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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
Thousands protest steel plant over vietnam fish deaths
Thousands of Vietnamese protesters surrounded a Taiwanese steel plant Sunday, some scaling walls and holding signs demanding its closure, as anger flares against the firm for dumping toxic waste into the ocean killing tons ...
- October 3, 2016
Earn extra cash through fish processing
Marine fish are usually plentiful during summer, so it's best for fisherfolk to take advantage of his seasonal rise in marine production to earn extra cash. One good business is fish processing. There are, for instance, ...
- April 22, 2010
Breakfast at risk: PH tries to turn the tide on fish losses
Dried fish for breakfast, fried to a crisp with a splash of spiced vinegar, garlic fried rice and a runny egg yolk, is the kind of breakfast that Filipinos who live abroad crave. The dish, often made with sardines, anchovies, ...
- November 30, 2018
Gov't involves community in Lake Bato Conservation
Fisherfolk in Lake Bato, the 7th largest lake in the Philippines, can hope for more livelihood with the launching of the Lake Bato Conservation Project earlier this week. A joint undertaking by the provincial and local ...
- March 2, 2014
Environmental science in focus at conference
Dr. Ryohei Kada, professor of Agricultural Economics at Shijonawate Gakuen University, in Osaka, Japan, and one of the keynote speakers, stressed the need for a deeper understanding of the relationship between environment ...
- June 14, 2018
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
Six more fish landing centers
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will build six more community fish landing centers (CFLC) in Eastern Visayas this year. The centers will be built in Maasin City in Southern Leyte, Tanauan, Abuyog and ...
- January 19, 2017
Misamis Oriental fishing firms to Congress: Amend Fisheries Code
Commercial fishing firms in Misamis Oriental are set to appeal to Congress to introduce amendments to the country’s Fisheries Code. Commercial Fishing Association of Misamis Oriental (CFAMO) President Carlitos A. Baculio ...
- November 26, 2016
TRAIN taxes throwing fisherfolks into 'debt trap'
As various business segments feel like they are being spun in a whirlpool because of consumer-cost cataclysm out of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act, the country’s fisher folks are adding to the ...
- January 14, 2018