AVANT GARDENER A blessed Good Friday to those that celebrate! Whether or not you believe in the Christian God, you’re (hopefully) benefiting from the religious holiday that is Holy Week, which commemorates Jesus ' Passion, Death, and Resurrection. For Catholics, this is preceded by the...
Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) warned on Tuesday, March 31, that fish prices may further increase during Holy Week due to higher demand and rising fuel costs. In a statement, the group said the ongoing oil price shock has “drastically...
Amid reported annual losses averaging 45,472 metric tons in capture fisheries production since 2010, progressive fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) warned the Department of Agriculture (DA) against pursuing fish importation. The group cited a...
Fishers are being squeezed by rising fuel costs as successive oil price hikes push production expenses higher, progressive fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said on Friday, Jan. 23. The group said fuel expenses now account for about 80 percent of...
ILOILO CITY — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the newly rehabilitated Iloilo Fish Port Complex (IFPC) in this city will benefit 1,500 fishermen and fish brokers. “Mahalaga po ito dahil ang mga gagamit nito (This is important because of who can use this)," said Marcos during the...
President Marcos assured Filipino fisherfolks that more fish ports will be built around the country as he cited that more people should be making a living from the sea, considering the Philippines ' archipelagic nature. In inaugurating the rehabilitated Philippine Fisheries Development...
LAKE SEBU, South Cotabato – Prices of freshwater tilapia have significantly dropped in Lake Sebu following a massive fish kill, locally known as "kamahong," affecting fish cages in the lake, an official said Wednesday. "We are still determining the cost of damages, but a huge volume of tilapia...
BATANGAS CITY - Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto led a boodle fight with officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 4-A and local fishermen on Tuesday, July 22, to dispel doubts and ensure that fish caught from Taal Lake are safe to eat. BFAR 4-A Director Sammy Malvas said that...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two individuals died and four were hospitalized after consuming a deadly puffer fish in Olutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay on Tuesday, July 1. Police identified the fatalities as Repsine Galliner, 16, and Mary Joy Gumata, 30. Hospitalized were Joash Gumata, 13; Jerome Gumata, 44; and...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has approved the importation of 25,000 metric tons (MT) of various fish products, including salmon, sardines, clams, and squid, for the period of March to May. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said this directive aims to ensure that there is a stable...
A unit of the Frabelle Group of Companies has opened a new refrigerated warehouse in the Navotas Fishport complex amid growing demand for cold storage facilities in the food industry. In a statement, FG Cold Storage Corp. announced that the P755-million facility has a capacity of 7,200 pallet...
ILOILO CITY — A fish port rehabilitated and funded by South Korea, through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), opened in Concepcion town, Iloilo province on Tuesday, September 24. KOICA Country Director Kim Eunsab (right) and Iloilo Gov. Arthur 'Toto' Defensor inaugurate...
