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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 18, 2023
Open fishing season
The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has urged fisherfolk to take advantage of the open fishing season in most parts of the country amid the coronavirus pandemic. Open fishing ...
- June 8, 2020
Fisherfolk urged to adhere to closed season order
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 ...
- June 11, 2022
Kapampangan fishers get livelihood assistance
Fishermen from Apalit, Mexico, Minalin, Porac, and Sasmuan towns recently received assistance from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The aid goes in the form of equipment and gear to help the fishermen ...
- August 20, 2022
Fisherman gunned down by Coast Guard officers
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, ...
- March 28, 2021
205 Lubao, Sasmuan fishermen receive P800-K worth of equipment
Some 205 fishermen from Lubao and Sasmuan towns received some P800,000 worth of fishing equipment from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Friday, June 17 at the Lubao Bamboo Hub. The assistance is part ...
- June 19, 2022
Foreign vessel rams boats in Panatag, kills 3 Pinoys
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, ...
- October 13, 2023
Macabebe, Masantol fishers get fuel discount cards from BFAR
Some 637 fishers in Macabebe and 355 in Masantol towns on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively, received P3,000 worth of fuel discount cards from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to mitigate the effects ...
- October 11, 2022
Clear guidelines on delivery of agri-fishery products sought
A fishermen's organization has asked the government to issue clear guidelines on the delivery of agricultural and fishery products following the implementation of the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro ...
- August 5, 2021
BFAR sends aid to fisherfolks in Bataan vs Covid-19 crisis
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) provided livelihood aid to fisherfolks in Bataan to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis in their produce. BFAR Regional Director Wilfredo ...
- June 7, 2020