ILOILO CITY – Police seized illegal fishing equipment valued at P10 million in 10 days in Western Visayas. The Police Regional Office-6 said P10.16 million in fishing boats and gears and fish worth P111,360 were confiscated in 58 anti-illegal fishing operations. “Hindi lamang tungkol sa...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday, July 6, dismissed a reported proposal from the Chinese government to establish a "common fishing area" in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal), labeling the offer a deceptive public relations (PR) stunt....
China’s Ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan has submitted a proposal to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to replicate a successful common fishing area from 10 years ago in the Scarborough Shoal, also known as Panatag Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc, to help ease the growing tension in the...
FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-List Rep. Brian Poe is seeking a congressional probe into the feasibility and implications of adopting the principles stated in the Mombasa Declaration on Advancing Fisheries Transparency to Combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing. Embodied in House...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Labor and Employment-Region 9 based here has issued a work stoppage order against the management of a fish carrier vessel following the deaths of four workers inside its fish hold last Thursday, June 1 1. The order was issued following an inspection by...
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Davao (BFAR-11) has officially commenced the 2026 Davao Gulf closed season, enforcing a strict three-month ban on specific commercial fishing gear to protect small pelagic fish species during their peak spawning period until Aug. 31....
How can it be a fishing expedition if a "whale" was caught and not fish? Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon gave this clever response Saturday, May 2 to the critics of the House Committee on Justice 's probable cause hearings on Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment case....
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday, April 15, condemned as “irresponsible and unacceptable” the reported use of cyanide in Ayungin Shoal, warning of serious environmental damage and signaling a possible diplomatic response as it awaits the results of a scientific...
BUTUAN CITY – The local government unit of Pilar in Siargao Islands has canceled this year 's 16th International Game Fishing Tournament, citing the ongoing energy crisis in the country. The annual event, drawing anglers from across the Philippines and abroad, was originally scheduled from...
It can 't be a "fishing expedition" if there 's an existing allegation that Vice President Sara Duterte needs to answer. House Committee on Justice member, Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon highlighted this, as he rejected the notion that the panel 's impeachment proceedings...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will enforce the closed fishing season for tawilis in Taal Lake from March 1 to April 30. The annual ban allows the fish endemic to Taal Lake to regenerate and protect its population. Banned during this period are...
There is no longer any reason for “galunggong (round scad)” to be sold at more than P300 per kilogram following the lifting of the closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea and other major fishing grounds on Feb. 16, progressive fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng...
