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DA urges suspension of LGU officials who fail to stop illegal fishing
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte the suspension of local government officials, even mayors, and barangay chairmen, who will fail to stop illegal fishing in their areas. The ...
- January 5, 2017
22 rescued Mindoro fishermen seek exclusive rights to fish in Recto Bank
The group of Filipino fishermen who were abandoned and left floating in the West Philippine Sea after a Chinese vessel hit their boat has only two requests to President Duterte – for the government to hold the perpetrators ...
- June 20, 2019
DA assures enough food supply for Metro Manila’s 14-M population
As President Duterte placed Metro Manila under “community quarantine” following the rise in local transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the country’s top agriculture official assured that Metro Manila, home ...
- March 14, 2020
Policy changes proposed in DA to improve ease of doing in agri sector
The Department of Agriculture (DA) was told to change certain policies as the unnecessary regulatory burden, just like in other sectors, affects the ease of doing business in the agriculture and fishery sector. This was ...
- June 16, 2018
Red tide plagues four coastal waters in PH
Four coastal waters are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison, popularly known as red tide, which produces potent toxins that can cause a variety of gastrointestinal and neurological illnesses. Residents should ...
- July 22, 2017
BFAR to tap new catch documentation system to fight illegal fishing
The Philippine government can soon utilize a new catch documentation system – which took five years to be developed – in addressing illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUUF). A statement showed that the Department ...
- February 15, 2020
Enforcement plan for PH’s largest marine protected area strengthened
The enforcement plan for the country’s largest marine protected area (MPA), Tañon Strait, underwent a fresh review, a move that will further protect the channel from commercial, illegal, and destructive fishing operations. ...
- December 15, 2016