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LAWMAKERS said the Philippines should have a “blue economy” as a framework to protect Philippine maritime resources and the livelihood of fishermen. Rep. Jose Francisco “Kiko” B. Benitez of Negros Occidental said the House Committee on Economic Affairs has already approved the proposed Blue Economy Act, or House Bill (HB) 8893, a priority bill of

How can you convince them that Scarborough Shoal is ours when they have been shooed away even before they could get near its entrance?

TO some small-scale fishermen in Zambales, Scarborough Shoal located 120 nautical miles off Masinloc town does not belong to the Philippines.

AMID rising prices and shortages of agricultural products due to what he called nefarious acts, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. certified as urgent the proposed measure imposing severe penalties on the crimes of agricultural economic sabotage.

The Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council agrees to include more measures to the Common Legislative Agenda of Congress

Last month, the University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) reported the declining population of dolphins in Tañon Strait, a body of water in the Visayas that is known to harbor a variety of amazing mammals, including rare whales and dolphins. This was based on the survey the UPD-CS…

THIS subject has not gotten much public attention, but it probably should because its implication is that a particular sector is not just willing to turn the Philippines into an international pariah but is actively trying to do so.

FISHERFOLK organizations and allied NGOs are alarmed by the Marcos Jr. administrations move to amend the Fisheries Code of the Philippines. Our Fisheries Code must be revised to incorporate and strengthen science-based analysis and determination of fishing areas, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in his recent State of the Nation Address (SONA). To this end, we will seek the support of Congress to amend the Code to guarantee sustainable development of our fisheries sector in harmony with envir...

The ubiquitous canned sardines, a staple in Pinoy households, gets the spotlight in a center showcasing how it ends hunger, feeds the mind.

BFAR 7 confirms plan to reduce size of municipal waters to raise fish catch