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Fisherfolk aid ready - palace
Fisherfolks affected by the oil spill in Cavite late last week will be assisted by the government.
BFAR (Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) said they are already preparing fishing gears, fingerlings and other ...
- August 12, 2013
Tax haul from more inshore fishing seen at P24B
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said fishermen should make more use of inshore, municipal waters to boost the government’s ability to tax and modernize the industry. BFAR National Director Eduardo B. ...
- June 25, 2019
Quezon farmers, fisherfolk get P1.42-B aid from DA
The Department of Agriculture (DA) distributed P1.42 billion worth of assistance to farmers and fisherfolk in Quezon province who were affected by recent typhoons while their livelihoods have been weakend by the coronavirus ...
- November 25, 2020
Crab hatchery in Tagum aims for ASEAN market
The Tagum City Multi-Species Hatchery Project, which was inaugurated last week, is aiming to make crabs more affordable and readily-available to locals as well as produce for export to members of the Association of Southeast ...
- October 8, 2015
Fishing association opposes plan to import 60,000 MT
The government's plan to import 60,000 metric tons (MT) of fish to augment supply during the closed fishing season has met with opposition from the association of small fishermen. The chairman of the Pambansang Lakas ng ...
- August 30, 2021
DA budgets P700 million for fish landings
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated over P700 million to establish new community fish landing centers (CFLCs) nationwide in order to improve the socioeconomic conditions of fishing communities. In a statement ...
- February 10, 2015
More than P500M worth of crops and livestock damaged by Taal eruption
Taal volcano's eruption has damaged more than P500 million worth of crops and livestock, the Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday. Agriculture damage in the Calabarzon Region — made up of the provinces of Cavite, ...
- January 15, 2020
Fish aggregating devices tapped to help fisherfolk manage costs
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is planning to distribute fish aggregating devices (FADs) to help fisherfolk maximize output without raising production costs. FADs “attract high-value fish species (and) ...
- September 15, 2022
Fisherfolk urge navy to drive away China ships in disputed sea
A group of fishers on Thursday asked the Philippine government to send its navy to drive away Chinese vessels in the South China Sea within the country’s exclusive economic zone. “It is without a doubt that the vessels ...
- June 25, 2021
Galunggong closed season to be enforced in north Palawan
The fisheries bureau is seeking to protect the galunggong fishery by declaring a no-harvest season during spawning in northern Palawan, in a bid to raise the long-term numbers of the species, an important food for low-income ...
- October 19, 2015