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DA to extend loan program for aquaculture
Manila, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking at extending its flagship loan program to the aquaculture and mariculture sectors amid the lack of development in the captured fisheries production. ...
- April 2, 2018
Dwindling catch: Fisheries production slips in Q3
The country’s fisheries production saw a four percent drop in the third quarter of the year due to lower output from municipal fisheries. Based on latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, municipal fisheries ...
- December 25, 2016
5 provinces commit to protect Visayan sea
Five local government units have committed to adopt a fisheries management framework to protect the Visayan Sea, one of the country’s major fishing grounds, from illegal fishing activities to ensure a sustainable fisheries ...
- September 30, 2018
Fisheries production dips slightly last year
Fisheries production in the country slightly went down last year amid declines in the municipal and aquaculture sectors. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that total volume of fisheries production ...
- January 29, 2021
Phl, PNG strengthening agri-fishery cooperation
The Philippines and Papua New Guinea have agreed to strengthen cooperation in fishing and agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol, who is part of the delegation for this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ...
- November 12, 2017
Fisheries dep't needed to make local aquaculture a powerhouse
The creation of a separate fisheries department will propel the growth of the industry and make the Philippines one of the world’s aquaculture powerhouse. Senator Francis Pangilinan has refiled Senate Bill 32 calling for ...
- August 5, 2019
DA ramps up fisheries plan
The Department of Agriculture is ramping up its efforts to synergize plans and programs in the fisheries sector as it moves toward achieving a sustainable and inclusive blue economy for the Philippines. Agriculture Secretary ...
- February 7, 2020
Tañon Strait protection to be strengthened to ensure fisheries sustainability
The government is strengthening protection efforts at the Tañon Strait, the country’s biggest marine protected area, to ensure sea safety and fisheries sustainability. The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and ...
- December 25, 2017
Ambo damage to agri hits P1 B
Damage to the agriculture sector in areas battered by Typhoon Ambo has climbed to P1.04 billion, the Department of Agriculture-Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center reported yesterday. The fisheries ...
- May 19, 2020
Ambo agri damage hits P1.56 B
Damage to agriculture in areas hit by Typhoon Ambo has ballooned to P1.56 billion. Damage to the fisheries sector was valued at P41 million and affected 2,644 fisherfolk. Most of the damage was recorded in Leyte and Northern ...
- May 21, 2020