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Fishermen appeal for systematic gov’t solution
The country’s fishing sector – beset by a series of oil price hikes and declining output over the past years – had sought for an “extensive and systematic” government solution. The appeal came from a group of small ...
- May 25, 2020
BFAR lifts sardine fishing ban in Zamboanga waters
Even as the government continuously implements a three-month ban on sardine fishing every year, the sardines industry in Zamboanga still ended up growing P20 billion, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said. The Department ...
- March 6, 2018
Crackdown on rising prices
Meanwhile, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said there was nothing wrong with the forthcoming importation of 17,000 metric tons (MT) of galunggong, which will be sold directly to local markets — the first time it will ...
- August 24, 2018
Gov't 'weak' in implementation of fisheries law
Top officials of the multinational environment group Oceana said the Duterte administration is “weak” in terms of the implementation of Fisheries Law, with the fisheries sector still one of the most vulnerable sectors in ...
- August 1, 2019
In third quarter: Agriculture ekes out 0.7% growth
The agriculture sector grew at a slower pace during the third quarter of the year, as increases in crop and fisheries production were not enough to offset the losses recorded in livestock and poultry. Data from the Philippine ...
- November 10, 2020
PH eyes more rice fish imports
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said on Monday he has proposed the importation of an additional 132,000 tons (T) of rice by the private sector to address “very limited” supplies of the staple food in the country’s ...
- August 28, 2018
DA forges fisheries deal with Papua New Guinea
The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has forged a deal on fisheries development with the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) of the Independent State of Papua New ...
- February 4, 2019
Creation of fisheries dep't pushed
A group of agricultural stakeholders has resurrected the call for the creation of a separate Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR), saying that Filipinos’ high protein requirement is already enough reason ...
- December 8, 2020
Candidates urged to come up with ‘blue agenda’ on sustainable fisheries
Presidential candidates are urged to adopt a "blue agenda" in order to build a stronger fishery sector in the next six years. In a statement, non-governmental organizations (NGO) has called on the presidential candidates ...
- April 23, 2016
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