Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año warned 20 LGUs on Saturday, May 8, for inaction on the reported illegal fishing activities in their respective areas. Año said those he warned are the top 20 localities with the highest number of encroachment or...
The Philippine government’s failure to address the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is resulting in billions worth of losses in terms of fish catch and revenues. Asis Perez, former director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR),...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, May 28, took the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and other government agencies to task for the alleged modus of some government officials facilitating the production of fake passports and aiding human trafficking syndicates to recruit Filipino minors to work...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima’s supporters have renewed their call for her immediate release from detention at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center after the lawmaker was rushed to the hospital last week. Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan noted De Lima’s continued unjust...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima was discharged from the Manila Doctors Hospital on Tuesday morning, April 27, after a three-day medical furlough. Senator Leila de Lima is discharged from the Manila Doctors' Hospital Tuesday, April 27, 2021 and is escorted to detention at the PNP Custodial Center...
Anti-narcotics operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) seized some P68 million worth of shabu after the arrest of a suspected drug pusher in a buy-bust in Cavite on Monday, April 26. Police seize P68 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust in Cavite on Monday, April 26, which also resulted...
Deparrment of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has warned the public against dealing with alleged Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) that use social media for their recruitment activities. Bello, in a statement Friday, April 23 , said there are unscrupulous groups...
One hundred seventy-five kilos of methampethamine hydrochloride ("shabu"), 329 kilos of marijuana, and 884 tablets and 300 milliliters (ml) of "ecstasy". That's how much illegal drugs the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) confiscated in Metro Manila during a five-month span amid the...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) apprehended three fishing vessels engaged in illegal fishing activities in Manila Bay. The apprehension, according to BFAR, took place during a joint seaborne operation by its Central Office - Fisheries...
About 70 percent of Philippine fishing grounds are currently overfished. If this continues, future generations won’t have fish to eat. Limiting our catch is one way to preserve marine biodiversity and to save the livelihood of almost two million Filipino fisherfolk. If everyone collects...
Up to 40 percent of the fish caught and distributed in the Philippines in 2019 came from illegal fishing, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) report showed. (ALVIN KASIBAN/MANILA BULLETIN) On March 9, USAID, together with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR),...
The Philippine drug war documentary "Aswang" is among the 238 projects eligible for Oscars consideration to be included in the shortlist of 15 films that will be announced on Feb. 9. "Aswang" is the Philippines' official entry for best documentary at this year's Oscars. "The film is eligible for...
