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    • PH won't let China remove military outpost on SCS shoal 

      (SunStar Philippines, March 8, 2024, on page 4)
      The Philippines will not allow China to remove a Philippine military outpost in a fiercely disputed South China Sea shoal, a navy official said Wednesday, March 6, 2024, a day after four Filipino navy personnel were injured ...

    • Merger to boost agri-fishery network in W. Visayas 

      (SunStar Philippines, March 19, 2024, on page 5)
      To enhance the region’s research, development, and extension (R4DE) priorities for the agriculture and fishery sectors, the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently held a transition meeting in Iloilo City to establish the ...

    • Marcos signs law to boost PH's local salt industry 

      Peralta-Malonzo, Third Anne (SunStar Philippines, March 19, 2024, on page 5)
      President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law a measure that aims to strengthen and revitalize the salt industry in the country. Marcos signed into law Republic Act 11985, or the Philippine Salt Industry Development Act, ...

    • DENR hosts learning activity at Sasmuan Coastal Wetland 

      Flora, Ian (SunStar Philippines, March 14, 2024, on page 9)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) hosted learning activity for officials of the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park (LPPWP)–Protected Area Management Board (PAMB), including local government officials, ...

    • BFAR: No red tide in Central Luzon waters 

      Arcellaz, Princess Clea (SunStar Philippines, March 2, 2024, on page 3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said shellfish samples collected in Central Luzon are free from the toxic red tide. Based on Shellfish Bulletin No. 04 Series of 2024, BFAR said the coastal waters of ...

    • Bataan fishermen receive livelihood aid from BFAR 

      De Leon, Jovi (SunStar Philippines, March 16, 2024, on page 2)
      Members of the 1Bataan Pawikan Conservation Alliance Network (1PawiCAN) recently received livelihood assistance from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Central Luzon. The 1PawiCAN fisherfolk were awarded ...

    • DA distributes P909-M agri-fishery projects in W. Visayas 

      (SunStar Philippines, March 12, 2024, on page 7)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA), through Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. awarded a total of P909.68 million worth of projects to farmers, fisherfolk, and organized groups of Iloilo. Under the Rice Farmers Financial ...

    • 38 Dumangas students complete fish processing program at ISUFST 

      Lagon, Herman (DailyGuardian, March 12, 2024, on page 10)
      38 senior high school students from Dumangas National High School have successfully finished a two-week fish processing immersion at the Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology (ISUFST) Main Campus-Tiwi ...

    • SMPC distributes seaweed propagules to Caluya farmers 

      (Panay News, October 2, 2023, on page 17)
      Integrated energy company Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC), in its continued effort to expand its livelihood programs outside of its host island, has partnered with Department of Energy (DOE), local government ...

    • Defensor commits to address woes of farmers, fisherfolks 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, October 4, 2023, on page 2)
      The very first dialogue between farmers and fisherfolks in the province and Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has been fruitful. Defensor, with Provincial Agriculturist Dr. Ildefonso Toledo, called the presidents of farmer and ...

    • 3 nabbed for dynamite fishing 

      Baylon, Jen (Panay News, October 16, 2023, on page 5)
      The Philippine National Police-Maritime Command (PNP-MARICOM) apprehended three individuals suspected of using dynamite to catch fish on Zapatos Gamay Island in Roxas City. The arrested were identified as Joseph Ado, 40, ...

    • 2 boats nabbed for illegal fishing 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, October 25, 2023, on page 4)
      Authorities have recently apprehended two fishing boats engaged in illegal fishing in the waters of Barangay Sibay in the municipality of Caluya. The fishing boat’s personnel were unregistered and were using active fishing ...

    • Two San Joaquin fishermen rescued 

      (Panay News, March 1, 2024, on page 9)
      Two fishermen were rescued by Coast Guard Sub-Station (CGSS) personnel after their boat capsized off the waters of Barangay Purok III, San Joaquin, Iloilo. The two fishermen were identified as Domingo Seron, 55, a resident ...

    • PCG deploys medical team to Pag-asa Island 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Tempo, April 1, 2024, on page 1)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed a team of doctors, nurses, and teachers to Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to improve community welfare and education in the remote area. The team is comprised ...

    • 14 rescued from capsized boat in Quezon 

      Estacio, Danny (Tempo, April 1, 2024, on page 1)
      Fourteen passengers were rescued from a boat that capsized in the sea in Barangay San Rafael, this town, on Black Saturday. Police Lt. Sherwin Padua, duty officer at the port of San Rafael, received information that a ...

    • Adaptation, mitigation in agri program launched to support farmers, fisherfolks 

      Francisquete, David Ezra (SunStar Philippines, March 20, 2024, on page 3)
      An official from the Department of Agriculture-Davao Region (DA-Davao) Supervising Science Research and Specialist says the agency is supporting the agricultural and fisheries sectors in improving adaptation and mitigation ...

    • Prices of fish, veggies to spike during Holy Week 

      De Leon, Jovi (SunStar Philippines, March 21, 2024, on page 2)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday advised consumers, especially Catholics, to expect increases in the prices of Holy Week food alternatives like fish and vegetables. The agency said the price hike may be felt ...

    • DA salutes Filipina fisherfolk, animal raisers in Women’s Month 

      (SunStar Philippines, March 21, 2024, on page 5)
      On the third week celebration of the National Women’s Month, the Department of Agriculture (DA) puts spotlight on the women in the Philippine livestock, poultry, and fisheries subsectors. The Da-gender and Development (GAD) ...

    • ALS students plant mangroves 

      (SunStar Philippines, April 1, 2024, on page 12)
      The students and teachers of an Alternative Learning System (ALS) engaged in mangrove planting in Barangay Cogon Pardo, Cebu City on Monday, March 18, 2024. Students from ALS Community Learning Center planted mangroves in ...

    • The breathless pursuit of underwater photography in Cebu 

      Tabiolo, Jewil Anne (SunStar Philippines, March 25, 2024, on page 8)
      For countless moments, a world without photographers dims life’s beauty. Even in the depths of the ocean’s darkness, they capture its magnificence, achieving what land-bound photography could never dream. Their tools of ...