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Village Chief refuses red tide help from city
Councilor Noli Villarosa, Association of Barangay Councils president, has refused the assistance from the city government for red tide-affected fisherfolk in Barangay Tangub. In a letter, the City Agriculture Office (CAO) ...
- January 8, 2016
Stop the thresher hunt: Cebu’s Treasured Sharks Slaughtered for their Unique Fins
Across a shallow strait from the northernmost tip of Cebu Island lies the small, but idyllic Malapascua Island. The island is only 2.5 kilometers long and barely a kilometer wide, renowned for its fine, white sand beaches, ...
- April 8, 2016
5 arrested for illegal fishing in Concepcion
The continuing seaborne patrol operation of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force led to the arrest of five suspected illegal fishers in Barangay, Concepcion town. According to a report from Charlie Asturias, the ...
- April 27, 2016
LandBank raising lending to small farmers, fisherfolk to P115B by 2022
Supporting President Rodrigo Duterte's goal to disperse the growth momentum from Manila to the countryside through the farm sector. New Landbank President Alex Buenaventura said in a statement on Sunday, December 25, that ...
- December 28, 2016
Department of Fisheries
Cong. Buddy Britanico of Banat party-list has a good plan if elected to the House of Representative this May 9 election.
- March 30, 2016
Fish landing centers in 11 coastal towns
Community fish landing centers will be built in 11 coastal municipalities in the next two years. Buruanga, Malay, Nabas, Tangalan, Ibajay, Makato, Numancia, Kalibo, New Washington, Batan, and Altavas have been identified ...
- September 15, 2016
Filipino urged to watch docu on West Philippine Sea
Malacanang on Sunday invites Filipinos to watch and disseminate the documentary regarding the maritime dispute in the West Philippine and its impact to small fishermen and the maritime ecology. The 21-minute long documentary ...
- June 16, 2016
Sea patrol nets 'trawl' fishers
Four fishermen were arrested for illegal fishing off the coasts of Baligiuan and Tago islands in Concepcion Town.
- March 23, 2016
'Agriculture, fisheries sector to recover in Q4'
Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary Manny Piñol expects the agriculture and fisheries sector to rebound and register positive growth in the last quarter of 2016, as the government provides more support to boost the ...
- August 22, 2016
Farmers, fisherfolk to get P316-M projects
Farmers and fisherfolk in Aklan, Antique, Guimaras, and Iloilo will receive today P315.7 million worth of projects from the Department of Agriculture (DA). DA secretary Proceso Alcala will lead the turnover of farm-to-market ...
- March 2, 2016