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    • 300 small fishermen in Bulacan get aid from prov'l gov't 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, February 4, 2023, on page 3)
      The provincial government here has provided fishing gear to marginal fishers here as part of its continuing efforts to help improve their living condition. Gov. Daniel R. Fernando led on Wednesday the distribution of 233 ...

    • Fisherfolk associations get new motor bancas 

      (SunStar Philippines, January 17, 2023, on page 10)
      Forty-one motorized fiber glass fishing boats were turned over by BPI Foundation, Inc. (BPIF) in partnership with the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc., to select fisherfolk associations of Sibonga, Barili, Pinamungajan, and ...

    • Price of fish up 

      Espinosa, Ian Carl (SunStar Philippines, January 17, 2023, on page 3)
      Prices of some fish being sold at Bankerohan Public Market have increased, but vendors said that the public should not worry about it. Based on the price monitoring conducted by SunStar Davao on January 16, the price of ...

    • DOST-Davao launches research for alternative bangus feed 

      Department of Science and Technology (SunStar Philippines, January 21, 2023, on page 10)
      The Department of Science and Technology Region-Davao Region (DOST-Davao) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project Mindanao (DAPRDP), the Bureau of Fisheries ...

    • Masantol plants trees to protect shorelines 

      Arcellaz, Princess Clea (SunStar Philippines, January 17, 2023, on page 2)
      The local government of Masantol is implementing measures to protect its shoreline and the community around it. As a coastal town, most of the 26 barangays of Masantol are situated along the Pampanga River.

    • DENR puts up e-toilet in Bataan to curb pollution in Manila Bay 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, January 13, 2023, on page 2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Luzon (DENR-3) has put up an ecotoilet (e-toilet) facility in Orion town, Bataan province as part of the continuing effort to reduce the pollution in Manila ...

    • Pamana turns over motorized boats to Bangsamoro fishermen 

      (SunStar Philippines, January 27, 2023, on page 7)
      Thirty members of a Bangsamoro fishermen’s group and their families expect to significantly raise their incomes with the help of motorized fishing boats provided under the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) program. ...

    • Thousands of fishes washed ashore in Hinoba-an 'unusual this year' 

      Ellera, Teresa (SunStar Philippines, January 30, 2023, on page 2)
      The volume of fishes that washed ashore in Barangay Culipapa, Hinoba-an on Friday and Saturday, January 27 and 28, was “unusual this year,” Mayor Daph Anthony Reliquias said. He said tons of flying fish or barungoy, which ...

    • Senators seek justice for 3 fisherfolk killed in WPS ramming incident 

      (SunStar Philippines, October 5, 2023, on page 3)
      Senators on Wednesday called on authorities to secure Filipinos fishing within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported that three fishermen died when their boat was rammed ...

    • 2nd batch of pawikan hatchlings released 

      Patumbon, Rojean Grace G. (SunStar Philippines, September 5, 2023, on page 10)
      The Davao Light and Power Co. (Davao Light) released anew 130 pawikan hatchlings from the second sea turtle nest found this year at the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park, Sitio Punta Dumalag, Matina Aplaya, Davao City, on Friday, ...

    • San Carlos holds 2nd Fisherfolk Congress 

      (SunStar Philippines, November 18, 2023, on page 5)
      The Coastal Resource Management (CRM) Division under the City Environment Management Office of San Carlos City held a two-day 2nd Fisher Folk Congress, Nov. 16 to 17, at the SCC Multipurpose Building, Park Marina, Barangay ...

    • Cimatu linked to Mandaue fish pen, net destruction 

      Cotejo, Honey (SunStar Philippines, November 19, 2023, on page 3)
      The proposed demolition of fish nets and fish pens in Sitio Tubigan, Barangay Banilad in Mandaue City, Cebu was recommended by former Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) secretary and now Cebu City ...

    • BFAR 7 addresses low production, imposes fishing ban for 3 months 

      Fuentes, Kaiser Jan (SunStar Philippines, November 20, 2023, on page 3)
      To addresses the alarming decline in fish production in the region, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR 7) has initiated a three-month fishing ban on specific species in various locations ...

    • Consortium in Davao region to boost small-scale fisheries 

      (SunStar Philippines, November 11, 2023, on page 10)
      The creation of the National Consortium for Small-Scale Fisheries Research and Development, with the participation of Southern Philippines Agribusiness and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology (SPAMAST) and University ...

    • Reviving Davao River Filtering system deployment, eco-restoration urged 

      Patumbon, Rojean Grace (SunStar Philippines, November 25, 2023, on page 4)
      An official from the Davao River Basin Management Alliance said there is an urgency to implement Vertical Helophyte Filtering Systems (VHFS) to rescue the ailing Davao River. Dr. Della Grace Bacaltos, representing the Help ...

    • Mangrove info center to reopen in Cordova 

      Martinez, Ralph (SunStar Philippines, December 3, 2023, on page 6)
      A two-story Mangrove Propagation and Information Center is set to rise again in Cordova town in Mactan Island, Cebu to bring in locals and tourists and promote eco-tourism in the area. On Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, the Metro ...

    • Modernizing fisheries: Agri chief eyes marine-agro-industrial estates, logistics master plan to modernize fisheries sector 

      (SunStar Philippines, November 29, 2023, on page 9)
      Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. called for the amendment of the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) charter to expand its function to include developing and managing marine and agro-industrial ...

    • DA calls for amendment of Fisheries Development Authority charter 

      Peralta-Malonzo, Third Anne (SunStar Philippines, November 30, 2023, on page 5)
      Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is calling for the amendment of the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) charter in the bid to expand its function particularly in developing and managing marine ...

    • Pujada is clean 

      LLemit, Ralph Lawrence (SunStar Philippines, September 3, 2022, on page 2)
      Contrary to reports that the Pujada Bay’s pollution level is at an alarming state, the Davao Oriental State University (DOrSU) confirmed that the bay remains “Class A” based on their latest study. In a press statement from ...

    • Volume of fish caught in Davao Gulf increases 

      (SunStar Philippines, September 6, 2022, on page 2)
      Since implementing the three-month closed fishing season in 2012, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Davao Region (BFAR-Davao) noted an improvement in the catch trend and fish spawns in Davao Gulf. In the ...