Category: Fisheries

Zambales fishermen back bill upholding rights to municipal waters

By JOANNA AGLIBOT SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — Small-scale fishermen in this province expressed their strong support for House Bill No. 5606, also known as the “Atin Ang Kinse Kilometro” Bill, that seeks to grant exclusive fishing rights to municipal and subsistence fisherfolk within the 15-kilometer municipal waters. In a phone interview, Leonardo Cuaresma, president of… Read More Zambales fishermen back bill upholding rights to municipal waters

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Zambales fishermen back bill upholding rights to municipal waters

By JOANNA AGLIBOT SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — Small-scale fishermen in this province expressed their strong support for House Bill No. 5606, also known as the “Atin Ang Kinse Kilometro” Bill, that seeks to grant exclusive fishing rights to municipal and subsistence fisherfolk within the 15-kilometer municipal waters. In a phone interview, Leonardo Cuaresma, president of… Read More Zambales fishermen back bill upholding rights to municipal waters

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BFAR pushes initiatives to advance tilapia industry development

By Rick P. Quiambao | October 9, 2025 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PIA) — To strengthen collaboration and boost production in the country’s tilapia industry, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) last Oct. 3 gathered key stakeholders from across the country for the 2nd National Tilapia Dialogue held in Clark Freeport Zone,… Read More BFAR pushes initiatives to advance tilapia industry development

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Maritime awareness, consultation seen to empower Subic fisherfolk

By Reia G. Pabelonia | October 2, 2025 SUBIC, Zambales (PIA) — About 80 fisherfolk in Barangay Calapandayan, Subic joined the Maritime Awareness Campaign and Fisherfolk Community Consultation and Dialogue Session to strengthen their role in protecting traditional fishing grounds. The activity, spearheaded by the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA), in partnership with various government… Read More Maritime awareness, consultation seen to empower Subic fisherfolk

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BFAR turns over 5 boats to Subic, Olongapo fisherfolk

By JONAS REYES SUBIC, Zambales — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) awarded five 62-footer fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) handline fishing boats to fisherfolk groups to help sustain their livelihood, especially those venturing in the vicinity of the Scarborough Shoal. BFAR turned over the vessels here on September 19 to the Subic Hook and… Read More BFAR turns over 5 boats to Subic, Olongapo fisherfolk

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111 Central Luzon fishers finish training on sea safety, survival

By Reia G. Pabelonia | September 5, 2025 IBA, Zambales (PIA) — A total of 111 small-scale fisherfolk from the Central Luzon’s Zambales and Bataan provinces have completed a training on safety, survival, and security while at sea.   Designed to strengthen preparedness and resilience, the “Basic Safety, Survival, and Security at Sea” training was conducted… Read More 111 Central Luzon fishers finish training on sea safety, survival

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Typhoons leave P1.75-B agri, infra losses in Zambales

By HENRY EMPEÑO | August 2, 2025 IBA, Zambales — The combined effects of typhoons “Crising,” “Dante,” and “Emong,” as well as heavy rains from the southwest monsoon or “habagat” in late July left some P1.75-billion in total damages to agricultural crops, aquaculture, and infrastructure facilities in Zambales. The Zambales Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and… Read More Typhoons leave P1.75-B agri, infra losses in Zambales

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Cayetano renews push for creation of Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource

IN a renewed bid to harness the country’s vast marine potential, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is once again championing the creation of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource (DFAR) — a specialized agency focused solely on the development, management, and protection of the country’s fisheries and aquatic resources. “The Philippines, being an archipelago with… Read More Cayetano renews push for creation of Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource

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U.S.-supported workshops empower fisherfolk, strengthen coastal networks

MANILA, July 2, 2025—The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, in partnership with IMPL-Project Philippines, trained over 180 fisherfolk from Zambales, Cagayan, and Sulu in a year-long program designed to expand their knowledge on sustainable fishing practices and to strengthen their ability in asserting their maritime rights in the South China Sea. From June 2024 to… Read More U.S.-supported workshops empower fisherfolk, strengthen coastal networks

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BFAR leads first mussel harvest of program beneficiary in Zambales

By Rick P. Quiambao | March 26, 2025 IBA, Zambales (PIA)— The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) led the ceremonial harvest of the Palauig-Masinloc Mussel Association in Barangay San Lorenzo in Masinloc, Zambales.   The event highlighted the success of the techno-demo project on mussel culture, which utilized the seven-meter by five-meter bamboo raft method. … Read More BFAR leads first mussel harvest of program beneficiary in Zambales

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