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    • Bongbong Marcos open to use Indonesia-PH border deal model amid talks with China 

      (SunStar Philippines, September 7, 2022, on page 5)
      President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, he is willing to explore maritime border talks with China and other countries using the strategy that resulted in the peaceful agreement with Indonesia ...

    • 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 ...

    • BFAR-Davao lifts closed season in Davao Gulf 

      (SunStar Philippines, September 3, 2022, on page 8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Davao Region (BFAR-Davao) has commenced the resumption of fishing operations in the Davao Gulf on August 31, 2022 as they culminate the 9th year implementation of the closed ...

    • DPWH to install floodgates for major rivers in Bacolod City 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, November 29, 2023, on page 2)
      The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has proposed floodgates in five major rivers here to mitigate flooding due to overflow. Mayor Alfredo ...

    • Donated equipment to boost marine research, food security in Negros 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, December 4, 2023, on page 5)
      The PHP2-million donation of the Philippine Army Finance Center Producers Integrated Cooperative (PAFCPIC) will bolster the scientific research on the health of coral reefs in the southern towns of the province, the Marine ...

    • Councilor wants construction of fish port inspected 

      Pedrosa, Merlinda (SunStar Philippines, October 5, 2023, on page 2)
      Bacolod City Councilor Al Victor Espino, chairperson of the City Council committee on law, has asked the Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO), Office of Building Official (OBO), and City Engineer’s Office (CEO) to ...

    • DENR chief urged to reject reclamation projects to save Manila Bay 

      (SunStar Philippines, August 29, 2022, on page 2)
      The People's NICHe group has urged the Environment secretary to stand by her "scientific convictions" and reject Manila bay reclamation projects. Environmentalists, marine scientists, fisherfolk and coastal community ...

    • 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, ...

    • Int'l dolphin day: Protect our Irrawaddy Dolphins 

      Mangrove Matters PH; Earth Island Institute (SunStar Philippines, September 12, 2023, on page 6)
      The International Dolphin Day is celebrated annually every September 12 and it was created a year ago by Sea Shepherd, a non-profit, marine conservation activism organization based in Washington in the United States, to ...

    • House bill creating nat'l mariculture program filed 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, October 13, 2022, on page 9)
      Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee has filed a bill seeking to establish a National Mariculture Program (NMP) to boost the country’s food security. “Our country is one of the world's top producers of fish and aquatic plants. ...

    • Macabebe, Masantol fishers get fuel discount cards from BFAR 

      De Leon, Jovi; Arcellaz, Princess Clea (SunStar Philippines, October 11, 2022, on page 3)
      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 ...

    • BFAR: CL waters safe from red tide 

      Arcellaz, Princess Clea (SunStar Philippines, October 14, 2022, on page 3)
      The coastal waters of Central Luzon are free from ride tide toxin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources announced Wednesday. The Shellfish Bulletin No. 20 Series of 2022 noted that shellfish samples collected from ...

    • Maritime police confiscates small fishing boats 

      Ellera, Teresa D. (SunStar Philippines, October 18, 2022, on page 2)
      The top official of the Maritime Police Station-Bacolod City said that the confiscation of small fishing boats in Manapla town, Negros Occidental, was legal amid questions raised by some boat operators. Its officer-in-charge ...

    • TMI supports fisherfolk, marine protection in Maco 

      (SunStar Philippines, September 22, 2022, on page 9)
      Aboitiz Power subsidiary Therma Marine, Inc. (TMI) and the Aboitiz Foundation (AFI) recently donated 100 coastal livelihood packages to two fishing communities in Maco, Davao de Oro to help them sustain their primary source ...

    • Low fish production due to oil price hikes - PAMALAKAYA 

      (SunStar Philippines, October 19, 2022, on page 3)
      The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) warned anew the adverse impacts of continuous oil price hikes to local fishing production. This, as significant numbers in the fishing sector are being ...

    • Kapampangan fishers get livelihood assistance 

      De Leon, Jovi (SunStar Philippines, August 20, 2022, on page 3)
      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 ...

    • BFAR bans electrofishing 

      Arcellaz, Princess Clea (SunStar Philippines, August 3, 2022, on page 1)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region III (BFAR-3) has warned individuals who are engaging in illegal electrofishing. In a statement, the agency said those who will be caught conduction illegal unreported ...

    • DOLE 7 grants fishing livelihood aid to Danao residents 

      Lorenciana, Carlo (SunStar Philippines, September 15, 2022, on page 11)
      Parents of the profiled child laborers in Danao City, Cebu will soon have their own pump boats for fishing after the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE 7) released a livelihood assistance worth ...

    • Ilocos Norte fishers warned of Chinese rocket debris 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, September 15, 2022, on page 5)
      Coastal residents in Burgos, Ilocos Norte have been warned against debris from a Chinese rocket that was launched on Sept. 13 from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan Island. Bur gos Mayor Crescente Garcia said in ...

    • 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 ...