Tag: #fishermen
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Las Piñas gov’t launches 'Kadiwa sa Pamahalaan'
The city government of Las Piñas launched the “Kadiwa Sa Pamahalaan Tuloy-tuloy na Serbisyo sa Agri-Negosyo” to help farmers and fishermen in selling their goods at lower prices.
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'Fight is not yet over' — Pangilinan
Vice Presidential candidate and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is not about to give up just yet.
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Chiz Escudero: PH needs a new generation of agriculture workers
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday said the government would have to invest more substantially in the agriculture sector if it wants to attract a new generation of farmers and ensure food security for the country.
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In Occidental Mindoro, Gem-Ver fishermen back the Leni-Kiko tandem
The 22 fishermen, whose boat was rammed by a Chinese fishing vessel in the West Philippine Sea in 2019, issued a manifesto of support for the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo.
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Pamalakaya conducts ‘Pink Fluvial Parade’ in support of Leni-Kiko
Members of the fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), on Tuesday, April 5, held a “Pink Fluvial Parade” in Laguna de Bay hours ahead of the Leni-Kiko Grand People’s Rally in Antipolo City, Rizal.
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Two fishermen missing in Cagayan waters
CAGAYAN – Concerned agencies have been tapped to help the Philippine Coast Guard rescuers find the two fishermen who went missing off the coast of Claveria.
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'Nauubos ang isda': Group decries 'overfishing' of Chinese vessels in WPS, leaving Pinoy fishermen with lesser catch
A non-government organization (NGO) advocating for the welfare of Filipino fishermen urged the national government Wednesdsy, March 16, to act on the reported overfishing of Chinese commercial vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
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Gibo prods private sector to assist Pinoy fishermen
Filipino fishermen shouldn’t be left behind by the private sector as far as senatorial candidate Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro is concerned.
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Rich Laguna Lake resources belong to ordinary people, fisherfolk–Pacquiao
STA. CRUZ, Laguna–Big corporations and influential individuals who have been occupying Laguna Lake with their huge fish pens will have to go while small fishermen will be assured of wider fishing grounds if and when presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao wins the Palace seat.
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'Goodbye Gutom': Farmers, fishers in Pangilinan's priority list to boost food security
Vice presidential candidate Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan declared in Pangasinan that, if elected, he would give priority attention to improving the lives of farmers and fishers to ensure food security in the country.
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‘Unacceptable’: Fisher’s group ‘stands against’ importation of fish
Importation is not the solution to stabilize the price of fish in the market, an official of the fisher’s group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) reiterated on Sunday, Feb. 13.
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Pangilinan wants PH patrol vessels back in Bajo de Masinloc; to further equip fishers if elected
Claiming that the regular patrol of the Philippine Coast Guard and Navy ships in Bajo de Masinloc has stopped, aspiring Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan committed to bring it back if elected vice president.
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Odette's damage to agri sector now at P8 B
Typhoon Odette’s damage to the agriculture sector now stood at P8 billion as it wiped out 171,222 metric tons (MT) of agricultural produce and destroyed 341,280 hectares of agricultural areas.
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Agri sector now reeling from P6-B damage
The Philippine agriculture sector is now reeling from more than P6-billion worth of damage and losses eight days after Typhoon Odette, the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, made several landfalls in many parts of Visayas and Mindanao.
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Typhoon Odette’s damage to agri nearing P4 B
Damage to the country’s agriculture sector is now nearing P4 billion five days after Typhoon Odette left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).
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Odette dampens PH agri growth outlook
Odette, the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines in 2021, has dampened the Philippine government’s overall growth outlook for agriculture sector, which already lost over P3-billion worth due to the typhoon.
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Typhoon Odette’s damage to agri sector balloons to nearly P3 B
Typhoon Odette, the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, had so far wiped out nearly P3 billion worth of agricultural production in the province, and the Department of Agriculture (DA) expects this to rise further in the next few days.
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Odette’s damage to agri sector still rising
The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects further rise in losses and damage the agriculture sector sustained from Super Typhoon Odette – which now stood at more than half a billion pesos.