QUEZON -- A commercial fishing vessel was caught in the act of using unauthorized methods by the joint government agencies at the municipal waters of Catanauan in this province. Photo from BFAR 4A - Quezon The Quezon-Bureau of Aquatic Resources-4A Fishery Law Enforcement Group (BFAR 4A-FPLEG)-Team...
A man who was supposed to receive social pension got arrested instead after authorities found out he was allegedly storing illegal substances used in making dynamite in Tubigon, Bohol on Thursday, July 7. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) Local government officials of Tubigon town were...
ANGLERS will now have more good time in Baguio City as recreational fishing has been allowed in Burnham Park. (PIO photo) BAGUIO CITY – The city government has allowed recreational fishing in Burnham Lake as one of the activities here starting Monday, June 13. The City Environment and Parks...
MAP of the Philippines with Davao Region highlighted. DAVAO CITY – Prices of fish in the Davao Region will likely increase due to the implementation of the three-month closed fishing season at Davao Gulf, an official of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Davao said. BFAR-Davao...
TACLOBAN CITY – A fisherman was killed while two others were injured while allegedly blast fishing in the sea of Sitio Salvacion, Barangay Ilijan, Sto. Niño, Samar last Tuesday, June 7. The fatality was identified as Emiliano Davila, 40, a resident of the barangay. Injured were Rolan Davila, 28,...
The US State Department has called on the Chinese government to abide by the rule of law after it dismissed the Philippine protest on its fishing ban even on parts of the West Philippine Sea. Ned Price, State Department spokesperson, said in a Twitter post Friday thatChina's "unilateral fishing...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is unfazed over China's rejection of the Philippines' protest on the former's unilateral imposition of a fishing ban in the South China Sea, saying it won't be enforced anywhere in the country's waters. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO...
QUEZON -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-4A’s) -- Fisheries Protection Law Enforcement Group (BFAR-FPLEG) has caught a fishing vessel in the act of fishing using the prohibited ‘buli-buli’ system in Tayabas Bay on Wednesday, June 1. The erring vessel was caught in the...
China dismissed the Philippines' protest over its unilateral imposition of a fishing ban in South China Sea which covers parts of the West Philippine Sea, saying it is a "normal measure." West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Thursday, June...
As part of its “tigil-palaot” or fishing strike protest amid the big-time oil price hike in the country, fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) suspended their fishing operations on Tuesday, March 15. The protests were simultaneously held in major...
Open fishing season starts with a bang on the gong during a ceremony at the Sangali Fishing Port, Zamboanga City on Tuesday, March 1. (Photo by Ely Dumaboc) Some 34,000 sardine factory workers are expected to return to work during the start of the Open Season for Sardine Fishing in Zamboanga...
STA. CRUZ, Laguna--Big corporations and influential individuals who have been occupying Laguna Lake with their huge fish pens will have to go while small fishermen will be assured of wider fishing grounds if and when presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao wins the Palace seat. SILVER...
