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Fishing Devices
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) launched here Saturday the nationwide deployment of fish aggregating devices or "payao" for small fishermen operating within the country's municipal fishing areas. BFAR ...
- March 10, 2013
Pampanga fishermen get vital assistance
In an effort to uplift the lives of hundreds of fishermen living along the shore of Pampanga Bay, the Pampanga provincial government headed by Governor Lilia G. Pineda on Wednesday extended support and programs through her ...
- February 28, 2013
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
DA signs IRR amended Fisheries Code
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the amended Philippines Fisheries Code, which reinforces the safeguarding of the country's seas from illegal, unreported and ...
- September 27, 2015
Rosario rises from coastal damage
Fishing communities of this town are beginning to rise from the devastation wrought by the oil spill in the coast of this town earlier this month and, with the help of local officials, their fishing industry is alive again. ...
- August 17, 2013
₱20,000 cash aid for maguindanao fisherfolks
Maguindanao fisherfolks affected in recent man-made and natural calamities will soon receive ₱20,000 cash assistance each from the government through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).T he " good news ...
- April 18, 2015
Fishing outlaws
Six fishermen caught in the act of using "taksay" - an illegal method of fishing - within the restricted seawater of this town on Saturday were arrested by joint elements of the local police and Bantay Dagat. Senior Inspector ...
- June 3, 2013
"Pole-vaulting" a sustainable fisheries industry
By the 21st century, meeting and sustaining food security will become a major concern as population continues to grow and the natural resources, particularly the farmlands and forest, become less productive as before. ...
- October 22, 1997
Fisherfolk laud DENR for mining shutdowns
A fisherfolk group has lauded Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez for revoking the mining agreements of 75 undeveloped mine operations near watersheds. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...
- February 18, 2017
BFAR calls for fisherfolk listing
To give face to the legitimate fishermen in the country, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is pushing for the extensive implementation of the municipal fisherfolk registration or FishR. During the recent ...
- August 24, 2013