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DA allots P1.9B for fisheries
The Department of Agriculture has allocated P 1.9 billion this year to implement in integrated, pro-poor and community-based fisheries and aquaculture program. Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said the program aims ...
- January 10, 2012
‘Colorum’ commercial fishing boats thrive in Eastern Visayas
All but 5 percent of the 32,000 commercial fishing vessels in Eastern Visayas are registered with authorities, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office. BFAR Regional Director Juan ...
- September 19, 2018
Fish Biomass seen as solution to cut imports
A Filipino scientist said the country can achieve self-sufficiency for fish and marine products if it implements strategies and programs to increase biomass in the seas. Angel Alcala PhD, a former environment secretary ...
- September 13, 2018
DA urged to prioritize training, promote agri-preneurship
Sen. Bong Go has expressed support for the proposed 2021 budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA) as he commend the agency for its swift response to the needs of Filipino farmers and fisherfolk during the pandemic. “I ...
- October 18, 2020
Something fishy around our waters
Bangus (milkfish) is the Philippine national fish. But because someone close to a Philippine president had been granted a franchise to smuggle out bangus fry, Taiwan now grows the species in large fish ponds. In the event, ...
- August 27, 2018
Solar LEDs to light tuna landing site in Camarines Sur
The Municipality of San Jose, Philips Electric and Lighting Inc. plus the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) signed a formal partnership to illuminate San Jose Port, a tuna landing site, using solar-powered LED ...
- May 26, 2015
Fishers urged not to venture into Manila Bay, told it's 'dead'
Local officials have been telling Edlyn Rosales that Manila Bay is already a dead body of water. Friends who otherwise meant well have told her the same, she said. But as for barangay officials who compared the 58-kilometer-wide ...
- January 31, 2023
Organization of fishermen seeks gov’t help for members
The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA), an organization of small fishermen, said the government needs to provide aid to small fisherfolk during the three-month closed fishing season in the ...
- November 19, 2021