LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Three individuals died and four others were hospitalized after consuming puffer fish, locally known as "butete," in Barangay Tambo, Libon town, Albay province on Wednesday, May 8. The Libon Municipal Police Station (MPS) on Thursday, May 9, said two families were...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Two tons of tilapia (Saint Peter’s fish) died in a fish kill in Barangay Metro Gabu here recently. TILAPIA Engr. Shiela Opelac, head of the city agricultural office here, said the fish kill affected at least 200 fish cage operators. Opelac blamed the incident on sea...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Vendors are worried about the possible immediate closure of the fish landing area in Barangay Bulua in this city after the operator received a notice of violation from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). THE fish landing area in Barangay Bulua,...
(Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee called on the Marcos administration to strictly implement existing fishery laws in an effort to increase the country’s fish stock. “While President Marcos said last year that he was not...
Philippine Coast Guard (PG) personnel monitors the situation in the vicinity waters off Barangay 61, Cavite City, Cavite after a fish kill is reported on Nov. 13, 2023. (Photo by PCG) A fish kill in Cavite has been monitored in Cavite as authorities started an investigation to determine the cause...
CAVITE – Thousands of dead fish turned up in Cañacao Bay in Cavite City on Monday, Nov. 13. Mayor Denver Chua conducted an inspection of the residential area in Barangay 62-A affected by the pervasive stench, while live-streaming the situation via Facebook. Screenshot from Mayor Denver...
DAVAO CITY – The Mati city government formally opened on Monday, October 23, the fish port complex in Purok Calagundian in Barangay Central. MATI City fish port. (FB) According to the City Information Office (CIO), the first phase of the port provided various facilities such as reclamation,...
ALLACAPAN, Cagayan – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-2 (Cagayan Valley) Director Angel B. Encarnacion and the local government unit here inspected the two circular high-density polyethylene fish cage projects at the Silagan small water impounding project in Barangay Silagan here on...
ILOILO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Region 6 has welcomed the recent endorsement of Sen. Cynthia Villar for the approval of three legislated hatcheries in the Western Visayas region and 19 others across the country. VILLAR (FB) “The primary goal of these hatcheries...
Several cold storage facilities would be put up in various fishing ports in the country to address spoilage of catch which leads to the decline in fishery production, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. Aside from his directive to [build fish ports in 11 coastal...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the construction of fish ports in 11 coastal provinces in the country to address the challenges faced by Filipino fisherfolks. Marcos made the directive during a sectoral meeting on Tuesday, March 14 in Malacañang. The President ordered...
ILOILO CITY – An additional 1,095 fingerlings were released on the Iloilo River by MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), the sole power distributor here. EXECUTIVES of MORE Power release fingerlings on the Iloilo River in Iloilo City as part of its corporate social responsibility. (MORE...
