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DA to revive Laguna de Bay, other waterways
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will be re-stocking the Laguna de Bay and other lakes, rivers and creeks with indigenous fish species and non-invasive, commercially viable species to revive the declining fish stocks. ...
- May 7, 2017
Creation of fisheries dep't pushed
A group of agricultural stakeholders has resurrected the call for the creation of a separate Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR), saying that Filipinos’ high protein requirement is already enough reason ...
- December 8, 2020
DA to implement fuel discount program for farmers, fishermen
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to implement the “Fuel Discount for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program,” as provided under the Special Provision No. 20 of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 or ...
- January 27, 2022
Time to consider the creation of a Dep't of fisheries and aquatic resources
The recent decision of President Duterte to return the National Food Authority (NFA), the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), and the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) ...
- May 13, 2018
Aquaculture tech boosts Visayas dev't
Aquaculture technologies are developing fishfarming communities in central Philippines. Such technologies are being transferred to fisherfolk and government instrumentalities. Among those actively implementing a technology ...
- November 13, 1999
BFAR, Land Bank embark on rent-a-cage plan
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Land Banl of the Philippines (Land Bank) are embarking on a rent-a-cage program to help groups of fishermen affected by the El Niño phenomenon. Land Bank and BFAR ...
- March 12, 2010
Candidates urged to come up with ‘blue agenda’ on sustainable fisheries
Presidential candidates are urged to adopt a "blue agenda" in order to build a stronger fishery sector in the next six years. In a statement, non-governmental organizations (NGO) has called on the presidential candidates ...
- April 23, 2016
Fishing rebounds in Tayabas Bay
Three years after fishermen complained of dwindling catch, Tayabas Bay now hosts schools of fish through a fish cage culture project pushed by the Department of Agriculture (DA). To arrest the depletion of marketable fish, ...
- December 9, 2011
Landbank lauded for establishing credit program for science projects
A South Asian Center in this city has lauded the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) for opening its credit windows in support of the dissemination of scientific technologies to the local aquaculture sector. "The entry of ...
- August 23, 2003
What to do with the fish pens in Laguna de Bay: (Part IV and last of the series)
These four columns were provoked by the directive of the President two years ago to dismantle all the fish pens in Laguna de Bay. The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) complied as ordered and issued Resolution 518 ...
- June 10, 2018