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Agri secretary, PHILSHRIMP tackle shrimp industry challenges
(SunStar Philippines,January 30, 2024 , on page 5)Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel recently convened the directors and Officers of the Philippine Shrimp Industry, Inc. aimed to address the array of challenges confronting the shrimp sector. PHILSHRIMP GJ Sarrosa, ... -
San Carlos cleans up for world wetlands day
(SunStar Philippines,February 3, 2024 , on page 5)The San Carlos City Environment Management Office (CEMO) led in the local celebration of World Wetlands Day, anchored on the theme: Wetlands and Human Wellbeing, February 2. A clean-up drive was held in Ka-Priking, Brgy. ... -
Fish from Zamboanga may decrease due to Capitol's EO ban on 'wet goods'
(SunStar Philippines,February 5, 2024 , on page 2)The fish supply in Cebu City or Metro Cebu may be affected if the implementation of Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia’s order, which imposes a ban on the entry of “wet goods in unsanitary conditions” in the province, continues. Some ... -
Protection of PH wetlands pushed
(SunStar Philippines,February 7, 2024 , on page 2)Senator Cynthia Villar on Monday called for preservation of the country’s wetlands, saying these only occupied 6 percent of the earth’s surface. Villar said wetlands play a major role in environment protection as these ... -
3K mangroves planted along Masantol coast
(SunStar Philippines,February 7, 2024 , on page 3)The local government here took another step in safeguarding the environment and its coastal communities by planting mangroves along the banks of Pampanga River. Mayor Jose Antonio "TonTon" Bustos led the planting of at ... -
More sea turtle hatchlings set free in Sipalay
(SunStar Philippines,February 7, 2024 , on page 7)Sixty green sea turtle hatchlings were released at Ya-o’s Beach Resort, Barangay Nauhang, February 3. At around 10 p.m. of February 4, Ferdinand Reagan Villena, owner of Ya-o’s Beach Resort discovered the hatchlings and ... -
BFar-Davao explains sardine beaching
(SunStar Philippines,January 27, 2024 , on page 4)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Davao Region (BFAR-Davao) has cited three major explanations regarding the sardine beaching that occurred at Km. 13, Sasa, Davao City on the night of January 10, 2024. This is ... -
BFAR set to construct marine hatchery in CL
(SunStar Philippines,January 29, 2024 , on page 3)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) led a groundbreaking ceremony for the Legislated Multi-Purpose Marine Hatchery in Barangay Quinawan, Bagac town, Bataan over the weekend. The event was led by BFAR Region ... -
SMC sets desilting of Pampanga River
(SunStar Philippines,January 29, 2024 , on page 3)San Miguel Corporation (SMC) President and Chief Executive Officer Ramon Ang announced over the weekend the successful removal of over 2 million metric tons of silt and waste from the rivers of Bulacan. Ang said that the ... -
800 sea turtle hatchlings released in Zambales
(SunStar Philippines,January 26, 2024 , on page 2)Some 800 olive ridley sea turtle hatchlings were released in a beach in Zambales province. This is part of the yearly conservation efforts that aim to help in increasing the population of sea turtles. The hatchlings were ... -
PCG ships patrol WPS after Chinese helicopter harasses PH fishers
(SunStar Philippines,December 4, 2024 , on page 3)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed two ships to Rozul Reef in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Sunday after several Filipino fisherfolk complained of harassment by a Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy ... -
Shellfish warning for Balite Bay
(SunStar Philippines,November 30, 2024 , on page 2)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Davao Region (Bfar-Davao) has issued an advisory urging the public to avoid gathering, selling, or consuming all types of shellfish from Balite Bay in Mati City, Davao Oriental, ... -
800 more farmers and fisherfolks get financial aid
(SunStar Philippines,November 27, 2024 , on page 2)An additional at least 800 farmers and fisherfolks in Bacolod City received financial assistance from the Presidential Assistance to Farmers, Fisherfolk, and Families (PAFFF) program of the national government at the Bacolod ... -
Free insurance for 95-K farmers, fisherfolk
(SunStar Philippines,November 5, 2024 , on page 3)A total of 95,484 fishermen and farmers in the region received free insurance from the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation-Davao Region (PCIC-Davao) in 2024. Reynaldo Lagdameo, Officer-in-Charge of the PCIC-Davao Marketing ... -
Utilize free insurance, fisherfolk, farmers urged
(SunStar Philippines,November 6, 2024 , on page 3)The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation-Davao Region (PCIC-Davao) is encouraging fisherfolk and farmers in the region to take advantage of their free insurance program, which provides economic benefits and assistance, ... -
BFAR: Recent beaching of 'tuloy' no threat to sardine run tourism
(SunStar Philippines,November 8, 2024 , on page 5)There is no need to worry about the recent beaching of Indian oil sardines, locally known as “tuloy,” at Panagsama Beach in Barangay Basdiot, Moalboal, Cebu, as it poses no threat to the area’s popular “sardine run” tourism, ... -
DA: P2-B worth of aid available for 'Kristine'-hit farmers, fishers
(SunStar Philippines,October 29, 2024 , on page 2)The Department of Agriculture (DA) would provide over PHP2 billion worth of assistance to farmers and fishers affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami). In the latest bulletin of the DA-Disaster ... -
'Sardine rush' captured on video
(SunStar Philippines,November 4, 2024 , on page 4)A crowd flocked to the Panagsama Beach in Barangay Basdiot in the southwestern town of Moalboal, Cebu on Sunday morning, Nov. 3, 2024, after hundreds of Indian oil sardine, locally known as tuloy, swam frantically toward ... -
Fishers find P14.6-M shabu in Bataan, Zambales waters
(SunStar Philippines,October 16, 2024 , on page 2)Fishermen on Monday, October 14 turned over to authorities some 2,150 grams of suspected shabu worth P14.62 million reportedly recovered in the waters off Zambales and Bataan provinces. The Philippine Drug Enforcement ... -
Negros Occidental reaffirms commitment to protect important wetlands
(SunStar Philippines,October 28, 2024 , on page 7)Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson reaffirmed the provincial government’s commitment to protect significant wetlands as the Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area (NOCWCA) marks this week its eighth year of designation ...
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