Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 12
Agri damage from Taal fury reaches P577M
Damages and losses to agriculture brought by the eruption of Taal Volcano have hit P577.59 million, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The Agriculture department was expecting the fishing sector to be seriously ...
- January 15, 2020
Aquaculture pushes Q3 fish output
The country’s fish production increased by 1.8 percent to 990,140 metric tons (MT) in the third quarter (Q3) of 2019, with improvements noted in aquaculture farming, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. In its ...
- November 18, 2019
Fish output slightly down to 972,910 MT in Q3 – PSA
The country's fish production slightly decreased in the third quarter of the year as output from commercial and municipal fisheries declined, the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) said. In its latest Fisheries Situation ...
- November 19, 2018
PSA: Fish output up 0.9% in Q1
The country’s total fish production grew 0.9 percent to 1.01 million metric tons (MMT) in the first quarter of 2019 compared to year-ago output, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. The figure, however, was ...
- May 17, 2019
DA vows to boost fish production
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said that the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will continue to provide production and production-related interventions and activities that will contribute to the government's ...
- January 22, 2022
$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
Sustained fish output growth seen in April-June
The government is optimistic to sustain positive growth in the country’s fish production in the second quarter of 2019, as it shifts focus on aquaculture farming due to the expected weather disturbances during the rainy ...
- June 28, 2019
Fish from Taal Lake safe to eat, says fisheries body
Despite the eruption of Taal Volcano, the consumption of fish from Taal Lake is safe, according to the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA- BFAR). The volcano sits on top of the lake. ...
- January 21, 2020
P3-B fish-cage program exclusive, risky - group
The P3-billion fish-cage installment program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) may benefit only the big-fish corporations and endanger the marine and aquatic environment, the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ...
- June 10, 2019