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    • BFAR to finish fisherfolk database 

      Meniano, Sarwell Q. (BusinessWorld, August 15, 2013, on page S1/2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) aims to complete this year a nationwide database for subsidy beneficiaries in the fisheries sector. BFAR Director Asis G. Perez said the database will be the basis for ...

    • DENR's Boracay inspectors to be equipped with US-backed technology 

      Ignacio, Reicelene Joy N. (BusinessWorld, October 12, 2018, on page S1/6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it will adopt a US-funded system to track the activities of environmental inspectors on the resort island of Boracay. It said the system is known as the Lawin ...

    • Memo on Philippine crab signed 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel (BusinessWorld, September 30, 2019, on page S1/11)
      The Philippines and the United States have partnered with the private sector to promote sustainable management of the local alimasag or blue swimming crab in the Visayan Sea.The partnership will engage local governments, ...

    • Need for fisheries dep't cited vs illegal fishing 

      Pascual, Nicolo Paolo A. (BusinessWorld, October 21, 2015, on page S1/2)
      Municipal fishing interests are pushing for legislation to create a Department of Fisheries to ensure adequate enforcement of the recently amended Fisheries Code. The Bureaus of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), an ...

    • Save our fish 

      (Business World, February 9, 2017, on page S2/9)
      After a year-long joint effort amongst a group of hotels, restaurants, retailers, and NGOs, the campaign for sustainable seafood still has a long way to go. Vince Cinches, the Greenpeace Philippines Oceans Campaigner for ...

    • True state of Philippine coral reefs 

      Alcala, Angel C. (Malaya Business Insight, August 22, 2013, on page B5)
      I attended the two -day Forum on the Coral Triangle Initiative on 14-15 August 2013 on invitation form the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) of the Department of Environment and Natural resources. In this forum, ...

    • Your fish is your future 

      Kim, Sung Y. (BusinessWorld, June 3, 2019, on page S1/8)
      Lying within the global center of marine biodiversity, the Philippines is one of the world’s top fish-producing countries, and millions of Filipinos derive their livelihood from fishing. However, these rich and precious ...