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Pangasinan fishermen avoid Scarborough Shoal
Most fishermen from the coastal village of Cato no longer fish in the Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), according to village chief Napoleon Domalanta. "In fact, there is only one boat now that goes there ...
- October 1, 2023
Solar LEDs to light tuna landing site in Camarines Sur
The Municipality of San Jose, Philips Electric and Lighting Inc. plus the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) signed a formal partnership to illuminate San Jose Port, a tuna landing site, using solar-powered LED ...
- May 26, 2015
BFAR project to boost fishers' livelihood in WPS
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is preparing to launch a project that will provide more livelihood opportunities for fisherfolk living in the vicinity of the West Philippine Sea (WPS). BFAR Chief ...
- June 19, 2023
PH to protest China island 'militarization'
The Philippines will file a diplomatic protest against China if it is proven that there was “militarization” in the Kagitingan (Fiery Cross) Reef, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Monday. In a news briefing after ...
- January 9, 2018
The shared stewardship of the South China Sea
Every coastal community in the South China Sea has been overfishing and engaging in destructive fishing practices, as mentioned in Boom or Bust: The Future of Fish in the South China Sea (University of British Columbia, ...
- June 1, 2017
Duterte won back PH sovereignty over West Philippine Sea
Duterte administration takes a low-key approach in fighting for our sovereignty. But in effect, Duterte has won back sovereignty for the Filipino people. Aquino and Del Rosario thought that by bringing the Americans and ...
- April 11, 2017
DA takes stronger stance vs illegal fishing
The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) on Friday reiterated its commitment to deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities in the country's ...
- August 31, 2021
Bulacan fisherfolk get fuel subsidies
A total of 151 Bulacan fisherfolk received fuel subsidy cards from the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) in Region 3 (Central Luzon) on Friday morning, November 17. The distribution ...
- November 18, 2023
Oyster industry expands on Cagayan coast
Oysters from the province are becoming bigger and bigger in size, described by Cagayan fisherfolk as too large to “fit into the mouth of a regular gin bottle,” encouraging the BFAR to work to boost the local industry. ...
- October 7, 2016
11 dolphins beached in Dagupan
Eleven spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris), ten of them with bullet wounds, ran aground at dawn Thursday on a sandy beach at a coastal village in Barangay Bonuan here. Four of them was already dead and four others had ...
- March 18, 2000