Senator Loren Legarda has filed a bill seeking to address a looming labor crisis in the agriculture sector in the face of the country’s aging agri-workforce. Legarda filed Senate Bill No. 518 which seeks to establish the Young Farmers and Fisherfolk Challenge Council to revitalize the...
Over 500 fishermen from various parts of the country -- including Cavite, Laguna, Parañaque, Manila, Navotas, Malabon, Bulacan, Bataan, and Zambales -- gathered in Mendiola, Manila on Friday, May 30, calling on the national government to halt reclamation projects that destroy their livelihood. The...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has recommended keeping the fishing ban imposed in Oriental Mindoro areas affected by the oil spill caused by the sinking of Motor Tanker (MT) Princess Empress. In BFAR's Oil Spill Bulletin No. 3 released Wednesday, April 27, the bureau cited...
The proposed House bill which would amend Section 108 of Republic Act (RA) No. 8550 or the “Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998” has been passed on third reading at the House of Representatives. The House plenary (Photo by Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) During the House’s plenary session on...
Local farmers, fisherfolks reject EO 171 extension By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT Farmer and fisherfolk organizations were dismayed over the planned extension of Executive Order No. 171, saying it is killing local food producers. EO 171 temporarily modified the rates of import duty on various products,...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Some 6,000 farmers and fisherfolk in Benguet province are set to receive at least P29,342,000 worth of cash assistance and fuel discount from the Department of Agriculture-Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR). Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda The assistance is part of...
Some 1000 fisher folk from 12 barangays in Aparri, Cagayan will march from the Catholic Church arch to Aparri municipal arch on Friday, April 22, to protest the black sand operations in the town which they say is happening in the guise of river dredging. Residents here reported the return of mining...
Students of the Navotas Polytechnic College (NPC) and registered fishermen in Navotas City will receive financial aid under the “Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS)” program, the local government announced on Monday, April 18. The financial aid is from the fund allotted by...
(KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) To ease the socio-economic impact of Covid-19 and other emergencies, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continued to strengthen its initiatives to support the society’s most vulnerable and marginalized individuals, particularly...
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao has assured fisherfolks that they will be able to ply their trade freely in the contested West Philippines Sea (WPS) amid the presence of the Chinese vessels there if he wins in the upcoming elections. In a statement Monday, March 14, Pacquiao said he...
Malacañang has announced the release of P3 billion worth of fuel subsidy to the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) intended for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers, farmers, and fisherfolks to cushion the impact of the consecutive oil price hikes. (Alvin...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo expressed confidence on Thursday, March 10, that Romblon province will once more vote for her as it did in 2016 when she won against her main rival, former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Vice President Leni Robredo during a campaign sortie in...
