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    • Bangkung Malapad now an eco-tourism area 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, November 30, 2021, on page 3-11)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu issued Department of Environment and Natural Resource Administrative Order (DAO) 2021-36, declaring the 405-hectare Sasmuan Bangkung Malapad Coastal Wetland in Sasmuan town as a critical ...

    • Bantayan town gets P35.5-M aid to boost food security 

      MVG (SunStar Philippines, March 17, 2021, on page 10)
      The Municipality of Bantayan in Cebu has reaped a total of P35.7 million worth of agri-fishery projects that will leapfrog the town’s food security program to boost the Province of Cebu’s tourism campaign for the island. ...

    • Bantayan's water desalination plant to operate soon 

      KAL (SunStar Philippines, February 27, 2022, on page 4)
      The town of Bantayan in northern Cebu will soon have its own water desalination plant. The Bantayan Municipal Government aims to complete the construction of the plant located in Barangay Luyongbaybay on the islet of Doong ...

    • 'Be mindful of environment protection, conservation," bizmen urge LGUs 

      Nicavera, Erwin P. (SunStar Philippines, January 25, 2021, on page 5)
      Though they are backing road, river and creek clearing activities in Negros Occidental, businessmen have urged local government units (LGUs) in the province to be mindful of environment protection and conservation. Frank ...

    • Beaching at Sipaway Island 

      (SunStar Philippines, June 8, 2022, on page 5)
      Going to the beach is a good release of some worries in life. Seeing the panoramic view of the beach and how it fills out the beauty of the atmosphere and the waves that envelop each other as it comes to and from the ...

    • Better yield for seaweed farmers 

      Montecalvo, Joy M. (SunStar Philippines, March 28, 2022, on page 9)
      Seaweed farmer Marian Maadil Ahajan, a beneficiary of Phase 1 of the PRDP supported seaweed project, said that the seedlings from MSU were very good because they could grow fast even without the use of fertilizers. “The ...

    • BFAR 3 is now accepting applicants for Fisheries Scholarship Program (FSP) Competitive Examination 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (SunStar Philippines, October 29, 2020, on page 3)
      This is open to all students/individual who are interested to pursue a four (4) - year BS Fisheries Course starting 1st Semester SY 2021-2022.

    • BFAR 6 celebrates Fish Conservation Week 2000 

      (SunStar Philippines, October 13, 2000, on page 4)
      In observance pf [rpclamation No. 176, declaring the third week of October of every year as Fish Conservation Week, the BFAR 6 spearheads the celebration of the Fish Conservation Week 2000 on October 14-21, 2000 with the ...

    • BFAR 7 addresses low production, imposes fishing ban for 3 months 

      Fuentes, Kaiser Jan (SunStar Philippines, November 20, 2023, on page 3)
      To addresses the alarming decline in fish production in the region, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR 7) has initiated a three-month fishing ban on specific species in various locations ...

    • BFAR 7 Bohol farm nets high tilapia production 

      (SunStar Philippines, October 11, 2020, on page 12)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Bfar) 7 and its Clarin Freshwater Fish Farm (CFFF) in Clarin, Bohol have exceeded their target for tilapia production for 2020. Gaymelo Lopez of CFFF said the field facility ...

    • BFAR 7 empowers women fisherfolk through lambaklad poject 

      (SunStar Philippines, April 12, 2023, on page 12)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 7 celebrated Women’s Month in March by highlighting the efforts of empowered women fisherfolk in Borbon, Cebu and Siaton, Negros Oriental. In these communities, women ...

    • BFAR 7 enlarges sea grapes culture in Carmen town 

      (SunStar Philippines, October 12, 2020, on page 12)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Bfar) 7 has expanded its sea grapes culture at the Regional Fisheries Training and Fisherfolk Coordination Center’s demonstration farm in Carmen town, northern Cebu. The agency ...

    • BFAR 7 nabs 6 men for dynamite fishing 

      WBS (SunStar Philippines, June 26, 2020, on page 14)
      Six fishermen from Carles, Iloilo were arrested after they were caught fishing with the use of dynamite in the waters off Bantayan Island, Cebu on Monday, June 22, 2020. The Fisheries Resource Protection Group (FRPG) of ...

    • Bfar 7 projects help Bohol fisherfolk 

      Anib, Ana Liza (SunStar Philippines, April 15, 2020, on page 12)
      The projects aided by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Central Visayas in the towns of Maribojoc and Calape in Bohol have yielded favorable results. The Looc Fishermen Association in Barangay Looc, ...

    • BFAR 7 urges LGUs to help fishermen, traders affected by Covid-19 pandemic 

      WBS from PR with JOB (SunStar Philippines, April 1, 2020, on page 4)
      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 7 Director Allan Poquita urged local chief executives on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, to support fishermen and fish traders whose livelihood were affected by the economic slowdown ...

    • Bfar 7 warns against consuming shellfish from Tambobo, Bais bays 

      WBS; PR (SunStar Philippines, August 7, 2020, on page 12)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Central Visayas (BFAR 7) has advised the public to be wary of gleaning shellfish, locally known as “kinhason,” in Tambobo Bay and Bais Bay in Negros Oriental. BFAR 7 Director ...

    • BFAR assures steady supply, prices of fish 

      De Leon, Jovi (SunStar Philippines, May 6, 2023, on page 3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) assured consumers steady supply and stable prices of fish in local markets amid the looming El Niño phenomenon. BFAR National Director Demosthenes Escoto said the supply ...

    • BFAR bans electrofishing 

      Arcellaz, Princess Clea (SunStar Philippines, August 3, 2022, on page 1-11)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region III (BFAR-3) has warned individuals who are engaging in illegal electrofishing. In a statement, the agency said those who will be caught conduction illegal unreported ...

    • BFAR now accepting scholarship grant applications 

      Daugdaug, Krizzy S. (SunStar Philippines, July 4, 2022, on page 5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Davao Region (BFAR-Davao) is calling on students who plan to take up a course related to fisheries to apply for their scholarship grant. In an interview with PTV Davao on ...

    • BFAR raises shellfish warning over CL waters 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, December 4, 2020, on page 3)
      Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and local government units, shellfishes collected at coastal waters of Bataan are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison ...