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DFA protests China's fishing ban, says it's a violation
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has protested China’s fishing ban that covers parts of the West Philippine Sea over which the “Philippines exercises sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction.” In a statement, ...
- May 20, 2021
750 more fishers from Zambales get government fuel discount
Another group of fisherfolk in Central Luzon has benefited from the government’s fuel subsidy program that aims to ease the impact of rising oil prices on the local fishing industry. Wilfredo Cruz, director of the Department ...
- June 15, 2022
Fights vs. sargassum debris
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 ...
- August 13, 2020
Landing center to give Bataan fishers steady income
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Luzon (BFAR-3) has put up a community fish landing center (CFLC) in Limay, Bataan to help fisherfolk earn a steady income. In partnership with the local government ...
- December 20, 2022
Small-time ‘mananagat’ learns how to survive
As the saying goes, "if you can't beat them, join them." This, in a sense, is the travail of small-time fisherfolk circling off the Macajalar Bay in Cagayan de Oro. In the so-called "tamban (sardine fish) season," which ...
- June 8, 2020
Sustain local fishers
Among Christians keeping the Lenten tradition to fast and abstain from meat and other indulgences, “Semana Santa (Holy Week)” means putting the spotlight on fish and other seafood on the dining table. This Lenten demand ...
- April 17, 2023
Filipino fishermen urged to continue fishing in WPS
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 ...
- April 30, 2021
Group: Stop fish importation
A group of fishermen belonging to the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) has urged the goverment to stop importing fish including galunggong (round scad), mackerel and sardines from China. ...
- June 16, 2022
P150-M fish port soon to rise in Mati
The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) is eyeing to fund a P150 million 5-hectare port in Mati City. Lawyer Glen A. Pangapalan, PFDA General Manager, said the funding will be divided into two P75 million ...
- August 1, 2020
‘Tamban is for us, not for big fishing vessels’
With a lighted cigarette in hand, Barangay Bonbon trisikad driver Loloy Jadulan walked to the shore one misty Monday morning, June 8, and enjoy at the sight and feel of the vast Macajalar Bay of Cagayan de Oro. From being ...
- June 15, 2020