SARIAYA, Quezon – Police arrested a fisherman for allegedly butchering a dog in Barangay Bignay I here on Wednesday, July 19. Sariaya police chief Police Major Romar Pacis identified the suspect as Renato Castillo, 51. Pacis said Alicia Peduche, 63, of Barangay Calios, Santa Cruz, Laguna, together...
INFANTA, Quezon – A fisherman fell off a fishing vessel while in the Pacific Ocean as he lost his balance while “answering the call of nature,” a belated report here said on Thursday, July 6. According to the report of the Infanta police, the victim identified as Joel Labasan, 44, single, a...
Two Filipino fishermen who went missing in Palawan last month were finally rescued after 12 days in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) by Chinese fishermen, the Western Command (WesCom) reported Wednesday, Feb. 15. Photo: Western Command Vice Adm. Alberto Carlos, WesCom commander, identified the rescued...
SARIAYA, Quezon - A fisherman was killed while his companion was wounded after they were attacked by unidentified assailants while they were fishing at the municipal water here on Wednesday evening, Jan. 18. According to Sherwin Rosales, employee of the Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO), the...
BACOLOD CITY - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Negros Occidental arrested a fisherman in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 6 here, with the confiscation of 50 grams of shabu worth P340,000 on Wednesday, Dec. 14. The subject was identified as Benny Buenaventura, 21, of Barangay 2 here....
BURDEOS, Quezon – A 60-year-old fisherman drowned while fishing in Barangay Amot here on Tuesday, Nov. 9. Police identified the victim as Nolito Vargas of Barangay Poblacion this town. Investigation said that the victim left his house at 6 a.m. to fish. Hours later at 2:15 p.m., his body was...
The Southern Police District Drug Enforcement Unit (SPD-DEU) arrested two fishermen in a buy-bust operation and confiscated from them P115,600 worth of shabu, Thursday night (March 31) in Las Pinas City. SPD Director, Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, identified the suspects as Claudio Castillo,42; and...
Four individuals and an organization, among them a Filipino fisherman, were formally given Tuesday, Nov. 30 their prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award--Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize. Roberto 'Ka Dodoy' Ballon (Photo courtesy of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation) Dubbed by the Ramon Magsaysay...
Roberto “Ka Dodoy” Ballon, a fisherman from Concepcion, Zamboanga Sibugay, and one of the five recipients of the 2021 Ramon Magsaysay Awards, is not new to challenges. Through his leadership, the fishermen in his municipality were able to stop the rampant conversion and destruction of nearby...
A local fisherman survived the harsh weather condition spawned by typhoon "Jolina" after he managed to tie his motorbanca to a fish marker in Leyte. Fisherman Enrique Alicame survived the harsh weather condition after he managed to tie his motorbanca to a fish marker in Leyte on Monday, Sept. 6,...
A fisherman who survived a sea ordeal for days by wading through high waters was rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the vicinity of Agutaya Island in Palawan on Sunday, June 6. The fisherman was identified as Dante Mahilum who went fishing on June 1 despite the threats of Tropical Storm...
CEBU CITY— The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Central Visayas called on fisherfolks in the region to register with their respective City or Municipal Agriculture Office of the local government unit or the Provincial Fishery Offices of BFAR to listed under the Registry System for...
