A fisherfolk group called on the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to go after importers who violated the Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 195. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), amid the debates on importation, urged BFAR to spare small fish...
Senator Imee Marcos today warned that the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) would have limited success in its campaign against fish smuggling if it overlooks online sellers. The BFAR had said it would start confiscating unauthorized fish imports on December 4 while a seasonal...
In time for the observance of World Fisheries Day, a Filipino fisherfolk group denounced the “continued reclamation projects” in the Philippines. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Monday, Nov. 21, held a kinetic protest at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...
• It’s now officially the “closed season” for fishing in the Visayan Sea, a practice that aims to allow sardines, herrings, and mackerels within the area to reproduce. The closed season started Nov. 15 and will end on Feb. 15, 2023. • That follows the closed season to conserve Ludong in...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Friday, Nov, 18, advised that the special online oathtaking date for new Fisheries Professionals will be on Nov. 23 at 1:30 p.m. PRC / MANILA BULLETIN It will be spearheaded by PRC-San Fernando, Pampanga through Microsoft Teams, PRC added. Inductees...
Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (KMP) on Tuesday, Nov. 8, disclosed that several Filipino fishermen are still enduring the destruction that tropical cyclone Paeng left. Paeng, the country’s 16th tropical cyclone in 2022 and the fourth in the month of...
“ is not, and should not be a game of chances. Our livelihoods and the oil crisis should be addressed seriously.” This was what Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) Spokesperson Ronnel Arambulo said after receiving reports that fuel subsidy beneficiaries of the...
Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens). Photo by Beatriz Moisset from Wikimedia Commons. Insects are seen as an alternative feed source for livestock and poultry because of their high protein content. Among the thousands of insect species, the black soldier fly ( Hermetia illucens ) is the most...
CLAVERIA, Cagayan -– The employees of the Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Office 2 (DA-BFAR R02) will showcase what they learned after the month-long Training on Milkfish and Siganids Hatchery Operation and Management at DA-BFAR National Fisheries...
The value of production in agriculture and fisheries decreased in the second quarter of 2022, a report released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) disclosed on Monday, Aug. 8. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) While the production of crops and fisheries dropped, PSA...
TIAONG, Quezon – Stakeholders of a non-government organization advocating for food security for Filipinos have called on the incoming administration to certify as urgent a measure creating the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. Lawyer Asis Perez, now a convenor of Tugon Kabuhayan,...
Top officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) are in the list of suspected smugglers or protectors of smuggling of agri-fishery products worth P667.5-million from 2019 to 2022. The list was submitted to President-elect Ferdinand ‘’Bongbong’’ R. Marcos Jr....
