Secretary Manny Piñol of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched P223 million worth of agricultural and fishery projects for Western Visayas Region. Piñol’s second official visit to the region is focused on island ...

The fisheries production of Guimaras has been rising for the past three years, The Philippine Statistic Authority (PSA) records showed. The upsurge was attributed to the rising trend in the municipal fishing, contributing ...

Secretary Emmanuel Piñol of the Department of Agriculture (DA) will visit Antique, Guimaras and Iloilo on Aug. 8 to 9 to lead the turnover of P233-millions worth of agriculture and fisheries projects, according to the ...

A lawmaker has called on Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu to intensify the government’s campaign against wildlife trafficking in the country, which she described as a form of environmental terrorism. Occidental Mindoro ...

The Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force could not totally stop illegal fishing activities in Iloilo’s vast territorial waters all by itself, according to Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. Defensor urged other concerned agencies to ...

Illegal fishers are getting creative. So must the authorities. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) bared a new measure to combat illegal fishing. It called the strategy "market denial". "Market denial" was ...

China’s foreign minister on Tuesday said he supported the idea of joint energy ventures with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, warning that unilateral action could cause problems and damage both sides. Wang ...

The Philippines and China have mutually committed to advancing friendly and pragmatic cooperation in various fields in order to further safeguard the peace and stability in the South China Sea. The Chinese Foreign Ministry ...

Visayas governors will be meeting on July 22 to talk about possible actions to be taken to stop illegal fishing in their waters considered as one of the country's richest fishing grounds. Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor ...

A total of 5,000 mangroves seedlings composed of potted bakawan (Rhizopora apiculata) and bungalon (Avicennia officinalis) were planted in Barangay San Carlos, Anilao, Iloilo, recently. The tree-planting activity was in ...