“ 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...
Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens). Photo by Beatriz Moisset from Wikimedia Commons. Insects are seen as an alternative feed source for livestock and poultry because of their high protein content. Among the thousands of insect species, the black soldier fly ( Hermetia illucens ) is the most...
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...
The value of production in agriculture and fisheries decreased in the second quarter of 2022, a report released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) disclosed on Monday, Aug. 8. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) While the production of crops and fisheries dropped, PSA...
TIAONG, Quezon – Stakeholders of a non-government organization advocating for food security for Filipinos have called on the incoming administration to certify as urgent a measure creating the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. Lawyer Asis Perez, now a convenor of Tugon Kabuhayan,...
Top officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) are in the list of suspected smugglers or protectors of smuggling of agri-fishery products worth P667.5-million from 2019 to 2022. The list was submitted to President-elect Ferdinand ‘’Bongbong’’ R. Marcos Jr....
Although the Philippines has long been recognized as the world’s center of marine biodiversity, policies to protect marine life in the Philippine seas from illegal fishing and other human activities are not strictly enforced. As a result, almost half of the fishery products in the country, or...
Globe, in partnership with the Department of Agriculture’s National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (DA-NFRDI) and Carmel-Haifa University Economic Corporation Ltd from the University of Haifa in Israel, recently held a webinar series that tackled the importance of incorporating...
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan assured that smugglers in the fisheries sector and "mafia-style" operations in the importation of round scad or "galunggong" will be dismantled in a Robredo-Pangilinan administration. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan Pangilinan issued...
Filipino livestock growers and fish producers are cautiously optimistic for the agriculture sector’s prospects in 2022 despite myriad challenges the past two years. In a forum hosted by food security advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan, local tilapia and bangus producers said they continue to invest...
Damage to the country’s agriculture sector is now nearing P4 billion five days after Typhoon Odette left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). In its latest update, the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DA-DRRM) Operation Center was already...
Despite the pandemic, the country’s state-run fish ports were still able to unload a total amount of 480,000 metric tons (MT) of fish from January to end-November. This was based on the report of the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA), which said that Regional Fish Ports (RFP) all...
