Browsing BusinessWorld by Place "Pangasinan"

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    • Agri dep't Filipinos continue to fish in West Philippine Sea with gov't support 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, June 9, 2021, on page S1/8)
      Increased government presence at the West Philippine Sea has allowed Filipino fishermen to continue operating in the area, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The DA’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...

    • Bangus production expected to recover this year 

      Buco, B.V. Jr. (BusinessWorld, March 23, 2010, on page S1/6)
      Despite the threat posed by the raging dry spell caused by El Niño, bangus -- or milkfish -- output for this year is expected to grow by 4.6%-5.4%, a reversal from the 0.93% decline reported last year, officials of the ...

    • BFAR wraps up 'high-tech' fisheries caravan in 10 regions 

      (BusinessWorld, May 10, 2001, on page S1/1)
      The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has just concluded its fisheries technology caravan, covering 10 regions and serving tens of thousands of small fishermen, pond operators ...

    • Fisherfolk urge navy to drive away China ships in disputed sea 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, June 25, 2021, on page S1/12)
      A group of fishers on Thursday asked the Philippine government to send its navy to drive away Chinese vessels in the South China Sea within the country’s exclusive economic zone. “It is without a doubt that the vessels ...

    • Fishermen object to proposed offshore mining in Pangasinan 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, September 14, 2021, on page S1/10)
      Fishermen expressed opposition to the proposed offshore mining in Lingayen Gulf that will cover five coastal towns in Pangasinan, citing its potential effects to livelihood. Bobby Roldan, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...

    • LANDBANK loans to agriculture, fisheries sectors top P261 billion in 2022 

      Sy, Aaron Michael (BusinessWorld, February 22, 2023, on page S1/4)
      LAND BANK of the Philippines (LANDBANK) said on Tuesday that it granted loans to farmers and fisherfolk totaling P261.7 billion in 2022, supporting 3.5 million borrowers. It added in a statement that more than 766,000 or ...

    • Little impact expected from recent fish kill 

      LDD (BusinessWorld, June 2, 2011, on page S1/4)
      The government is a keeping its 4% growth projection for fish production this year despite recent cases of fish kill in Pangasinan and the Taal Lake, saying that losses from those incidents were not enough to change its ...

    • Pangasinan now red tide-free 

      Iñigo, Liezle Basa (Manila Bulletin, August 2, 2013, on page 9)
      The entire province of Pangasinan is now red tide-free after waters off its eastern coast have been cleared of a high concentration of algae by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Laboratory analyses of ...

    • Salt industry output seen held back by reclamation, import competition 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta (BusinessWorld, September 12, 2022, on page S1/5)
      The salt industry is unable to boost production due to the reclamation of shoreline and competition from imports, an organization of farmers said. “Due to cutthroat trade liberalization and side-by-side reclamation projects, ...