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Prov'l Bantay Dagat nets 45 trawl fishers
Operatives of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force arrested 45 fishermen engaging in trawl fishing off the coast of Naburot Island and Manlangabang Island in Concepcion town on Wednesday. The fishermen, who lacked ...
- March 3, 2015
Carles illegal fishers nabbed
Six fishermen engaged in dynamite fishing off the island barangay of Balbagon in Carles town were apprehended by the Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force on March 31. Recovered from them were 30 kilos of dynamited fishes, a ...
- April 1, 2015
P2.5-M shells seized in Batad
About P2.5 million worth of endangered seashells were confiscated by police in the coastal town of Batad after they intercepted a six-wheeler truck containing the said shells. Insp. Joven Arevalo, Batad police chief, said ...
- August 2, 2014
Ex-agri chief calls for creation of Department of Fisheries
Former Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Saturday proposed the creation of a Department of Fisheries that will be independent of the Department of Agriculture to give more attention to and support for the sustainable ...
- May 1, 2019
Bureau of Fisheries on fish holiday
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Depart of Agriculture (DA-BFAR) recognizes the sentiments of the fisheries sector - particularly, the fisherfolk. The agency shares the fisherfolk's interest to make ...
- September 5, 2015
'Fish Holiday' vs New Law
Local fish traders and fishermen are being urged to join three days of nationwide "fish holiday" beginning today. The "fish holiday" is a protest against Republic Act (RA) 10654 that, among others, imposes stiff penalties ...
- September 22, 2015
More Illegal fishers caught
Ten more illegal fishers, including a minor, have been caught by the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force in northern Iloilo this week. In Coordination with the Philippine National Police, the task force intercepted ...
- March 21, 2015
17 charged with illegal fishing
Seventeen fishermen engaged in Danish Seine fishing were charged with illegal fishing before the Provincial Prosecutor's Office. The complaint was specifically for violation of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 246 that ...
- April 24, 2015
IPPO, capitol, maritime cops join forces as 'hulbot-hulbot' returns: Oplan Octopus
An alarmed Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) and provincial government have joined forces with the Regional Maritime Unit (RMU). They agreed to conduct joint operations against illegal fishing called the campaign ...
- February 15, 2015
SP to probe arrest of fishers
On August 15, the Sangguniang Panlungsod's committee on agriculture and fisheries will hold an inquiry on the complaints of fishermen arrested by the Bantay Dagat of Guimaras. The apprehension happened two weeks ago. Ten ...
- August 11, 2013