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State of Fish and Fishers
The President’s last State-of-the-Nation Address, as we expected, was an attempt to capture the gains of his administration. While I wish his report were more coherent, I trust that the accomplishments he recounted are ...
- August 1, 2015
Albay fishers get support
Poor and marginalized Albay fisherman can now look forward to a more sustainable livelihood after their provincial government provided them vital fishing gear. The Albay office in Makati City said their provincial government ...
- October 23, 2012
Fisheries and environment in the West Philippine Sea
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 ...
- July 30, 2015
Protect marine resources-senator
Alarmed by experts' findings that the seas will be turned into "virtual deserts" by 2050, Senator Cynthia A. Villar said she has been pursuing legislation to balance the need to increase marine life production and the need ...
- June 20, 2016
Program for poor fishermen pushed
At 39.2 percent, the country’s fishery sector exhibited the highest poverty incidence in 2012, based on the National Statistics Coordinating Board 2014 update on poverty.
To address this, Senator Cynthia A. Villar called ...
- February 20, 2015
BFAR releases P3.18m to fund seaweed project
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources here has released P3.18 million to finance various seaweed projects to control the high prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) in Cagayan Valley or Region 2. Milagros ...
- August 25, 2016
'GG' fishing ban proposed
Because of overfishing of mackerel scada, popularly known as galunggong, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will impose a fishing ban off Northern Palawan within Sulu Sea from Nov.15 to January next year. BFAR ...
- October 19, 2015
'Protect local fishing grounds'
Two environment groups are opposing the opening of municipal waters to commercial fishers, to give priority access to small fisherfolk and prevent further collapse of fishing grounds. Oceana Philippines and Philippine Earth ...
- September 24, 2018
SC orders to protect WPS: Writ compels gov't to stop marine foray
Amid Chinese incursions on the country’s islands in the West Philippine Sea, the Supreme Court issued a writ of Kalikasan Friday compelling concerned government agencies to protect, preserve, rehabilitate, and restore the ...
- May 4, 2019
Zambo peninsula under fishing ban
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will implement a five-month ban against fishing for sardine fish, Tamban, in the waters of Zamboanga peninsula, Sulu, Basilan and Tawi-Tawi starting in November, a senior ...
- October 7, 2014