PASTRY FANTASY The Hermit Bakery ensaymada In spite of the lockdown and all restaurants still closed, last week was still an exciting week of discoveries. While my enjoyment was going out to discover, somehow things took a turn and some of the discoveries ended up coming to me. What a blessing! It...
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has approved the issuance of a Certificate of Necessity to Import (CNI) of 60,000 metric tons (MT) of fish to augment current local fish production in anticipation of the closed fishing season. MANILA BULLETIN He made the decision as recommended by the Bureau of...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is seeking to introduce floating fish cage farming among farmers and fisherfolk in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija. (Photo by Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin File Photo) During his weekly report on Friday, Aug. 27, DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la...
Food security advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan is worried that the government’s planned fish importation during the second half of the year is ill-timed and may be detrimental to local fishermen. (Unsplash) In a statement, Tugon Kabuhayan convenor and former Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...
Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) and Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) have signed a deal for a 15.62-hectares reclamation project that would be part of the development and rehabilitation of Navotas Fish Port Complex (NFPC), the largest fish port in Southeast Asia. (Unsplash)...
Humans can metabolize a good portion of the drugs they’ve consumed. But the drugs that aren’t metabolized can come out of people’s urine and end up in our waterways because sewage treatment plants aren’t designed to filter drugs out. To fully understand how trace amounts of drugs in...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has bared the development of natural flavors from traditional “bagoong balayan” (salted fish sauce) and “bagoong alamang” (shrimp paste) in powder form through the spray-drying method. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
Residents in Metro Manila, which is currently placed under the strictest community quarantine, have been encouraged to also buy fresh and frozen fish from Kadiwa stalls set up by the Department of Agriculture (DA). (Unsplash) "Aside from wet markets, residents from the National Capital Region and...
After a record run, fish unloading st the country’s regional fish ports has been declining due to persistent downpour, which was intensified by Typhoon Fabian last week. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) reported that the country's Regional Fish...
Assorted fresh sashimis When I lived in Canada, I worked as a messenger. I’d deliver and pick up documents around the North Vancouver area. I had a fixed route and therefore had the same clients. Every lunch, if I wasn’t too busy eating in the car while driving, I would go to two places. One...
A modern fish market that will give smallholder farmers and fisherfolk in the metropolis access to the facilities needed to boost their livelihood will be built in Taguig City. MODERN FISH MARKET -- Once completed, this is what the modern fish market inside the agri-industrial hub in Taguig City...
The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) is set to deploy 15 additional reefer vans as part of government efforts to boost the transportation of frozen fishery products in Metro Manila and nearby areas. PFDA recently turned over 15 new DA ON THE GO (iOTG) reefer vans during a ribbon...
