(Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN) Three weeks following the oil spill off the coast of Limay, Bataan, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) told a House of Representatives panel that fish from the affected areas are now safe for human...
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 as...
Traces of oil spill are seen on the coast of Long Beach in Noveleta, Cavite, on July 30 (Noel B. Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Fishermen in the coastal areas of the province are struggling amid the effects of inclement weather brought by the southwest monsoon and the recent oil spill...
By MARIE TONETTE MARTICIOTACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said that no cat or pig died from eating allegedly contaminated sardines or tamban in Santa Rita, Samar and this city.BFAR personnel in Samar collect seawater for red tide testing. (BFAR-8)Several cats and pigs...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Rep. Yamsuan's Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan is prodding the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to do more amid the difficulties being faced by Filipino fishermen...
(Pixabay) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo says the establishment of a Philippine salt industry roadmap will help unlock the industry's "vast potential" to uplift the livelihoods of Filipino salt farmers."This initiative is more than just policy-making; it is...
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 alarming....
The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of National Director Demosthenes R. Escoto of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for grave misconduct over the purchases of transmitters and transceivers in 2018.The penalty of dismissal also carries with it the cancellation of...
Despite alleged intimidation from Chinese vessels, a team of Filipino scientists have completed marine scientific research on two sandbars near Pagasa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for WPS, said the contingent was on...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday, March 17 expressed optimism President Marcos' signing into law of Republic Act No. 11985 or An Act Strengthening and Revitalizing the Salt Industry in the Philippines will give "new life" to the country's dying salt industry. Villar, chairperson...
PASACAO, Camarines Sur – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Bicol is preparing for the possible impact to the fishing sector in the region of the El Niño phenomenon.BFAR-Bicol Director Ariel Pioquinto told the Manila Bulletin that they have been working with the Disaster Risk...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has assured that there will be an ample supply of fish available just in time for the Lenten season.With the holy week fast approaching this month, BFAR chief information officer Nazzer Briguera assured increased loadings from fish ports which...
