of oil price hikes and declining output over the past years – had sought for an “extensive and systematic” government solution. The appeal came from a group of small ...
- May 25, 2020
More Pinoys now fishing in Bajo de Masinloc
There is an increasing number of Filipino fishermen who are casting their nets in Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales to earn a living despite the steady presence of China Coast Guard (CCG), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said ...
- March 26, 2022
Ban fish importation, fishermen urge
While it welcomed the temporary ban on some imported fish, a fisher group is urging the government to make the prohibition permanent to help struggling fisherfolk. According to the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ...
- December 18, 2022
We won't give up claim in West PH Sea - Malacañang
Malacañang reiterated that the government will not give up even a single inch of the country’s territory, including its claims in the disputed portions of the South China Sea. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque made the ...
- August 25, 2020
12 fishers, 2 others missing after colliding with cargo ship in Occidental Mindoro
A local fishing boat carrying 12 fishermen, including its captain, and two other individuals capsized off the waters of Tayamaan in Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro Sunday after it reportedly collided with a Hong Kong-registered ...
- June 30, 2020
Fisherman missing as boat capsizes in Negros town
A fisherman was reported missing after his pumpboat capsized in the waters off Barangay 1, Ilog, Negros Occidental late Tuesday night. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Negros Occidental launched a search and rescue operation ...
- July 9, 2020
Fisherman waits for rescue while sitting on capsized boat
A 40-year-old mechanical technician who went fishing survived a scary experience as he had to sit on his capsized wooden boat for hours under the scorching heat of the sun last weekend in Isla Verde in Batangas. Dennis G. ...
- April 19, 2021
DA to set aside ₱1-B for loan assistance to farmers, fisherfolks
Though it hasn’t yet secured the approval of President Rodrigo Duterte for the ₱31 billion supple-mental budget it is asking from the national government, the Department of Agriculture (DA) already knows exactly where to ...
- April 5, 2020