Former senator and senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan expressed his full support for reinstating the 15-kilometer municipal water zone that gives preferential access to small-scale fishermen. Photo from the Office of Kiko Pangilinan Noting a current petition asking to reverse the Supreme...
The Philippines has entered into an agreement with Palau to enhance bilateral relations in the fisheries sector, covering mutual trade and investment, sustainable practices, and technical cooperation, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). In a statement, the DA said the...
Reelectionist Senator Francis Tolentino is pushing for amendments to the Philippine Fisheries Code (RA 8550) to restore protection for marginal fisherfolk, including the blue crab producers of Negros Occidental, in the country's municipal waters. He made the remark in response to a question...
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) personnel (left) are face-to-face with China Coast Guard (CCG) forces during a marine scientific survey and sand sampling at Sandy Cays on Jan. 24, 2025. (Photo: PCG) A marine scientific survey and sand sampling activity launched by the Bureau...
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...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Yamsuan's Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan is proposing a “cool” approach to effectively raise awareness about food security initiatives while also encouraging...
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...
The output of fish products declined by 6.2 percent to 1.02 million metric tons during the second quarter of the year from 1.08 metric tons last year, based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). “Decrease in production was noted from marine municipal fisheries, inland municipal...
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...
(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;...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino told the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Saturday, June 1, that the Philippine Maritime Zones Law, once enforced, would lead to the protection of fishing areas in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a statement, Tolentino said that this...
