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Court of Appeals (File photo) MANILA - The Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed the prison terms on two fisherfolk caught poaching off Placer, Masbate five years ago. Dante Mahilum, skipper of the commercial fishing vessel "F/B Mika", and the boat's chief mechanic Ramon Barrios, were convicted by the Cataingan, Masbate Regional Trial Court Branch 49 to up to four-year imprisonment each for unauthorized fishing, the use of illegal fine mesh nets, and the use of active gear in municipal waters under Republic Act No. 10654, a 2014 law which amended the Fisheries Code of 1998 covering the ...

For the third quarter in a row, Agriculture Secretary William Dar is importing fish from China. He invokes low domestic catch. Filipino fishers belie him.

Senator Imee Marcos, chairperson of the Senate economic affairs committee, has again criticized the Department of Agriculture (DA) for attempting to pull off a ‘’midnight deal” while the nation is focused on the official vote count for president and vice president in Congress. Marcos cited Administ

The Department of Agriculture has reportedly made “another attempt to pull off a midnight deal” and import galunggong while the nation focused on the official vote count for president and vice president in Congress, Sen. Imee Marcos said yesterday.

International advocacy organization Oceana urged the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to reconsider its proposed program that will allow the entry of commercial fishing vessels in areas of municipal waters that municipal fishers cannot reach. Oceana said BFAR’s “Big Brother Small Brother Partnership” (BBSBP) is “unlawful” and is…