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Galunggong imports to arrive ahead of closed fishing season
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allowed the entry of up to 17,000 metric tons (MT) of round scad, commonly known as galunggong, which will reach markets ahead of the closed fishing season when supply of the fish is ...
- August 16, 2018
Aboitiz to develop Boracay’s Wetland #4 into urban park
The Aboitiz Group, through its social development arm Aboitiz Foundation, has adopted and will rehabilitate Boracay Island’s Wetland #4 into a “linear urban park”. The company announced yesterday that it recently signed a ...
- August 14, 2018
DA to allow imports of galunggong for direct sale to market
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the fisheries industry agreed on Friday to allow the importation of round scad, or galunggong, as the closed fishing season nears. Agriculture secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol told reporters ...
- August 13, 2018
DOST touts new areas for mussel-farming expansion
The Government has identified 12 areas, mostly in the Visayas and Mindanao, deemed suitable for the development of a mussel farming industry. The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research ...
- January 11, 2018
Fisheries output rises 2.64% in second quarter, aquaculture leads
Fisheries output rose 2.64% year-on-year to 1.13 million metric tons (MT) in the second quarter, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. In its Fisheries Quarterly Performance Report for the three months to June, the PSA ...
- August 17, 2018
DTI to push for more agri exports to Hungary as joint committee convenes
The Philippines is set to hold an inaugural Joint Committee on Economic and Trade Cooperation meeting with Hungary in September, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. In a statement Sunday, Trade Secretary Ramon ...
- February 12, 2018
Palawan held up as model for fishing in Negros-Cebu strait
Non-governmental organization Oceana Philippines is pushing for the monitoring of all commercial fishing vessels in the provinces along the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (TSPS), covering the body of water between Negros ...
- January 15, 2018
DENR says Boracay stakeholders cooperating with demolitions
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said the initial days of the Boracay rehabilitation have been marked by cooperation between the government and the stakeholders. In a statement issued over the ...
- April 30, 2018
DA studying fish, pork imports for holidays
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is moving to facilitate imports of fish and pork and chicken ahead of the year-end holidays to avert supply problems and their possible impact on prices. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel ...
- August 7, 2018
PCIC targets P65-billion crop insurance coverage for 2 million farmers, fisherfolk
The Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC), an agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA), said it set a target of P65 billion worth of insurance coverage for two million farmers and fisherfolk this year, with the policies ...
- January 17, 2018