The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has upheld its decision that ordered the dismissal of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) National Director Demosthenes R. Escoto.In an eight-page joint order, the OMB denied Escoto's motion to reconsider its Feb. 5 orders that dismissed him from the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has condemned China's latest use of flares, calling it irresponsible and dangerously provocative.A view of the flares launched by China from Zamora (Subi) Reef against a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft...
(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...
(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...
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...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Wednesday, January 18, expressed his disgust at the failure and confusion among government agencies on questions about the importation of salt or importation permit issues.
Villanueva was referring to a hybrid public hearing by the Senate agriculture...
A fisherfolk group called on the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to go after importers who violated the Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 195.
Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), amid the debates on importation, urged BFAR to spare small...
Senator Imee Marcos today warned that the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) would have limited success in its campaign against fish smuggling if it overlooks online sellers.
The BFAR had said it would start confiscating unauthorized fish imports on December 4 while a seasonal...
Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (KMP) on Tuesday, Nov. 8, disclosed that several Filipino fishermen are still enduring the destruction that tropical cyclone Paeng left.
Paeng, the country's 16th tropical cyclone in 2022 and the fourth in the month of...
" is not, and should not be a game of chances. Our livelihoods and the oil crisis should be addressed seriously."
This was what Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) Spokesperson Ronnel Arambulo said after receiving reports that fuel subsidy beneficiaries of the...
CLAVERIA, Cagayan -– The employees of the Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Office 2 (DA-BFAR R02) will showcase what they learned after the month-long Training on Milkfish and Siganids Hatchery Operation and Management at DA-BFAR National Fisheries...
