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Fishing vessel catches fire, sinks off Palawan; 2 hurt
Two fishermen were injured when a fishing vessel suddenly caught fire and eventually sank off Cuyo, Palawan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported yesterday.
- May 17, 2023
Cops donate over P1.2-M cash to oil spill-affected families
The Police Regional Office 4B has donated more than P1.2 million cash to poor families affected by the oil spill in Pola, Oriental Mindoro. PRO4B Police Brig. Gen. Joel Doria said the donation came from voluntary contributions ...
- May 4, 2023
PCG containing oil spill from sunken dredger
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has put in place measures to contain yet another oil spill that resulted from the sinking of Sierra Leone-flagged dredger MV Hong Hai 189 off Bataan on Friday morning, May 5, one week since ...
- May 7, 2023
DA works with private sector, Congress for salt industry dev't
The government is awaiting the passage of bills that would modernize the salt industry. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) national director Demosthenes Escoto said the law needs updating. “The existing law ...
- July 17, 2023
'Manila Bay still rich in marine resources'
Manila Bay is still abundant in marine resources, fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said yesterday, following reports that some local government units were discouraging ...
- February 4, 2023
Onion supply shortage, fish importation due to crisis in governance
This is in reaction to your editorial, “Desperation over onion,” (1/19/23). We were aghast at the magnitude of the “onion problem,” which has caused some farmers to lose their lives by committing suicide after incurring ...
- January 23, 2023
Fishermen in Palawan report continuing Chinese harassment
Just days after the Philippines and China supposedly reached an agreement in which China would allow Filipinos to return to their own fishing grounds in the West Philippine Sea, a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel drove away ...
- January 22, 2023
Solon seeks P1k fuel subsidy for fisherfolks
Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has filed a bill seeking to guarantee a fuel subsidy for municipal fisherfolk by providing a fuel voucher of not less than P1,000 per month. Under House Bill No. 8007 or the “Pantawid ...
- May 15, 2023
Oceana: Allowing commercial fishing in municipal waters will adversely affect local fisherfolk, damage marine life
An ocean protection and conservation group has opposed moves to amend the Fisheries Code of the Philippines, specifically regarding the potential allowance of commercial fishing in municipal waters. Rose-Liza Eisma-Osorio, ...
- July 31, 2023
Offshore mining firms back PBBM climate call
A group of deep-sea offshore mining organizations on Sunday backed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call to all members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on the urgent issues on worldwide critical minerals ...
- May 15, 2023