Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (PPAB) Small fishermen in the country should have the institutionalized exclusive right to fish in municipal waters as far as Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is...
MULANAY, Quezon – Two fishermen went missing in the sea of Barangay Santo Niño here on Thursday, Dec. 19. Police identified them as Brences Profugo, 23, and Edrian Drio, 16, residents of Barangay Cambuga, this town. Carmelita Profugo, mother of Brences, told police that her son and Drio...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-northern Negros Occidental has launched a search and rescue operation for two fishermen from Barangay Zone 1, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental missing since Thursday, Oct. 24. A SEARCH and rescue operation is ongoing to find two fishermen who went...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Two fishermen from Pangasinan were rescued in the sea of Barangay Ambucao, Santiago, Ilocos Sur on Monday, September 23. NATIONAL highway in Santiago, Ilocos Sur. (Wikipedia) Police said a fisherman noticed them – Rocky Bravo, 38, and his brother,...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Three fishermen from Pangasinan were rescued in the West Philippine Sea in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte on Thursday, September 5. Coast Guard Lt. Senior Grade Joseph Christian Sagun, chief of the Coast Guard unit in Ilocos Norte, identified the three fishermen as...
TAIPEI – The Philippine government will be ensuring that the fishermen whose livelihood will be disrupted by the development of offshore wind power projects in the country will be ‘fairly compensated’, according to the Department of Energy. Having a formula on the calculation of compensation...
Distribution of family food packs and financial assistance to fisherfolk affected by the Bataan oil spill in Cavite City on August 9 (Photo from Rep. Jolo Revilla/MANILA BULLETIN) A total of 5,231 fishermen affected by the Bataan oil spill in Cavite City received economic assistance on Friday,...
Traces of oil spill are seen on the coast of Long Beach in Noveleta, Cavite on July 30 (Noel B. Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – The provincial government is declaring a state of calamity and establishing a no-catch zone in coastal areas affected by the oil spill from the sunken tanker...
President Marcos has urged the people of Sulu to protect the country's rich natural resources in the province and reminded them to not abuse it. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales) Marcos made the call amid reports of illegal fishing activities in the waters...
CEBU CITY – Fiberglass motorized bancas were distributed for free to fishermen in the towns of Dauis and Calape in Bohol province. MOTOR bancas made of fiberglass were distributed to fisherfolk in Bohol province. (Contributed photo) The distribution of 28 units of 22-foot motor bancas at...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Rep. Salo's office) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has expressed his unwavering commitment to empowering local fishermen, which he says play a critical role in the country’s economy. This, as Salo...
Fishermen from Masinloc, Zambales (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) For Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan, the Philippines’ aging fisherfolk population presents a serious food security problem. “This is...
