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Petron takes responsibility for oil spill
PETRON Corp. on Monday admitted its pipeline in Cavite caused the spread of half a million liters of diesel fuel in Manila Bay which affected four towns and over 30 villages in the province. The Philippine Coast Guard said ...
- August 13, 2013
Fisherfolk now earn little from less catch-Oceana
Filipino fishermen are catching less and less from depleted oceans compared with previous decades as a result of overfishing, illegal activities, and going for juvenile catch. In the process, the fisherfolk are earning ...
- August 19, 2015
BFAR files case vs Taiwanese poachers
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 ...
- June 19, 2015
PH taken off EU fish trade blacklist
The European Commission has removed the Philippines from the list of countries challenged with the implementation of measures to address illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing(IUUF). In a statement released on its ...
- March 23, 2015
Agriculture output grows 1.44 percent in first half
The country’s agriculture sector grew by 1.44 percent in first half of 2013 on the back of stronger production in the fisheries, poultry and livestock subsectors, the Department of Agriculture reported on Wednesday. In a ...
- August 8, 2013
Community-based project raises farmers, fishers income
More than 11,000 farmers and fisher folk around the country have seen their productivity increase and their incomes rise thanks to a community-based participatory research program initiated by the Bureau of Agricultural ...
- March 6, 2014
Anakpawis urges assistance for fisherfolk
Partylist group Anakpawis urged the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to provide alternative livelihood programs for fisherfolk who will be affected by the three-month moratorium ...
- November 6, 2015
BFAR seizes shipment of helmet shells
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and elements of the Philippine National Police confiscated on Saturday some 106 boxes of helmet shells at the Chinese pier in Jolo, Sulu. The BFAR reported that the ...
- January 30, 2014
DENR creates body on anti-coral bleaching
Secretary Ramon Paje of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( DENR) ordered recently the creation of a task force under the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau to monitor and document coral bleaching in the ...
- September 13, 2010
Red tide alert still up in Bataan
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Thursday announced that it has lifted red tide warning in coastal waters nationwide, expect in Bataan peninsula. BFAR said that selfish and other fish species from ...
- May 23, 2014