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Fisheries sector gears up for global competitiveness
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Thursday said the Philippine is looking at a more improved and globally competitive fisheries sector as it welcomes 2016 with a five-year national fisheries plan that ...
- January 9, 2016
Slow oil spill response hit
Gov. Samuel Gumarin is fast losing his patience.Cargo ship M/V Sportivo that sank between the strait separating this island province and Iloilo City has yet to be refloated nearly a month since it went down. The oil spill ...
- February 9, 2014
NEDA-6 chief calls for bigger fisheries budget
There is a need to increase the budget for the fisheries sector in the country, said National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Western Visayas regional director Ro-ann Bacal. During the news conference for the 2015 ...
- July 29, 2016
Seaweed chips have international potential
Have you ever snacked on seaweed chips that are crispy like banana and potato chips? The good news is that seaweed chips are now among Caluya, Antique's exportable delicacies. You see, with encouragement from Mayor Genevive ...
- December 7, 2017
Gov't to investigate post-oil spill actions
The government will verify the status of the 2006 massive oil spill in Guimaras. Yesterday, Guimaras marked the eighth anniversary of the oil spill – the worse environmental disaster to hit the country. Earlier, the ...
- August 12, 2014
110 city fishers get aid
At least 110 fisherfolk here received livelihood assistance, including 40 banca engines and 70 fish nets, from the city government on Friday. Office of the City Agriculturist acting chief Romulo Pangantihon said the ...
- July 23, 2016
Sustainable agriculture under Duterte
As we seek to achieve food security and safety while at the same time raising incomes among our farmers and fisherfolks, the government must realize that agricultural and biosystems engineering is a crucial tool in this ...
- July 29, 2016
Fisherfolk gets snack cart for additional income
A total of 30 indigent fisherfolk in the province of Antique received food supplies as a component of the fish snack cart livelihood assistance from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). In an interview ...
- September 1, 2018
How whale sharks saved a Philippine fishing town
Fishermen-turned-entrepreneurs who have been financing the protection of endangered whale sharks in the Philippines have hit on a successful scheme to help lift their coastal community out of poverty, new research has ...
- January 5, 2019