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    • Fishing ban at Visayan sea lifted 

      Nicavera, Erwin P. (SunStar Philippines, February 20, 2021, on page 6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea earlier this week. Under the Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 167-3 Series of 2013, the government ...

    • Fishing boat capsizes off San Carlos City, 4 rescued 

      Ellera, Teresa D. (SunStar Philippines, March 4, 2020, on page 2)
      Four people were rescued after their fishing boat capsized due to rough seas off the waters of San Carlos City in Negros Occidental on March 1. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Negros Occidental chief Jansen Benjamin, identified ...

    • Flood in Victorias prompts dredging of clogged rivers 

      Cañet, Carla N. (SunStar Philippines, January 9, 2021, on page 3)
      The flooding incident that earlier hit Victorias City and its neighboring towns and cities last New Year's Day revelry has prompted 3rd District Represenative Jose Francisco Benitez, Mayor Francis Frederick Palanca, the ...

    • Foreign vessel rams boats in Panatag, kills 3 Pinoys 

      (SunStar Philippines, October 13, 2023, on page 13)
      Three Filipino fishermen were dead after their boat was rammed by a still unidentified foreign commercial vessel transiting in the vicinity waters off Bajo de Masinloc (BdM), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Wednesday, ...

    • Fragile peace in South China Sea 

      (SunStar Philippines, April 4, 2022, on page 4)
      It is confusing and frustrating that China has continued its claim over almost the entirety of the South China Sea. This despite the July 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, which ...

    • Free public beach eyed in Catarman, Cordova 

      (SunStar Philippines, October 11, 2022, on page 4)
      Cordova Mayor Cesar “Didoy” Suan said they are planning to establish a free and open-to-all public beach near the area where the floating cottages were established in the seawaters off Barangay Catarman. Suan made the ...

    • Fresh 'tamban' sold at only P20 per kilo in Oro 

      Salgados, Lynde (SunStar Philippines, June 1, 2020, on page 1)
      The price of sardines fish dramatically dropping to an all-time low of P20 per kilo on Friday, May 29, is an obvious indication that "tamban season" is still perfectly abundant and may linger for long in the Macajalar bay ...

    • Fresh off the island 

      Poculan, Cassandra C. (SunStar Philippines, May 31, 2021, on page 8)
      There are plenty of fish in the sea, but there are plenty more in Bantayan Island. A common practice among residents is drying fish to preserve it. This is why “buwad” (dried fish) is the island’s most popular delicacy. ...

    • Freshwater Fish Culture a 'feather on ASCA's cap' 

      Beup, Glenn (SunStar Philippines, July 5, 2000, on page 4)
      Aklan State College of Agriculture President Helmar Aguilar should be congratulated for entering into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources - Regional Office 6, pertaining to the ...

    • From China with love 

      (SunStar Philippines, March 26, 2021, on page 4)
      The Philippines received 600,000 doses of Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccines last month, and recently, we got another shipment of 400,000. In between those two batches of goodwill, our friendly donor moored over 200 Chinese militia ...

    • Gapay: West PH Sea situation remains 'volatile' 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, October 14, 2020, on page 4)
      The situation in the South China Sea ( West Philippine Sea) remains volatile due to “certain actions” of both China and the United States to protect their interests in the disputed waters, the country’s military chief said ...

    • Garcia stops dolomite mining for Manila Bay project 

      ANV (SunStar Philippines, September 9, 2020, on page 2)
      Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, issued an executive order stopping the extraction and transport of dolomite rocks from Alcoy for the Manila Bay beautification project. Executive Order (EO) 25 ...

    • 'Giant tilapia' caught 

      Fuerzas, Edgar R. (SunStar Philippines, June 29, 2021, on page 1)
      A giant tilapia, weighing 5.4 kilograms, was captured in a fishpond around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 27, 2021, Kidapawan City. Barangay captain of Balabag, Eduardo Umpan said they were drying up their fishpond to harvest ...

    • Globe-powered ISDApp to keep 300 fisherfolks in Dingalan, Aurora safe at sea 

      (SunStar Philippines, June 2, 2021, on page 6)
      Three hundred fisherfolks in Dingalan, Aurora will soon be able to properly monitor weather conditions for safe sailing, especially during the typhoon season as ISDApp launches in their coastal community this May. ISDApp ...

    • Gov't asked to control prices of galunggong 

      Navales, Reynaldo G. (SunStar Philippines, January 22, 2022, on page 3-11)
      The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) has called on the government to control the prices of galunggong or round scad, which now costs P250 per kilo. The group cited the need for government ...

    • Gov't task force: Keep all Chinese ships off WPS 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, April 1, 2021, on page 2)
      The Philippines on Wednesday has reiterated its call for China to withdraw its militia ships spotted massing in the country's maritime territory off the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The National Task Force for the West ...

    • Great white pelican rescued in Casiguran 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, January 5, 2020, on page 2)
      Three concerned citizens in Casiguran town in Aurora helped save rescue a great white pelican just before the end of 2020. Francisco Calinog, Andy Ortiz and Francia Dasillo from Sitio Mahogany in Barangay Masagana, Dilasag, ...

    • Greenland lost 586B tons of ice in 2019 

      Associated Press (AP) (SunStar Philippines, August 23, 2020, on page 14)
      Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra warm 2019, with the melt massive enough to cover California in more than four feet (1.25 meters) of water, a new study said. After two years when summer ice melt had ...

    • Group air safety concerns over imported galunggong 

      (SunStar Philippines, September 15, 2022, on page 3)
      The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas KMP said several groups are asking for an explanation from the Bureau of Fish and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the safety of imported galunggong ...

    • Group: BFAR 2023 budget for fuel aid to fishers insufficient 

      (SunStar Philippines, September 2, 2022, on page 2)
      The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) on Wednesday said that the P489.6-million “Fuel Assistance to Fisherfolk” on the proposed 2023 budget of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...