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Red tide hits Surigao Sur, Masbate
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned the public from harvesting and eating shellfish from Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur and the coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate that have been added to a ...
- September 26, 2018
DENR probe urged on El Nido reclamation
Palawan-based Environmental Legal Assistance Center (ELAC) urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to conduct an investigation into the alleged use and occupation of untitled lands and ancestral ...
- June 13, 2020
DA to call for fish imports before closed season
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for fish imports ahead of the closed fishing season from November to March to stabilize supply and domestic market prices. According to Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol, ...
- August 13, 2018
DA assures enough fish supply amid extended ECQ
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday assured the public that the country has an adequate supply of fresh fish in the market amid the extended enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. In a statement, Agriculture ...
- May 1, 2020
$200-M WB funding eyed for fisheries
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking World Bank funding for its $200-million Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) project that aims to improve the country’s fishery production. In a statement on Monday, ...
- June 2, 2020
PH, PNG sign new pact for fisheries development
The Philippines and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have forged an agreement to strengthen cooperation in fisheries development. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol and Papua New ...
- January 28, 2019
Stop using plastic — DENR
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) urged Filipinos to stop using single-use plastic items that usually end up polluting the oceans and waterways. “It is high time we refrain from using disposable ...
- June 5, 2018
Cimatu to BMB chief: Bring back puka shells
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu had an immediate order for Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) chief Crisanta Marlene Rodriguez when he welcomed her to her post — bring back puka shells in Boracay. Cimatu directed Rodriguez ...
- April 11, 2018
BFAR maintains red tide alert in 4 provinces
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Monday issued a warning against the consumption of shellfish from toxic red tide-infested bays in several areas in the Visayas and Mindanao. In its Shellfish Bulletin, ...
- November 6, 2018
Fishers group rejects galunggong importation
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 ...
- November 29, 2019