Browsing Daily Tribune by Subject "fishing"

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    • BFAR, USAID partner vs illegal fishing 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, October 26, 2022, on page B15)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Central Luzon and the United States Agency for International Development recently conducted a Training of Trainers on the Philippine Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing ...

    • Davao fisherfolk receive needed aid 

      Trozo, Prexx (Daily Tribune, September 22, 2023, on page B16)
      More than 2,000 fisherfolks received rice and cash support from Davao City First District Representative Paolo Duterte during the ongoing distribution which will end today. The lawmaker’s son Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II led ...

    • Del Carmen named Caraga's best coastal town 

      (Daily Tribune, November 15, 2020, on page B14)
      The Municipality of Del Carmen was recently named Caraga Region’s grand winner in the Malinis and Masaganang Karagatan (MMK) program of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), ...

    • DND denies downplaying China's new coast guard law 

      Roson, John (Daily Tribune, February 13, 2021, on page B16)
      The Department of Defense (DND) on Friday denied speculations that it downplayed the effect of China's new coast guard law on Filipino fishermen. In a statement, Lorenzana took exemption to the statement of Sen. Risa ...

    • Fishers back despite restive Taal Volcano 

      Roson, John (Daily Tribune, February 20, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Fisherfolk are being allowed back into Taal Lake even if the volcano in it continues to show signs of restiveness. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Friday that nine tremors were ...

    • Food security 

      (Daily Tribune, October 13, 2022, on page A4)
      Hardy Filipino fishermen are doing more against rising inflation than those swathed in banker’s barong. Droves of Filipino fishermen fishing in Bajo de Masinloc’s fish-rich waters, while being mindfully shadowed by the ...

    • GenSan fishermen seek fuel subsidies 

      Gorgonio, Gilbert Jr (Daily Tribune, September 10, 2023, on page B16)
      The last Tuna Congress here has urged the city government to hear the plea of local fisherfolks to grant them fuel subsidies amid rising petrol prices. City administrator, Atty. Franklin Gacal, said that Mayor Loemrelie ...

    • Go to WPS, AFP tells Pinoy fishers 

      Kabagani, Lade Jean; Piatos, Tiziana Celine (Daily Tribune, September 29, 2023, on page A1-A2)
      The Western Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines is eyeing an increase in Filipino fishermen going to the country's exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea. AFP WesCom chief, Vice Adm. Alberto Carlos, ...

    • High fuel prices spark fishing halt 

      Lacson, Nonoy E. (Daily Tribune, September 13, 2022, on page B16)
      About 50 percent of commercial fishing companies here have stopped fishing tamban — the variety of fish used in the production of canned sardines — due to the high cost of fuel and the implemented ban to fish inside municipal ...

    • Importation of 60-K scad fishes not needed 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, January 24, 2022, on page B12)
      A former representative in the agriculture sector has slammed the planned importation of 60,000 metric tons (MT) of scad fish (galunggong) and mackerel of the Department of Agriculture (DA) despite an ample supply of fish ...

    • Loren pushes reef protection 

      (Daily Tribune, April 4, 2022, on page A7)
      Returning senatorial candidate Loren Legarda on Sunday stressed the importance of conserving and preserving the country’s coral reefs to sustain the basic needs of Filipinos and to promote livelihood. “Beyond aesthetics, ...

    • Major fishing firms oppose trackers before SC 

      Murcia, Alvin (Daily Tribune, October 13, 2023, on page A6)
      The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Thursday in a consolidated case challenging a lower court's decision that declared unlawful a government order requiring commercial fishing vessels to install tracking devices. ...

    • More Pinoy fishermen seen in Pag-asa 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, May 20, 2022, on page 3)
      The increasing number of fisherfolks in the contested Pag-asa Island, internationally known as Thitu Island that lies 480 kilometers west of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, proves that Filipino fishermen are now confident ...

    • No need for China fishing deal 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Daily Tribune, April 28, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      In yet another effort to convince the public that President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have not forged a five-year-old fishing deal, Malacañang on Tuesday said the Philippines does not need an agreement ...

    • Nueva Ecija fishing sector gets boost 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, March 30, 2022, on page B15)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) are set to construct the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) Biotechnology Center at the Bureau of Fisheries and ...

    • Palawan gov't distributes 'payao' to 138 fishermen 

      Formoso, Celeste Anna (Daily Tribune, February 4, 2024, on page B16)
      A total of 138 members from various fisherfolk associations in Palawan are benefitting from the fish aggregating device project distributed in the last quarter of the previous year, the provincial government reported. ...

    • Sulu offers fishing solutions 

      Lacson, Nonoy (Daily Tribune, September 27, 2023, on page B15)
      The provincial government here on Tuesday is offering a solution to the ongoing woes of fishing companies following the ban imposed on commercial fishing boats inside the Sulu Sea. Governor Abdusakur Tan disclosed that the ...

    • Supreme Court junks Navotas fisher' petition 

      Murcia, Alvin (Daily Tribune, June 9, 2022, on page A8)
      The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday disclosed it has dismissed the petition by Navotas fisherman and internal non-government organization for the issuance of a writ of continuing mandamus to compel concerned government ...

    • Welfare of fishing, seafood migrant workers promoted 

      Yap, Jun (Daily Tribune, January 21, 2021, on page B16)
      Migrant workers in South-East Asia’s fishing and seafood processing sectors are expected to benefit from a new program which will continue efforts to promote regular and safe labor migration throughout the industry. With ...

    • Why we need to save our coral reefs 

      Tacio, Henrylito (Daily Tribune, May 7, 2023, on page B15)
      "Coral damage feared as vessel grounded," said the headline of a recent issue of Daily Tribune. "Extensive damage to the coral reefs that serve as a marine habitat is feared with the incident raising concerns anew about ...