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 increasing unemployment rate among Filipino fisherfolk may jeopardize the supply of fish and food security in the Philippines, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said on Sunday, Oct 23. (Johannes Plenio/ Pexels) Small-scale fishermen, according to the group, are...
The national government’s continued “refusal” to suspend excise tax on major oil products is a “neglect to the ailing fisherfolk and other marginalized sectors,” said fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya). A fisherman in Cavite (Manila...
Nearly 10,000 farmers and fisherfolk in Region 12 were awarded with another tranche of fuel subsidies from the Department of Agriculture (DA). (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) The DA said a total of 9,837 registered farmers and fisherfolk benefitted from the fuel subsidy program....
QUEZON -- Almost P3,891,000 worth of financial assistance and fuel discount cards have been granted by the Department of Agriculture IV-Calabarzon (DA-4A) to farmers and fishermen of Mauban and Pagbilao towns through the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance...
Marino Partylist Representative Carlo Lisandro L. Gonzalez (Photo from Marino Partylist office) An advocate of sea-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), fisherfolk, and seafarers’ welfare, Carlo Lisandro L. Gonzalez was the Marino Partylist representative in the 18th and now the 19th...
Over P24.09 billion worth of loans has been disbursed to 408,834 small farmers and fisherfolk from 2019 to 2022 and more are expected to benefit from the passage of the Republic Act (RA) 11901 or The Agriculture, Fisheries, and Rural Development Financing Enhancement Act of 2022, the Department of...
More than 126,000 corn farmers and fisherfolk have been allocated with the government's Fuel Discount for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program (FDFFP), the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday, Aug. 9. The program rolled out in March this year and is now nearing the realization of its goal of...
TACLOBAN CITY – Over 6,000 fisherfolk beneficiaries in Eastern Visayas are set to receive fuel discount cards from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) to help them cope with the continuous increase in oil prices. BFAR-Region 8 information officer...
AGRI Party-list Representative Wilbert T. Lee (Photo taken from the LKY Group of Companies Website) A long-time advocate of the agriculture sector, Wilbert T. Lee is the representative of AGRI partylist, also known as AGRI-AGRA Na Reporma Para Sa Magsasaka ng Pilipinas in the 19th Congress. The...
SAN NARCISO, Zambales — Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, April 19, committed to protect the fisherfolk here who usually get into conflicts with Chinese fishing vessels in nearby West Philippine Sea (WPS), and highlighted the need to strengthen the capabilities of the Philippine Coast Guard...
Vice President Leni Robredo expects more endorsements to come her way in the last 40 days to Election Day, though she emphasized that her campaign’s strength comes from the volunteers who are “very passionate” and “invested.” Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) During a media...
