Browsing Daily Tribune by Subject "livelihoods"

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    • 100 city fisherfolk awarded boats, nets 

      Balagtas, Cherk (Daily Tribune, June 27, 2021, on page A7)
      A total of 100 registered Navoteño fisherfolk were awarded with 30-footer fiberglass boats and fishing nets by the City Government of Navotas. The turnover, led by Navotas Rep. John Rey Tiangco, was held in line with the ...

    • Barrier removal BBM's call - PCG 

      Ayeng, Raffy; Garner, Jom; Kabagani, Lade Jean (Daily Tribune, September 26, 2023, on page A1-A6)
      Dismantling the floating barrier that China installed at Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc is a matter for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to decide, a Philippine Coast Guard official said yesterday. Commodore Jay ...

    • Bataan fisherfolk livelihood beefed up 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, August 8, 2022, on page B31)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Luzon (BFAR3) has provided payaos to fisherfolk in the province as part of the agency’s thrust to develop the fishing industry in the area. In coordination with ...

    • BFAR earmarks P58M for Eastern Visayas fisherfolk 

      Recuerdo, Elmer (Daily Tribune, May 22, 2023, on page B16)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has allocated P58.4 million for the livelihood projects of fisherfolk in the poorest municipalities in Eastern Visayas for this year. BFAR regional information officer Christine ...

    • BFAR provides aid to Aurora orgs 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, September 27, 2023, on page B16)
      Two people’s organizations from this province received livelihood assistance worth P37,500 each from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. According to BFAR OIC- Provincial Fishery Officer Rex Sabaluca, the two ...

    • Bulacan fishermen get boost 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, February 1, 2023, on page B16)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in central Luzon revealed on Tuesday that it has provided five fiberglass reinforced boats to the fisherfolk of Barangay Frances here. The boats are powered by a 10-horsepower ...

    • 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), ...

    • End war on nature 

      (Daily Tribune, June 30, 2021, on page B43)
      Ending the “war on nature” must be part of global recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World Oceans Day. The annual commemoration is a reminder of the major ...

    • Fishermen decry San Miguel's reclamation project 

      Balagtas, Cherk (Daily Tribune, September 17, 2022, on page A8)
      A fishermen’s group yesterday scored San Miguel Corporation for its alleged arbitrary removal of mussel farms and fish pens in Navotas City to pave the way for its reclamation project. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...

    • Fishpond coops receive aid 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Daily Tribune, February 21, 2023, on page B16)
      At least 110,000 tilapia fingerlings have been distributed by the City Agriculture Office to 152 fishpond cooperators here since January. According to City Agriculturist Shiela Nas on Monday, the fingerlings were provided ...

    • Guimaras fishermen now using motor boats 

      Lolo, Raymart T. (Daily Tribune, November 13, 2020, on page B15)
      Guimaras fishermen, all 150 of them, are now using motor boats purchased through the P3-million livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE). From paddle-powered boats to modern ones, DoLE ...

    • Lanao Norte fisherfolk get boost 

      Echeminada, Perseus (Daily Tribune, September 9, 2023, on page B16)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has distributed fingerlings and feeds to   farmers and fisheries groups in Lanao del Norte to support the livelihood of fisherfolk communities there. The BFAR Northern Mindanao ...

    • Law on Sierra Madre conservation pushed 

      Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, October 5, 2022, on page 3)
      We need nature for our livelihood. Aquaculture depends on clean water to survive and thrive. It is in our best interest to preserve the environment so we can keep on producing fish. The Sierra Madre and its 500-kilometer ...

    • 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, ...

    • Navotas fisherfolks get fishing nets 

      Balagtas, Cherk (Daily Tribune, June 3, 2022, on page A7)
      The City Government of Navotas, through the Kadiwa Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA), distributed fishing nets to 92 registered fisherfolks. Of t his number, 75 received 500 to 700-meter nets used to catch ...

    • New lease in life for Bicolano fishermen 

      (Daily Tribune, April 16, 2021, on page B12)
      With that in mind, Que Rica has decided to re-establish the Fleet of Hope program. It was first launched in 2006 after a major typhoon, and was able to give away 30 bancas to affected fisherfolk. In 2020, it’s returned as ...

    • Over 4K fisherfolk elated on gov't aid 

      Trozo, Prexx (Daily Tribune, September 29, 2023, on page B15)
      A total of 4,451 fisherfolk from five barangays here were happy and grateful to receive rice and cash assistance from the Office of Davao First District Representative Paolo Duterte. The recipients came from barangays 21-C, ...

    • Palace disputes fishermen's group claims 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Daily Tribune, July 13, 2021, on page A3)
      The Palace on Monday vowed to look into reports of Filipino fishermen that Chinese boats were hindering them from fishing in some parts of the West Philippine Sea which lie within the country’s exclusive economic zone ...

    • 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 ...