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Record fish unloading in major ports
The implementation of stricter two-week quarantine measures in the Greater Manila Area has not affected supply of fish with the Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) reported of record high weekly fish unloading from March ...
- March 27, 2021
Ban fish importation, fishermen urge
While it welcomed the temporary ban on some imported fish, a fisher group is urging the government to make the prohibition permanent to help struggling fisherfolk. According to the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ...
- December 18, 2022
Sufficient fish supply assured amid COVID-19
Despite the COVID-19 triggered disruptions in the country’s food supply chain, Filipinos will have an adequate supply of fish, a staple food for majority of the population, throughout the entire year, an official data ...
- May 3, 2020
Supply shortage prompts sugar, galunggong importation - DA
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has defended its move to import 200,000 metric tons (MT) of refined sugar and 200,000 MT of galunggong, saying that its attached agencies’ data showed supply deficiency of sugar and fish ...
- February 20, 2022
DA assures enough food supply for Metro Manila’s 14-M population
As President Duterte placed Metro Manila under “community quarantine” following the rise in local transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the country’s top agriculture official assured that Metro Manila, home ...
- March 14, 2020
Fish smugglers beating BFAR through online sales - Sen. Imee
“Smugglers selling online are one step ahead of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).” Senator Imee Marcos said this on Friday, Nov. 25 as she warned BFAR would have limited success in its campaign against ...
- November 26, 2022
BFAR cracks down on unauthorized sale of imported fish
The Bureau of Fisheries and ASuatic Resources (BFAR) has warned against the sale of imported fish unauthorized for wet markets, particularly diverted froTen fish commodities intended only for canning, processing, and ...
- November 26, 2022
Dead fish turn up in Cavite
Thousands of dead fish turned up in Cañacao Bay in Cavite City on Monday, Nov. 13. Mayor Denver Chua conducted an inspection of the residential area in Barangay 62-A affected by the pervasive stench, while live-streaming ...
- November 14, 2023