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    • Fisherfolk want moratorium on boat, fish registration 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, February 7, 2017, on page A3)
      The militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas on Monday called for a temporary suspension of some of the provisions on the amended Fisheries Code of 1998 or Republic Act 10654, ...

    • Fisherfolk: Demolish fish pens 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, April 1, 2017, on page A3)
      On the deadline of the fish pen demolition, the fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) and the environmental alliance Save Laguna Lake Movement urged authorities to hasten the ...

    • Fisheries and environment in the West Philippine Sea 

      La Viña, Tony (Manila Standard, July 30, 2015, on page A45)
      One of the least-read portions of The Arbitral Tribunal ruling involves the failure of the Chinese government to prevent its nationals from exploiting the Philippines’ living resources and its interference with the country’s ...

    • Fisheries body sets aside P200m for ARMM fish ports 

      Rimando, Perez (Manila Standard, July 16, 2016, on page A7)
      The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority has allocated close to P200 million for the constructional of fish ports in seven coastal municipalities in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Eduardo Chu, PFDA general ...

    • Fisheries bureau boosts ell stock on Benguet 

      See, Dexter A. (Manila Standard, October 5, 2015, on page A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, led by chief aquaculturist Pino Wakit, in coordination with the provincial and municipal local government units, has seeded eels along fish sanctuaries of Agno and Amburayan ...

    • Fisheries bureau imposes shellfish ban in Region 7 

      (Manila Standard, November 23, 2015, on page A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has imposed shellfish ban in two bays and several municipal waters in Leyte, Samar and Biliran provinces. BFAR found the red tide bloom in bays and some coastal waters in the ...

    • Fisheries bureau raises red tide alert in Davao 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah (Manila Standard, April 16, 2015, on page A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources yesterday raised the red tide alert in the coastal waters of Balite Bay in Mati, Davao Oriental. BFAR in its recent shellfish bulletin said that the coastal waters of Bolinao ...

    • Fisheries bureau recognizes Pangasinan coastal program 

      See, Dexter A. (Manila Standard, November 11, 2015, on page A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Office has given the province of Pangasinan a national award dubbed Gawad Pasasalamat sa mga Kabalikat sa Pangisdaan 2015 for its significant contribution to fishery ...

    • Fisheries chief gets reelected 

      (Manila Standard, March 12, 2000, on page 4)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center has reappointed the chief of the Seafdec Aquaculture Department (AQD) based here for another term. Rolando Platon will serve his third two-year term as the center's AQD chief ...

    • Fisheries Code blamed for low fish production 

      Casas, Bill (Manila Standard, January 8, 2018, on page A6)
      A fisherfolk group on Sunday blamed the dwindling municipal fish production to the repressive provisions of the amended Fisheries Code under the Republic Act 10654, including its registration and licensing requirements. ...

    • Fisheries program launched 

      (Manila Standard, September 8, 2000, on page 20)
      Speaker Manuel Villar leads the formal launching of the Iloilo Stae College of Fisheries' SEAFDEC Fisheries Book Project during its 22nd Foundation Anniversary along with SEAFDEC chief Dr. Rolando Platon. Villar who served ...

    • Fisheries reform law needed—Pamalakaya 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, September 18, 2016, on page C2)
      The fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Friday said that Senator Francis Pangilinan was out of touch with reality for stating that the fisheries sector could be an ...

    • Fisheries to acquire 100 new patrol boats 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, June 23, 2015, on page A5)
      The Philippines is buying nearly 100 new patrol boats to protect its fisheries, an official said Monday, in a substantial expansion from its current fleet of 20 as it responds to poaching by Chinese and Taiwanese vessels. ...

    • Fishermen demand probe of Acosta 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, August 9, 2016, on page A6)
      The fisherman’s Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) demanded the investigation of Laguna Lake Development Authority General Manager Nereus Acosta over the proliferation of fish pens and ...

    • Fishermen protest Bacoor 'reclamation' 

      Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, February 19, 2020, on page A3)
      The fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) filed a complaint against Bacoor City Mayor Lani Mercado-Revilla before the Office of the Ombudsman over the proposed 420-hectare ...

    • Fishermen slam gas pipeline 

      Evora, Robert (Manila Standard, February 5, 2014, on page B6)
      Fishermen in this small island in central Philippines complained that a gas pipeline going through its territorial waters create vibrations and strange sounds that drive fish away, depriving them of their livelihood, ...

    • Fishers group criticizes DENR over Manila Bay rehab claim 

      Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, January 28, 2020, on page A6)
      The decrease of coliform levels in certain areas of Manila Bay does not equate to development of the rehabilitation, as it still does not address the sources of pollution that deteriorates its marine environment, a statement ...

    • Fishers group rejects Chinese ban at WPS 

      Casas, Willie (Manila Standard, May 5, 2020, on page A3)
      The militant national fishers group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) on Monday denounced and rejected the Chinese fishing ban in the South China Sea that will run from May 1 to August 16, ...

    • Fishers still gaffed by poverty-group 

      (Manila Standard, February 25, 2017, on page A3)
      Despite the Fisheries Code of 1998 that was meant to empower them, fishermen are still trapped in the net of extreme poverty, the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas said on the 19th anniversary of the ...

    • Fishers told: swarm the seas 

      Ramos- Araneta, Macon; Requejo, Rey E.; Barcelo, Vito; Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, April 30, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The government on Thursday called on Filipino fishermen to swarm the West Philippine Sea after dozens of Chinese vessels were spotted in the area over the last few months. We should be there. That area is our traditional ...