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Fishermen's group seeks support for aquaculture
(The Manila Times,October 15, 2020 , on page B5)The country‘s aquaculture industry will help fill an anticipated gap in supply once the government implements a three-month-long closed fishing season for roundscad (galunggong) starting on November 1. Lawyer Asis Perez, ... -
Fishers group rejects galunggong importation
(The Manila Times,November 29, 2019 , on page A4)The National fishers' group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamalaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) urged The Department og Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to junk their plan to import 45, 000 ... -
Fishers rally against black sand mining
(The Manila Times,April 24, 2022 , on page A7)Some 1,700 fisherfolk from a dozen barangay in this town marched on Friday to protest against black sand mining operations which they claim are taking place in the guise of river dredging. Diana Moraleda, San Pedro Telmo ... -
Fishers' groups to Marcos: Advance PH interest
(The Manila Times,December 29, 2022 , on page A1-A6)Fishers' groups called on President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to advance the interest of Filipinos, particularly the fishermen, during his state visit to China in January 2023. Pangisda Pilipinas National Chairman ... -
Fishers’ shelter built on Batanes Island
(The Manila Times,May 28, 2019 , on page A7)The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)-Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) turned over to the Batanes provincial government on Monday a multi-purpose shelter in Mavulis Island, Itbayat for local fishing and not a Marine ... -
Fishing boat captain apologizes to Duterte
(The Manila Times,June 20, 2019 , on page A8)The captain of the fishing boat that figured in an incident at midnight of June 10 with a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank, apologized to President Duterte on Wednesday. In a press conference at the municipal hall, Capt. Junel ... -
Fishing boat sinks in Iloilo; 9 missing 25 rescued
(The Manila Times,September 26, 2021 , on page A7)Nine crewmen, including the captain, were reported missing, and 25 were rescued after their fishing boat sank in the waters near Sicogon Island in the municipality of Carles, Iloilo after midnight on Friday, the Philippine ... -
Fishing for a fight or better economic well-being?
(The Manila Times,May 23, 2021 , on page A5-A6)Higher fisheries yield in and lower poverty incidence among frontline provinces facing the West Philippine Sea (WPS) or the South China Sea (SCS) defy the portrayal of state abandonment of the Filipino fisherfolk. New ... -
Fishing prohibited in marine sanctuaries
(The Manila Times,February 3, 2020 , on page A3)The law that addresses your situation is Section 101 of Republic Act 10654, otherwise known as the “Philippine Fisheries Code”: “Section 101. Fishing in Marine Protected Areas, Fishery Reserves, Refuge and Sanctuaries. — ... -
Fishkill ruins local supply of milkfish
(The Manila Times,June 2, 2011 , on page A7)Over 447.2 metric tons of milkfish worth P33.74-million from fishpond cages in the municipalities of Anda and Bolinao in Pangasinan have been ruined by fishkill that took began last Sunday, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ... -
Fishpens ordered dismantled
(The Manila Times,June 23, 2023 , on page A8)The mayor of this town has ordered the dismantling of all fishpens and other fishing structures that had proliferated in rivers here in the last few weeks. In an executive order, Mayor Pedro Merrera 3rd said he has ordered ... -
Fishpond owners brace for drought
(The Manila Times,February 27, 2015 , on page A6)Six fishpond barangays here received 64,020 milkfish fingerlings from the Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to augment the expected losses of fishpond operators due to the projected summer dry months. Villagers ... -
'FMAs need science-based management policies'
(The Manila Times,December 13, 2020 , on page B2)Data, knowledge and management measures must be properly applied to efficiently implement science-based policies for designated fisheries management areas (FMAs) in the country, experts urged on Friday. During the first ... -
Food security and agriculture R&D
(The Manila Times,October 26, 2018 , on page B6)And the latest GFSI report giving a low score of 6 for GDP per capita clearly shows that majority of households may not have enough purchasing power for food, including those of smallholder farmer and fishers (ironically). ... -
Foreign reciprocity for fisheries professional
(The Manila Times,July 11, 2021 , on page A3)For your information, the law that addresses your situation is Section 28, Article III, of Republic Act 11398, otherwise known as the "Philippine Fisheries Profession Act 2019," which states: "Sec 28. Foreign Reciprocity. ... -
Four missing after dive boat sinks at Tubbataha Reef
(The Manila Times,May 1, 2023 , on page A9)Rescuers were searching for four people Sunday after a boat carrying more than a dozen scuba divers sank at a World Heritage-listed marine sanctuary in the Philippines, authorities said. The Philippine Coast Guard said 28 ... -
France challenges Beijing in South China Sea
(The Manila Times,June 13, 2018 , on page B5)France is increasing its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region, sending warships through the South China Sea and planning air exercises to help counter China’s military build-up in disputed waters. In late May, the ... -
France's Marineland accused of 'mistreating orcas'
(The Manila Times,March 29, 2016 , on page B8)Antibes, France: Environmental campaigners said Sunday (Monday in Manila) they were taking legal action against a French marine park, Europe's largest, over the treatment of its orca whales and other animals after many ... -
French Dev't Agency aid MMDA in waste management
(The Manila Times,August 24, 2020 , on page B12)The French Development Agency (AFD) and Syctom, the Metropolitan Agency for the Treatment of Household Waste in the Paris Region, signed a grant agreement for a pilot project aimed at strengthening household waste management ... -
Future of coral reefs in the time of climate change
(The Manila Times,February 1, 2022 , on page A5-A6)Coral reefs are one of the world's most biologically diverse and productive ecosystems. They provide abundant ecological goods and services and are central to the socioeconomic and cultural welfare of coastal and island ...