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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
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
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
BFAR 7 nabs 6 men for dynamite fishing
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 ...
- June 26, 2020