The provincial government of Negros Occidental is bracing for the El Niño phenomenon that is expected to hit the country in the last quarter of this year and the first quarter of 2016. Sangguniang Panlalawigan will have a ...

Two fisherfolk associations here staged a rally in front of the People's House yesterday to protest their disqualification from the city government's agri-fishery project. The disqualified groups were the Banago Group ...

A Palace official is confident of the Philippines' fight for sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea as the three branches of government have joined forces to present the country's claim. Communications Secretary Herminio ...

An organization of small-time fishermen in Negros Occidental urged the government to strengthen operations against commercial fishing in municipal waters. Commercial fishing has been a major problem for most fishers in the ...

A study on plastic wastes generated by coastal countries and entering the oceans should serve as a wakeup call to the Philippine government, the industry, and the public in general. It placed our country the third highest ...

A community fish landing center was inaugurated in Barangay Sebario, San Lorenzo, Guimaras. It was a project of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas, which also turned over to the fisherfolk ...

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Depart of Agriculture (DA-BFAR) recognizes the sentiments of the fisheries sector - particularly, the fisherfolk. The agency shares the fisherfolk's interest to make ...

Focused on achieving increased food security and higher rural income, the Department of Agriculture said that it intends to further empower Filipino rice farmers through wider and better extension support, education and ...

To promote inclusive growth and reduce poverty, the Philippines is encouraged to carry out measures to make the manufacturing sector more competitive as well as increase the productivity of the agricultural sector. According ...

Aside from its world-renowned sweet mangoes, the provincial of Guimaras is geared to develop its seaweeds industry through the collaboration between the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), ...