Browsing The Daily Guardian by Subject "fishers"
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18 face illegal fishing charges
(The Daily Guardian,March 31, 2017 , on page 2)The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force filed multiple charges against 18 fishermen who were caught fishing using the forbidden Danish seine in the coastline of Gigantes Island at Barangay Abong, Carles. These fishermen ... -
2 fishermen missing after sea mishap
(The Daily Guardian,January 5, 2019 , on page 6)Search and rescue operations are still going on for two fishermen who went missing at sea after their fishing boat crashed into a roll on-roll off (RORO) vessel evening of Jan 3, 2019, at Iguana Bank near Guimaras Island. ... -
3 fish landing centers established in Region 6
(The Daily Guardian,September 21, 2016 , on page 2)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-6) inaugurated three Community Fish Landing Centers (CFLCs) in strategic coastal communities n the provinces of Aklan, Capiz, and Iloilo. Each center costs an estimated ... -
41 fishermen nabbed
(The Daily Guardian,May 22, 2015 , on page 9)Forty-one crew of a fishing boat from Misamis Oriental were arrested for illegal fishing early morning yesterday. The 40.07-ton fishing boat named “FB Joshua Marie 88” owned by a certain Lito Duhaylungsod was apprehended ... -
5 important facts about China's alleged incursion in Pag-Asa Island
(The Daily Guardian,August 29, 2017 , on page 5)Not long after the Philippines hosted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial meetings, reports emerged that Chinese vessels have been gathering near Pag-Asa (Thitu) island in the West Philippine ... -
50 City fisher folks get fishing gears
(The Daily Guardian,November 28, 2017 , on page B7)Fifty fishermen from coastal barangays in Iloilo City received fishing gears from the City Agriculturist Office and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-6, Nov. 27, 2017. Pangantihon said the fishing gears ... -
51 fish landing centers for Region 6
(Panay News,October 28, 2015 , on page 2)Western Visayas received 51 community fish landing centers (CFLCs) from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Of the 51 CFLCs, 17 will be established within the year and the remaining 34 will be operational ... -
7 LGUs to get P1-M fishery projects
(The Daily Guardian,January 29, 2015 , on page B1)Seven towns and cities in Region 6 are entitled to receive P1 million worth of projects from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for registering the highest number of municipal fisherfolk. The seven LGUs ... -
Administrator linked to illegal fishing in Olotayan
(The Daily Guardian,August 29, 2013 , on page B2)The city administrator here clarified some issues on the illegal gathering of sea cucumber in Brgy. Olotayan here. Gilbert Guarino-Tan said the issuance of mayor’s permit in the gathering of sea cucumbers was patterned ... -
Agri, livestock expo seeks to level up farmers' technology adoption
(The Daily Guardian,March 24, 2018 , on page 16-17)“We need to equip our farmers, fisherfolk, processors and livestock raisers on how to market, process and to ensure that their products can compete with our neighbors in South East Asia,” said Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa ... -
Aklan's agriculture, fishery workers up for registration
(The Daily Guardian,October 1, 2012 , on page B1)Farmers, farm laborers, and fishermen in Aklan's 327 barangays are going to be registered in the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) of the National Statistics Office (NSO). The RSBSA, NSO said, is a ... -
Amended fisheries law to curb illegal foreign vessels
(The Daily Guardian,October 1, 2015 , on page 2)The amended fisheries code also seeks to protect the Philippines' marine territory from illegal fishing activities of foreign vessels. Agriculture Undersecretary Segfredo Serrano said, "the law is for our own good as we ... -
Are you into aquaculture?
(The Daily Guardian,April 17, 2012 , on page B5)SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) provides technical assistance to fish farmers through ABOT (Agree-build-operate-transfer aquaculture business) and to communities through ICDSA (Institutional capacity development ... -
Artificial reefs go a long way in saving the sea
(The Daily Guardian,December 11, 2017 , on page 4-11)Artificial reef projects are being expand in areas of Brgy. Damilisan, Brgy. Lanutan, and Brgy. Gines-Calampitao in Miagao, Iloilo to save its marine ecosystem. Using a P384,000 budget, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ... -
Artificial reefs: a boon or a bane?
(The Daily Guardian,November 1, 2018 , on page 12)Numerous projects have been implemented by the government to aid Filipino fisherfolks and one of these is the artificial reefs project in Miagao, Iloilo. The artificial reefs project aimed to address the depleting fishing ... -
BFAR completes 15 fish landing centers in WV
(The Daily Guardian,August 16, 2017 , on page B1)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-6) completed 15 community fish landing centers (CLFC) in Western Visayas to boost marketing of fish catch in the region. Joel Abalayan of BFAR-6 Planning, Monitoring and ... -
BFAR distributes fishing gears, boats to 15 Antique towns
(The Daily Guardian,August 29, 2017 , on page B7)The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR6) turned over equipment to 15 coastal towns in Antique recently. BFAR-6 regional director Remia Aparri said the equipment hope to boost the ... -
BFAR okays fisherfolk's proposed projects
(The Daily Guardian,March 12, 2013 , on page 8)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) headed by Carlito Delfin has approved the proposed projects of four fisherfolks' associations totalling P210,000. These proposals include the acquisition of a lift net ... -
BFAR opens Fish Conservation Week
(The Daily Guardian,October 17, 2017 , on page B7)The Department of Agriculture- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) opened on Oct 16, 2017 the week-long Fish Conservation (FishCon) celebration with ceremonies at Iloilo Provincial Fishery Office, Fishing ... -
BFAR pushes for fiberglass boats
(The Daily Guardian,August 15, 2017 , on page B7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) urges fisherfolk in Western Visayas to use fishing boats made of fiber. In a press conference Aug. 14, 2017 at Diversion 21 Hotel in Iloilo City, Mateo Doyola Jr. of ...