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    • DoTr probes alleged overstaying vessels in Manila Bay 

      Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, January 21, 2023, on page A7)
      The Office for the Transport Security of the Department of Transportation will investigate the alleged overstaying of Chinese dredgers and their crew to ensure that the country is protected from any intrusion that may ...

    • BFAR: Imported fish stabilizes market prices 

      Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, January 27, 2023, on page A3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources revealed that more than half of the 25,056.27 metric tons of imported round scad or galunggong ordered in November last year has entered the country to stabilize local supply ...

    • Sea turtle hatchlings released 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Daily Tribune, February 2, 2023, on page B16)
      A total of 45 sea turtle hatchlings were released by Bantay Dagat personnel of Sipalay City in Negros Occidental province at the Poblacion Beach on Wednesday morning.

    • Chinese vessel overshadowing PCG ship unverified 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, February 7, 2023, on page A3)
      The Philippine Coast Guard on Monday clarified its report on the alleged overshadowing incident in Mischief reef in the West Philippine Sea purportedly involving two Chinese Coast Guard vessels and two Chinese Maritime ...

    • Distressed vessel passengers rescued 

      Lacson, Nonoy (Daily Tribune, February 9, 2023, on page B16)
      At least 100 passengers and crew members of a distressed wooden motor launch and a commercial motor launch off Pilas Island in Basilan Province were rescued by the Naval Forces Western Mindanao.

    • Zambales fisherfolk receive legal aid 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, February 10, 2023, on page B16)
      After local fishermen lost their income due to a Hong Kong-based cargo ship ramming their fish aggregating device or payao on the open sea, the provincial government has assured that they will provide legal assistance. ...

    • 49 boys drown in dam lake 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Daily Tribune, February 2, 2023, on page B14)
      Aside from retrieving some 100 bodies from the rubble of a blown up mosque in Peshawar, Pakistani divers spent three days pulling the bodies of 49 boys underwater, victims of drowning after their tour boat sank in the ...

    • 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 ...

    • Southern Negros fishery receive boost 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Daily Tribune, February 6, 2023, on page B16)
      The Fish Right Program of the United States Agency for International Development disclosed recently that it aims to reverse the depleted fishery resources in southern Negros as partners and stakeholders are already empowered ...

    • Imported fish sale ban under review 

      Piatos, Tiziana Celine; Kabagani, Lade Jean (Daily Tribune, December 13, 2022, on page A6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said on Monday that it is reviewing the rule that says frozen salmon and pompano from other countries can't be sold in the wet markets. BFAR officer-in-charge Demosthenes Escoto ...

    • BFAR warns vs red tide 

      Piatos, Tiziana Celine (Daily Tribune, January 19, 2023, on page B16)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has banned the consumption and sale of shellfish in eight locations around the country due to red tide. In the Shellfish Bulletin 2 Series of 2023 obtained by Daily Tribune on ...

    • Fish survive ocean warming, says study 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Daily Tribune, September 1, 2023, on page B18)
      Fishers can heave a sigh of relief after a study found that ocean warming has no major impact on the number of fish. The findings of the multinational study recently published in the journal Nature was based on the thousands ...

    • China-Phl trade unstirred by WPS tension, Bol says 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, September 21, 2023, on page A1)
      Trade relations between China and the Philippines remain strong and unaffected despite the ongoing tension in the West Philippine Sea, a ranking official of the Board of Investments, an attached agency of the Department ...

    • Barrier removal BBM's call - PCG 

      Ayeng, Raffy; Garner, Jom; Kabagani, Lade Jean (Daily Tribune, September 26, 2023, on page A1)
      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 ...

    • BBM: China's barrier deprived Pinoys of 164 tons of fish daily 

      Piatos, Tiziana Celine (Daily Tribune, September 30, 2023, on page A2)
      President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday defended the removal by the Philippine Coast Guard of a floating barrier installed by China in the West Philippine Sea, saying that it was necessary to protect the country's maritime ...

    • Exacting accountability for reef damage 

      Angeles, Manny (Daily Tribune, September 21, 2023, on page A5)
      Something is revolting about the recent discovery of massive reef damage at two shoals within the West Philippine Sea. Underwater surveys by a special covert mission conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard recently showed ...

    • Cebu Pacific joins 2023 International Coastal Cleanup drive 

      (Daily Tribune, September 25, 2023, on page F30)
      Cebu Pacific, the Philippines' leading airline, reaffirmed its commitment to environmental conservation by joining the 37th International Coastal Cleanup on 16 September. The ICC, organized by the nonprofit organization ...

    • Agri problems systemic, says Marcos 

      Piatos, Tiziana Celine (Daily Tribune, October 26, 2023, on page A1)
      President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday underscored the need to address the systemic issues plaguing Philippine agriculture for years due to the longstanding neglect of the sector. In his speech at the 70th anniversary ...

    • 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 ...

    • Central Luzon agri-fisheries council officers take oath 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, September 2, 2023, on page B15)
      Elected officers of the Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Council took their oath of office last 25 August at the Diosdado Macapagal Government Center, Barangay Maimpis here. According to the Department of Agriculture ...