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'Family-oriented' Boracay eyed
The Department of Tourism Region 6 (DOT-6) is eyeing to make this island resort a “family-oriented” destination when it reopens in less than three months. “We are looking at a more family-oriented destination. Before, the ...
- July 29, 2018
Antique fisherfolk to get their fiberglass boats
Fisherfolk-beneficiaries in the province of Antique have been advised to coordinate with the provincial office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) or at the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) ...
- July 15, 2019
Search, rescue and retrieval ops end: All passengers, crew accounted
The search, rescue and retrieval operations for survivors and casualties of Saturday's capsizing of three motorboats in the Iloilo Strait have ended. All the 83 passengers and 13 boat crewmen have been accounted. The crew ...
- August 8, 2019
BFAR maintains red tide alert in some Visayas, Mindanao areas
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued warning against consumption of shellfish in toxic red tide-infested bays in several areas in Visayas and Mindanao. “All types of shellfish and Acetes sp. of ...
- February 6, 2017
Massive fish kill in WV remote - BFAR
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office here said a widespread fish kill like what occurred in Batangas and Pangasinan provinces is a remote possibility to happen in Western Visayas. Regional ...
- June 7, 2011
Ex-agri chief calls for creation of Department of Fisheries
Former Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Saturday proposed the creation of a Department of Fisheries that will be independent of the Department of Agriculture to give more attention to and support for the sustainable ...
- May 1, 2019
Iloilo board member urges action against sea tragedies
An Iloilo board member passed a resolution urging municipal mayors to take appropriate actions to prevent sea tragedies. “We don’t want what happened in Iloilo Strait to happen in our coastal jurisdictions,” 2nd District ...
- August 25, 2019
Cruise Ships line up for Boracay visits
Halfway into the island’s six-month closure, cruise ships are already lined up for Boracay visits. Helen Catalbas, director of the Department of Tourism in Western Visayas, said on Thursday that about five to eight cruise ...
- July 28, 2018
PH lifts ban on several fish species from Fukushima
The Philippines has lifted a seven-year-old ban on the importation of several fish species from Fukushima Prefecture as a gesture of goodwill during the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet members to Japan ...
- June 1, 2019
NegOcc fishery industry seen to get boost thru USAID pact
The fishery industry of Negros Occidental is seen to get a boost through the partnership of the academe and the business sector with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Frank Carbon, chief ...
- January 9, 2019