Browsing The Manila Times by Place "Batanes"

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    • Abad's wife vows to block Taiwan fish pact 

      Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, August 13, 2013, on page A7)
      Deputy Speaker Henedina Abad of Batanes, wife of Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, has vowed to block any fishing agreement between the Philippines and Taiwan unless the Aquino administration will earmark funding for strict ...

    • BFAR buying 100 patrol boats 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, June 23, 2015, on page A1-A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is buying nearly 100 new patrol boats to protect the country’s fisheries, an official said on Monday. The BFAR, an agency under the Department of Agriculture, currently ...

    • BFAR files case vs Taiwanese poachers 

      Galvez, James Konstantin (The Manila Times, June 19, 2015, on page A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 2 office has filed criminal and administrative complaints against suspected Taiwanese poachers apprehended off Babuyan Claro in Batanes last week. Atty. Samuel ...

    • BFAR seeks to boost fishery areas 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, February 26, 2020, on page A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 2 rolled out a measure to establish fisheries management areas (FMAs) to provide science-based solutions, enhance stakeholder participation and increase ...

    • Fisheries boom hinges on sustainable use of resources 

      Galvez, James Konstantin (The Manila Times, July 24, 2015, on page B2)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects a boom in the country’s fisheries sector as it continues to engage with stakeholders to craft and implement policies and programs for sustainable utilization and management of ...

    • Fishers’ shelter built on Batanes Island 

      Domingo, Leander C. (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 ...

    • Sea dispute biggest challenge to PH 

      Reyes, Dempsey (The Manila Times, July 19, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) dispute is the top concern as regards the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to the Cabinet’s security cluster. The security cluster made the assessment as ...