Browsing The Manila Times by Place "Zamboanga Peninsula"
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Agriculture output surges 2.87% in Q3
(The Manila Times,November 7, 2019 , on page B2)The country’s agricultural production increased by 2.87 percent in the third quarter of the year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday, surpassing the government’s growth goal of 2 to 2.5 percent. ... -
BARMM tops regions in Q2 fisheries output
(The Manila Times,August 29, 2022 , on page A7)The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) ranked first among the country's top five fish-producing regions in the second quarter of 2022. Based on the Philippine Statistic Authority's Fisheries Situation ... -
BFAR lifts fishing ban in Zamboanga Peninsula
(The Manila Times,March 2, 2021 , on page B2)The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) on Monday lifted the 10th closed fishing season for sardines in Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula). For a decade now, the closed fishing season ... -
BFAR maintains Q1 fish output estimate despite El Niño
(The Manila Times,April 10, 2019 , on page B2)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has maintained its growth projection in national fish production for the first quarter of the year, noting minimal losses from droughts and dry spells. “We are still ... -
BFAR to implement 3-month Fish ban off Davao Gulf
(The Manila Times,May 21, 2014 , on page A6)We are inspired with the success of the implementation of closed fishing season in various parts of the country,” Perez said, citing the rising trend in fish production since they have started implementing closed fishing ... -
BFAR: P100M alotted for salt production
(The Manila Times,August 30, 2022 , on page A1-A2)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) claimed that it allotted P100 million for salt production last year. "Last year, BFAR has set in motion a P100-million Development of the Salt Industry Project (DSIP) ... -
Canned sardines shortage looms
(The Manila Times,October 6, 2022 , on page A3)The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. on Wednesday warned of a looming shortage of canned sardines because of a three-month fishing ban starting in November. The group's president Danilo Fausto said that the ... -
Govt fishing ban to leave 50k stakeholders jobless
(The Manila Times,December 1, 2017 , on page A4)Some 50,000 fishermen and canning workers in the Zamboanga Peninsula have appealed for livelihood support from the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) on the heels of a government-imposed fishing ban in the area. The ... -
Norwegian fish cages behind huge harvest
(The Manila Times,January 6, 2023 , on page A7)The Philippines hailed the success of the Norwegian marine fish cage project in the southern province of Zamboanga del Norte in wake of a huge harvest that benefited members of the Sindangan Fisherfolk Association. According ... -
Sardine fishing banned in R-9 until December
(The Manila Times,November 18, 2019 , on page A5)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will lift its three-month ban on sardine-fishing in conservation areas of the Zamboanga Peninsula on December 1, according to a top official of the agency. BFAR Region ... -
Seafood consumption of Filipinos decline
(The Manila Times,October 27, 2022 , on page A1-A9)The seafood consumption of Filipinos has declined over the years, a study showed, with poor families consuming the least. The study revealed that the quantity of fresh fish consumed increased with the level wealth, while ... -
Sustained efforts needed to manage sardine stocks in Bicol waters
(The Manila Times,June 25, 2021 , on page B11)Sustainable fisheries management is needed to protect the sardine population in the inner waters of Bicol Region, which provides the second-highest production of this much-favored fish, next only to Zamboanga Peninsula. ... -
Zamboanga fisherfolk get P50-M loan
(The Manila Times,March 6, 2018 , on page A7)The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated P50 million in livelihood loans to support fisherfolk and fishing industry stakeholders during the three-month closed fishing season in the Zamboanga Peninsula. The fund ... -
Zamboanga fishing opens anew
(The Manila Times,March 2, 2018 , on page B5)Commercial fishing firms and fisherfolk can now resume their operations in the waters here as the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources officially opened the sardines season in the peninsula, ...