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Drought-stricken Cotabato towns get FAO, NZ grant
Farming and fishing families in Mindanao are no stranger to both natural and human-induced disasters. For over four decades now, their lives and livelihoods have been disrupted by recurrent displacement as a result of ...
- February 5, 2017
Back to Panatag? put it in writing
A local executive of Pangasinan province is set to file a board resolution urging President Duterte to put on paper his assurance that Filipinos can fish again in Chinese-occupied Panatag or Scarborough Shoal and let ...
- October 25, 2016
Abalone: an opportunity for sustainable livelihood for fishermen
A team of scientists and researchers from the Western Philippines University (WPU) in Palawan province received a P4.3 million financial assistance from the United States Agency for International Aid to help increase the ...
- March 20, 2016
Transparency a key factor in regulating Phl's water territory
Amid threats of illegal fishing and territorial disputes, international organization Global Fishing Watch (GFW) is asking the Philippines to proactively monitor activities at sea to ensure effective regulation and improve ...
- June 9, 2019
FAO, DA launch drones for disaster risk reduction
Drones were launched yesterday to officially mark a joint undertaking by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the Department of Agriculture (DA) to use the technology for disaster risk ...
- March 18, 2016
DA-BFAR to put up crab hatcheries
The Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) will establish crab hatcheries in selected coastal communities nationwide - in partnership with fishfarmers' groups, local ...
- October 2, 2011
DENR opposes comm'l fishing in Tañon Strait
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has opposed a proposal that seeks to allow commercial fishing within the municipal waters of the Tañon Strait, the country’s biggest marine protected area. The ...
- January 29, 2017
'Stop issuing fish pen permits in Laguna de Bay'
A fisherfolk group has asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to stop issuing permits to fish pen operators in Laguna de Bay. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) ...
- December 21, 2016
Going beyod the hour: celebrating successful ecological initiatives in the Philippines
Climate change is drastically changing the condition of the world’s oceans. With rising temperatures brought about by the greenhouse effect, the world’s oceans are becoming more acidic, thus making them more inhospitable ...
- March 25, 2017
Palawan coastal towns commit to stop overfishing
Fishermen in 11 coastal towns in the Calamian Islands in Palawan have unanimously expressed support for the declaration of monthly closed periods for rabbitfish fishing to protect the growing populations of the species. ...
- April 17, 2016