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Saving San Pablo's Seven Lakes
San Pablo City in Laguna province is famous for its seven lakes. The lakes are volcanic in origin, but the folklore handed down from one generation to another identifies a fairy or diwata as the one responsible for ...
- February 23, 2010
IBP, fisherfolk groups ask high court to order gov't to enforce laws protecting West Philippine Sea
Members of farmers and fisherfolks groups, together with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), have asked the Supreme Court (SC) to direct the government to enforce laws protecting the country’s territories in the ...
- April 17, 2019
Half of Agri department's fish landing, cold storage projects due after 2016
More small fish landing centers and cold storage facilities are being planned by the Department of Agriculture (DA) after the 252 lined up this year until 2016. Asis G. Perez, director of the DA’s Bureau of Fisheries and ...
- October 16, 2015
Damage from China's reclamation:$109.55M
Marine resources- including coral reef ecosystems- destroyed by China's reclamation activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea have reached $109.55 million, a national scientist of the Philippines said on Thursday. In ...
- April 24, 2015
El Niño seen dampening seaweed, crab production
Production of seaweed and mud crabs is expected to decrease due to the higher temperatures brought about by the prevailing El Niño. Production of seaweed and mud crabs is expected to decrease due to the higher temperatures ...
- October 6, 2015
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
Blasted Fish
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and local officials apprehended on June 29 five fishermen on board two bancas who were using a homemade explosive locally known as Bigas-bigas at vicinity waters off Lamit Bay and Simaron ...
- July 2, 2018
Fisheries bureau partly lifts ban on collecting seaweed
Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) 250-2 will allow individual fishermen to collect, sell, trade, and transport Sargassum, a type of brown seaweed, subject to seasonal restrictions and permit requirements. The newly-published ...
- October 8, 2018
BFAR to finish fisherfolk database
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 ...
- August 15, 2013
BFAR angling for P6.6-B budget, off-books fishers
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) seeks a P6.6-billion budget in 2016, the bulk of which would be spent on programs to combat illegal, unreported, and uncontrolled fishing (IUUF), as supported by the ...
- October 29, 2015