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    • Face masks in River 

      Llemit, Ralph Lawrence G. (SunStar Philippines, May 20, 2021, on page 2)
      A local environmental group is calling for a regulation of recreational activities within the Panigan-Tamugan River after several solid wastes were recovered, including several face masks and face shields, during a clean-up ...

    • Farmers, fisherfolk oppose EO 171 extension 

      (SunStar Philippines, December 1, 2022, on page 10)
      Fifteen farmers and fisherfolk organizations released a joint statement Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, expressing their opposition to the extension of Executive Order (EO) 171, saying the reduced import tariff did not benefit ...

    • Farmers, fisherfolks to receive cash assistance 

      JOB; PR (SunStar Philippines, October 23, 2020, on page 10)
      Small rice farmers will receive cash assistance from the excess money collected from rice tariffs while fisherfolk, corn, coconut and sugar farmers, as well as indigenous peoples will receive cash and food assistance from ...

    • Fights vs. sargassum debris 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, August 13, 2020, on page 5)
      Seen as a blight on shorelines and considered a nuisance by fishermen, the sargassum seaweed is now being used to fertilize the mined-out lands of nickel miner Cagdianao Mining Corporation (CMC) here. Locally known as ...

    • Filipino fishermen urged to continue fishing in WPS 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, April 30, 2021, on page 3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) encouraged Filipino fishermen to continue fishing in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite the incursion of Chinese vessels. BFAR Director Eduardo Gongona said the WPS ...

    • Filipino fishermen urged to continue fishing in WPS 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, April 30, 2021, on page 3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) encouraged Filipino fishermen to continue fishing in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite the incursion of Chinese vessels. BFAR Director Eduardo Gongona said the WPS ...

    • Fish kill hits Lake Sebu 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, January 12, 2021, on page 2)
      Around PHP20 million worth of tilapia have been destroyed due to the massive fish kill in the last three days in portions of Lake Sebu in South Cotabato province. Christopher Ofong, Lake Sebu municipal information officer, ...

    • Fish oil supplements for the heart 

      Espedilla, Fritz (SunStar Philippines, July 7, 2020, on page 6)
      This fish oil and heart health story started when there was an observation that people who were taking high intake of fatty fish had low rates of heart attack and stroke because their diets were high in polyunsaturated ...

    • Fish oil supplements for the heart (Part 2) 

      Espedilla, Fritz (SunStar Philippines, July 15, 2020, on page 5)
      I am sorry to tell you that studies have shown that the benefit to low-dose (1 gram per day) fish oil supplements is likely small. It is better for you to eat fatty fish such as sardines, herring, albacore tuna, and salmon, ...

    • 'Fish on Wheels' travels to Benguet towns 

      Philippine Information Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, April 30, 2020, on page 3-7)
      The Provincial Fishery Office through the “Fish on Wheels” program of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is bringing fish products directly to the municipalities during the Luzonwide Enhanced Community ...

    • Fish supply in Davao stable despite yearly fishing ban in Davao Gulf 

      Espinosa, Ian Carl (SunStar Philippines, May 23, 2023, on page 2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources - Davao Region (Bfar-Davao) said there should still be enough fish production despite the yearly ban on fishing small pelagic fishes in Davao Gulf from June to August. “Most ...

    • Fisherfolk associations get new motor bancas 

      (SunStar Philippines, January 17, 2023, on page 10)
      Forty-one motorized fiber glass fishing boats were turned over by BPI Foundation, Inc. (BPIF) in partnership with the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc., to select fisherfolk associations of Sibonga, Barili, Pinamungajan, and ...

    • Fisherfolk urged to adhere to closed season order 

      Daugdaug, Krizzy (SunStar Philippines, June 11, 2022, on page 2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Davao Region urged the fisherfolk to cooperate with the closed season of the Davao Gulf. This is after Joint Administrative Order (JAO) No. 02 “Establishing a Closed ...

    • Fisherfolk urged to adhere to closed season order 

      Daugdaug, Krizzy (SunStar Philippines, June 11, 2022, on page 2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Davao Region urged the fisherfolk to cooperate with the closed season of the Davao Gulf. This is after Joint Administrative Order (JAO) No. 02 “Establishing a Closed ...

    • Fisherfolk, advocates demand urgent action for livable planet 

      (SunStar Philippines, April 23, 2023, on page 13)
      Fisherfolks, youth, environmentalists, and labor advocates held an action protest to call for the declaration of a climate emergency and demand urgent action for a livable planet on Friday, April 21, as part of the Earth ...

    • Fisheries biotechnology center to rise in Central Luzon 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, March 30, 2022, on page 6)
      Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Central Luzon State University (CLSU) president Edgar Orden presided over the signing of the memorandum of agreement on the construction of the National Fisheries Research and Development ...

    • Fisherman drowns in Cadiz 

      (SunStar Philippines, February 6, 2023, on page 7)
      A fisherman drowned in the waters of Barangay Cadiz Viejo, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental Saturday, February 4, 2023. The fatality was identified as 35-year-old Elmero Padayao of Villa Luisa, Barangay Luna.

    • Fisherman gunned down by Coast Guard officers 

      GPL; JKV (SunStar Philippines, March 28, 2021, on page 4)
      A fisherman was gunned down by personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday night, March 26, 2021, off the coast of Barangay Logon, Malapascua Island in Daanbantayan. Rolex Casebo, a resident of Sitio Sta. Cruz, ...

    • Fishery inputs delivered to CTU San Francisco 

      (SunStar Philippines, September 21, 2020, on page 14)
      The personnel from of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 7’s Carmen Brackishwater Fish Farm (CBFF) and the Cebu Provincial Fishery Office travelled to Camotes Islands on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, to transport ...

    • Fishery projects up in Guimaras 

      Aplaon, A. (SunStar Philippines, May 5, 2000, on page 8)
      The province of Guimaras, in cooperation with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) will set up a collaborative project ...