The three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea could trigger “artificial shortage and fuel an inflation spike,” a fisherfolk group said Tuesday, Nov. 16. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas In a statement, the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas...
Visayan fishermen fear that there will be an artificial fish shortage – which could trigger an increase in fish prices – amid the implementation of a state-imposed three-month fishing ban within their coastal areas. In a statement, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas...
The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has announced the start of the closed fishing season in Northern Palawan on November 1, 2021. This is to further boost the growing abundance of galunggong in the province. 43226 From November 1 to January 31 of...
Amid recent government decisions that aim to increase the importation of rice and pork, food security advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan has called for much-improved industry data gathering in the agriculture sector. In a virtual briefing, Asis Perez, convenor of Tugon Kabuhayan, said the government...
Sea travels and fishing operations in areas affected by erstwhile tropical depression “Crising” resumed Friday afternoon, May 14, after the weather disturbance further weakened into a low pressure area (LPA), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. Motorized outriggers rest on the shore of a...
Some 500 mangrove seedlings were planted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) members to protect and ensure the sustainability of coastal communities in Davao City. (Photo courtesy of the PCG) Through the marine environmental protection initiative of the PCG Auxiliary 817.3 Division and Royal Davao...
