Bantay Dagat confiscates 67 boxes of dynamited fish

Inna Gian Mejia 07/15/2017

CEBU City’s Bantay Dagat Commission (CCBDC) confiscated 67 boxes of dynamited fish believed to have come from Zamboanga City and that were brought to the Pasil Fish Port for local distribution. The shipment that weighed around 2,010…

No Gisela, but divers find blasted fish

Norman Mendoza 07/04/2017

THE search for body of Bien Unido Mayor Gisela Bendong-Boniel has entered its 17th day and volunteer divers, who continued to scour the seawaters of Olango Channel, had still come out of the water empty-handed. They instead…

BFAR executive tells fishermen it’s safe to fish in Talisay waters

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/09/2017

WATCH: PCG conducts site inspection of waters in Barangay Cansojong, Talisay City where M/V Fortuner sank. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-7) announced it is safe to fish at Talisay City waters. A lot of…

DANAO CITY: Task Force seizes blasted fish

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/07/2017

The Cebu Provincial Anti-Illegal Fishing Task Force (CPAIFT) has intercepted a vehicle carrying six boxes of dynamited fish and stingrays during a market denial operation conducted Thursday night in Barangay Guinsay, Danao City. CPAIFT head Lyndon Ruiz…

Loving the LAW of Life

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 03/24/2017

“We may not see the fruits of our planted seeds in a lifetime But always, let us savor the moments when our hands and heart touch the Land, Air and the Waters.And then by the wave of…

With honors

03/18/2017

It’s only six days to go before Regine Villamejor crosses “the finish line” in her personal race to graduate with honors at the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) in Cebu City. And it had been a tough…

PDEA-7 to target ‘big fish’ in Cebu City’s barangays

Fe Marie Dumaboc 02/17/2017

  THEY are gunning for the big fish in the illegal drug trade in Cebu City’s barangays. Director Yogi Felimon Ruiz of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) said that this would be their…

Aquaculture: Future of fish harvest if …

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/02/2017

Huge potential is seen for agribusiness ventures, particularly in aquaculture, amid expectations of a stronger demand for food amid a growing population. Maximo Richohermoso, chairman of the Seaweed Industry Association of the Philippines (SIAP), said aquaculture is…

Fisherfolk to make money of brown algae again if . . .

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/14/2016

Seaweed group’s plea: Lift ban on brown algae, regulate harvesting instead Local fisherfolk and seaweed exporters can make money again out of brown algae if the government will lift its total ban on activities related to the…

Miss U and the whales in Oslob

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/14/2016

To be featured during the Miss Universe pageant next year would have brought a huge impact on the tourism industry in Oslob, southern Cebu, but recent developments have made that a less likely prospect. Oslob Mayor Jun…

The Visayan Sea is off-limits anew to commercial fishers until February 2017

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/29/2016

It’s a close season for fishing again in the Visayan Sea. Allan Poquita, assistant regional director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7), announced yesterday during the 888 News Forum at Marco…

BFAR-7 bans commercial fishing of sardines, herrings and mackerel

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/29/2016

To allow sardines, herrings and mackerel to recover and multiply, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) has banned commercial fishing of these marine resources since mid of this month up to February 15…

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