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Galunggong prices down due to formalin scare
Galunggong prices declined in recent weeks as consumers steered clear of the fish due to formalin scare. In a report on GMA News' "24 Oras," fish vendor Arlene Carabuena said that from P180 per kilogram in the last week ...
- September 9, 2018
Incentives would improve MPA protection efforts, experts say
The safeguarding of Philippine marine protected areas (MPAs) would improve if local communities were given incentives to protect these areas, several marine experts said on Monday. Human activities such as fishing were ...
- June 29, 2019
Carpio warns of China's looming encroachment on Scarborough
Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has warned that China may impose an air defense zone and control the whole South China Sea if the Philippines will not stop its plan to build a radar station in the disputed Scarborough ...
- March 19, 2017
Weak El Niño good for fisherfolk, says BFAR
The weak El Niño is good for fishermen even as it scorched the country’s farms, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said. BFAR director Eduardo Gongona said there are fewer tropical cyclones expected because ...
- April 7, 2019
PH Q2 agriculture output up 6.2% year-on-year
The Philippines' agricultural output rose 6.18 percent in the second quarter compared with a year ago, outpacing growth in the first quarter, as good weather helped boost crop harvests, including rice and corn, the statistics ...
- August 20, 2017
BFAR assures public: measures in place vs tilapia virus threat
The Philippine fisheries bureau on Saturday assured the public that appropriate risk management measures are ready to stop the possible entry into the country of a lake virus attacking tilapia fish in several countries. ...
- June 20, 2017
PH eyes China as export market for milkfish
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said that the Philippines may soon find another export market in China for milkfish or bangus. The country currently exports the fish to the United States and several ...
- July 28, 2019
'No need to seek China's consent': Filipino boats resume fishing in Panatag Shoal
Foreign Affairs secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. reiterated that no agreement has been forged between the Philippines and China over Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) in the South China Sea. In an interview with GMA News' JP ...
- November 4, 2016
BFAR tests show galunggong samples not injected with formalin
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) said Friday that the collected samples of galunggong from three public markets tested negative for formalin. No formalin was injected in the ...
- August 26, 2018
BFAR blames climate change for dwindling galunggong supply
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is pinning the blame on climate change for the seasonal dwindling of supply of the staple fish galunggong or round scad in the country.“Unang una, climate change. ‘Pag umuulan, ...
- August 25, 2018