His gentle demeanor and frail-looking appearance belie the steely inner strength and fierce determination to implement our largely lying “in the doldrums” fisheries and other environment laws. As Bantay Dagat (sea guardian), he holds sacred his pledge…
THE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) launched its second Listahanan Database for Central Visayas at the Cebu Parklane International Hotel on Monday morning. Formerly known as the National Household Targeting System for…
No relief is in sight yet for mostly farmer residents of Cebu province hard hit by the long dry spell because the provincial government cannot offer them any kind of assistance without getting into trouble with the…
THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has reminded the public of its ban on fishing, selling and eating goby fish following the deaths of three children who have eaten the poisonous fish in Camarines Norte.…
Stronger penalties and strict enforcement of the amended Fisheries Code are seen as the best solution to the problem on illegal, unreported, unregulated (IUU) fishing. This was the consensus reached among 300 participants of the National Summit…
October came and was swiftly gone, and in two months’ time, a new year ushers in. Undeniably, 2015 has been a glorious time for those into the tough but eternally rewarding advocacy to protect our planet and…
Environment advocates called on government to intensify efforts to ensure marine protection after 137 tons of sea shells were seized in Olango island last week. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) retrieved 24,468 seashells of…
The day before Earth Day in April this year, the Supreme Court (SC) announced its much-awaited ruling on the seismic survey and oil drilling in Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (TSPS). In December, 2007, twin cases were filed…
TWO weeks after it was imposed, the shellfish ban in four towns and one city in Bohol province stays, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-7) regional office. BACKSTORY: Market chief: No ban on…
Almost a year after the approval of the Provincial ordinance banning the hunting and trade of all species of shark and ray in Cebu, stakeholders admitted that more could have been done to make it effective. Cebu…
An injured sunfish weighing 150 kilos was found near berth 1 of Cebu International Port (CIP) Thursday afternoon. But it died a few hours after it was turned over to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources…
An injured sunfish weighing 150 kilos was found near berth 1 of Cebu International Port (CIP) Thursday afternoon. But it died a few hours after it was turned over to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources…
