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BFAR lifts sardine fishing ban in Zamboanga waters
Even as the government continuously implements a three-month ban on sardine fishing every year, the sardines industry in Zamboanga still ended up growing P20 billion, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said. The Department ...
- March 6, 2018
'Agaton' destroys P16.8-M crops, fishing facilities in Negros
Typhoon Agaton, which hit Negros province in the first week of 2018, destroyed P16.8 million worth of crops and fishing equipment, the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist of Negros Occidental reported. Based on the ...
- January 14, 2018
Fishing outlaws
Police operatives arrested four fishermen and seized their boats off the coast of Santo Tomas town, this province, the other day for allegedly employing illegal fishing methods. Police identified the suspects as Arnulfo ...
- June 8, 2013
Stronger PH military pressed amid sea dispute
Senator Richard Gordon on Sunday urged the Duterte administration to beef up the country’s military capability so that China and other nations won’t look down on the Philippines as a pushover. Meantime, the Philippine ...
- June 18, 2018
2 Vietnamese fishers killed, 5 nabbed for poaching off Bolinao
Two Vietnamese fishermen were killed while five others were arrested after a brief chase off the coast of Bolinao town Friday night for fishing in Philippine waters. The fatalities were identified as Le Van Liem and Le Van ...
- September 26, 2017
Tolentino, Mangudadatu vow agricultural reform
Hugpong ng Pagbabago senatorial bets former presidential political adviser Francis Tolentino and Rep. Zajid "Dong" Mangudadatu vowed to prioritize agricultural reform legislation and called for measures that would immediately ...
- March 28, 2019
Piñol warns coastal mayors: stop illegal fishing or else…
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Manny Piñol told fisherfolk in the coastal village of Dinahican here that he will ask President Duterte to suspend local chief executives who do nothing against illegal fishing ...
- May 7, 2017
Program launched to strengthen Philippine fisheries, coastal area
Bloomberg Philanthropies yesterday announced its ground-breaking Vibrant Oceans Initiative, a five-year commitment of US$53 million to reserve declining fish supplies and keep oceans thriving in the Philippines and two ...
- February 5, 2014
Isda sa Kabukiran
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is working on the facilitation of distribution of fish straight from the fish ports to the country’ remote towns. Through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the Philippine ...
- January 5, 2017
DA urges use of circle hooks
From hereon, Filipino tuna fishermen will only be limited to the use of circle hooks in catching their prey. The Department of Agriculture (DA) says it will intensify its campaign for the use of circle hooks in catching ...
- February 8, 2010