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Fisherman dies after large vessel rams into his boat in Negros city
A fisherman died after his fishing boat capsized after being hit by an unidentified roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) cargo vessel in the waters off Sitio Pangayuhan 1, Barangay Washington, Escalante City, Negros Occidental, on ...
- September 10, 2020
DOJ: WPS fishermen's P6-M settlement not final
A P6-million settlement with 22 Filipino fishermen, whose fishing boat Gem-Ver was reportedly rammed by a Chinese vessel two years ago, is not yet a done deal, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said yesterday. “The discussion ...
- July 12, 2021
Negros 'hulbot' fishers nabbed
The captain and crew of a fishing boat from E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental have been arrested and charged of illegal fishing here. M/BCA Inday Janen, piloted by Joenel Barba with crews Herman Lumanog and Rafael Egoinio, ...
- May 8, 2015
Sea chase: PH assures Vietnam of fair inquiry
The Philippines on Monday assured Vietnam it will conduct a fair and thorough investigation into the deaths of two Vietnamese fishermen during a sea chase involving the Philippine Navy off the coast of Pangasinan on Saturday. ...
- September 26, 2017
DA-BFAR awards fishing boats to fisherfolk beneficiaries
In less than three months since it was launched, the Ahon! Rehabilitation Initiative has surpassed its target of 10,000 units of fishing boats for the Yolanda affected fisherfolk, the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of ...
- March 2, 2014
‘Palukso’ fishermen arrested in Carles
Ten fishermen manning fishing vessel Michael were apprehended for illegal fishing in Barangay Piagao, Carles town. They were caught fishing using a modified drift trawl locally known as palukso two kilometers from the ...
- June 23, 2018
Keeping the fishersfolks afloat
With their bancas sporting new motor engines and additional fishing accessories, 33 marginalized fishersfolks from Brgy. Pandaraonan are now sailing out at sea farther, more confident and more equipped. The Department of ...
- August 27, 2022
Fisherfolks seek ban exemption
TWO groups of small-scale fisherfolks want to be exempted from the ban on destructive fishing methods to help them recover from the effects of super typhoon Yolanda last year. In a letter dated Jan. 8, 2014, the Carlessanon ...
- January 14, 2014
Body of missing fisherman recovered
Authorities retrieved on Friday the body of a fisherman who was reported missing for three days at Barangay 1, Ilog, Negros Occidental. Commander Jansen Benjamin, head of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Negros Occidental, ...
- July 11, 2020
Lost not ‘a single island’ but the whole of Spratlys
Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano was being smart the other day when he challenged critics of the Duterte’s complacent attitude in the face of China aggressive moves in South China Sea. At the flag-raising ceremony at ...
- June 1, 2018