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1 M species risk extinction due to humns - draft UN report
Up to one million species face extinction due to human influence, according to a draft UN report obtained by Agence France-Presse that painstakingly catalogues how humanity has undermined the natural resources upon which ...
- April 27, 2019
BFAR lifts red tide advisory
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ( BFAR) on Wednesday announced that it has lifted the red tide warning in all coastal waters nationwide, except for the Bataan Peninsula. In its Shellfish Bulletin No. 4- 2015, ...
- February 20, 2015
Political Parties Conference in Moscow; world needs wise men; need to complete joint program with China on drilling in West Philippine Sea
And last week, before his scheduled departure as Secretary of Foreign Affairs to run for Congressman in the House of Representatives as a prelude to his announced eventual run for Speaker of the House next year, we suggested ...
- October 15, 2018
Police, military pounce on illegal fishing in Cebu
“One-time, big-time” operations against illegal fishing were conducted by the police and military in Cebu province over the weekend. Seventeen individuals were arrested from Saturday to Sunday in the campaign dubbed as ...
- November 13, 2018
DA to propose letting commercial boats inside 15-kilometer limit
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said they will propose adjustments to improve fishing yields, including permitting commercial boats to operate in municipal fishing ...
- July 16, 2018
BFAR invites local fishermen to catch fish in the West PH Sea
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Mimaropa is inviting local vessels and large commercial fleets to catch fish in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to help meet the country's fish consumption targets. ...
- November 2, 2018
South China Sea doesn't belong to any one nation - Pence
US Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday the South China Sea does not belong to any one nation and the United States will continue to sail and fly wherever international law allows, comments that is sure to rile China ...
- November 17, 2018
Illegal fishing
The Cebu Provincial Anti-Illegal Fishing Task Force (CPAIFTF) Team Pukot apprehended five commercial fishing vessels operating in a protected seascape off the municipal waters of a southern Cebu town. Four of the seized ...
- September 6, 2012
Banking on the Fishery Sector
Based on 2012 figures by the food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Philippines ranked among the major fish producing countries in the world. It has a total production of 3.1 million tonnes of fish, ...
- March 14, 2017
'Zero arrests': No illegal fishing in Estancia, Iloilo?
The municipality of Estancia in northern Iloilo is known for its rich fishing grounds that attract poachers even from neighboring provinces and islands. But since January this year, no one has been arrested for illegal ...
- October 24, 2017