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'Agriculture, fisheries sector to recover in Q4'
Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary Manny Piñol expects the agriculture and fisheries sector to rebound and register positive growth in the last quarter of 2016, as the government provides more support to boost the ...
- August 22, 2016
Discover Concepcion
Concepcion is located on the northeastern part of Panay Island together with some 16 other, smaller, associated islands. It is bounded on the north by the municaipality of San Dionisio, in the south by the municipality of ...
- September 9, 2012
RP prawn gets market break
The Southeast Fisheries Corporation (SFC) is now giving Filipino prawn growers and sellers of marine products, a venue on which such raw materials can find their way to large markets throughout the world. Sung Ho Yu, SFC ...
- January 16, 2001
Farmers, fisherfolk to get P316-M projects
Farmers and fisherfolk in Aklan, Antique, Guimaras, and Iloilo will receive today P315.7 million worth of projects from the Department of Agriculture (DA). DA secretary Proceso Alcala will lead the turnover of farm-to-market ...
- March 2, 2016
3-month fishing ban: ‘Closed season’ in Visayan Sea starts Nov. 15 - BFAR
The yearly threemonth closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea, one of the country’s major fishing grounds suffering from overfishing, starts this Nov. 15. Sardines, herrings and mackerels make up one-third of the fish ...
- November 1, 2017
Making our seas sustainable
It is hoped that today’s meeting of governors of the provinces sharing the bounties of the Visayan Sea would be able to come up with doable plans to curb exploitative commercial fishing and destructive fishing practices ...
- September 28, 2018
Fishers decry illegal fishing in 1st District
A number of fisherfolks went to sea Gov. Niel Tupas Sr. yesterday to complain about illegal fishing activities in the 1st District. Illegal fishing is rampant most especially in Brgy. Bacuya, San Joaquin town, claimed some ...
- January 26, 2010
Fish port rehab to start soon
The rehabilitation of the fish port in Concepcion town will be implemented in the second quarter this year. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has provided US$3 million through grant-in-aid for the port ...
- March 6, 2020
400 juveniles fishes released into Iloilo River
More than 400 juvenile fishes were dispersed to the Iloilo River by the Office of the City Agriculturist recently. These included managat, danggit and lapu-lapu, among others. A total of 20,000 fishes had been restocked ...
- January 18, 2021
Aklan agri-fishery council aims for nat'l Gawad Saka
The Aklan Provincial Agriculture and Fishery Council (PAFC) is vying for honors in the national Gawad Saka search for outstanding agricultural achievers. The council was recognized as regional awardee for Outstanding ...
- June 6, 2017