DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Davao (BFAR-11) announced on Monday the start of this year’s three-month closed fishing season at the Davao Gulf, from June 1 to August 31. In a press briefing, Elaine Vera Belvis, BFAR-11 Fisheries Management and Regulatory Enforcement...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-9 has declared Nov. 15, 2024 to Feb. 15, 2025 as closed fishing season for sardines in the Zamboanga Peninsula. BFAR Regional Director Al Zhat Kunting leads the send-off ceremony in Zamboanga City for the 14th closed fishing season...
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) will be temporarily shut down later this year, perhaps by the summer. PNR (Wikipedia) This was confirmed by Department of Transportation (DOTr) Undersecretary for Railway Cesar Chavez during a public hearing of the House Committee on Transportation on...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources led send-off activities Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Majini Pier of the Naval Station Romulo M. Espaldon in Calarian, Zamboanga City to signal the start of the closed fishing season at the Zamboanga Peninsula. DEPARTMENT of Agriculture,...
After it opposed the importation of 25,000 metric tons of fish until January 2023, a fisherfolk group dared President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to ban imported fish from China. “Nakakabahalang pangunahing pinanggagalingan ng ating inaangkat na isda ay China, ang bansang nangangamkam at...
Small-scale Filipino fishermen expressed their opposition to the national government’s plan to import 25,000 metric tons of fish amid the closed fishing season which will last until January 2023. A fisherman in Cavite (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang...
The Cordon-Aurora Boundary Road in Barangay Disimungal, Nagtipunan, Quirino is closed to traffic due to road slide, undermined road, and slip. The Department of Public Works and Highways said an alternate route to Quirino from Aurora and vice versa is the Aurora-Castaneda-Maria Aurora-San Luis...
The outpatient department (OPD) of the Pasig City Covid-19 Referral Facility is closed on Wednesday, Aug. 24, due to inclement weather caused by tropical storm "Florita." Despite the OPD's closure, the referral center will still be accepting emergency cases or patients who require immediate medical...
Unable to sustain their operations due to the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic in the past two years, 425 private schools have decided to “permanently” close down, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Aug. 19, said. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN In a joint press conference...
THE price list of seafood that a woman and her group ordered in Panglao, Bohol that became viral online. The amount could have fed a large group in a buffet or more than a month’s worth of groceries. (Photo from FB) CEBU CITY – Panglao, Bohol Mayor Edgardo Arcay approved Wednesday, August 3,...
TACLOBAN CITY – Kalanggaman, the top destination in Leyte, is closed to tourists for one month to pave way for the rehabilitation of the picturesque island. The rehabilitation from July 1 to 30 includes cleaning and repair of damaged facilities on Kalanggaman Island in Palompon. Authorities will...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. (PBBM) on Monday, July 4, had a closed-door meeting with officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA). (Contributed Photo) He arrived at around 9 a.m. at the Bureau of Soil Management Office of the DA for his executive meeting with officials of...
