Deluge of sardines delights, worries Sarangani folk

Edwin Fernandez 01/09/2024

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Philippines — Residents of a coastal village in Maasim town of Sarangani province described the deluge of sardines along some 2- to 4-kilometer stretch of shoreline in the area a “blessing from above”…

Closed fishing season at Visayan Sea starts

Doris C. Bongcac 11/18/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Fishing at the Visan Sea will be prohibited for three months starting on November 15, 2020 until February 15, 2020 to ensure the conservation of sardines, herrings, and mackerels in the area. “The…

Casas fights back: Accuses Osmeña of ‘overpricing’

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Administrator Floro Casas Jr. released documents showing the purchase of “overpriced” sardines and other canned goods during the administration of former mayor Tomas Osmeña. Casas alleged that Osmeña authorized the procurement of…

BFAR-7 sets 3-month fishing ban at a portion of Visayan Sea

Irene R. Sino Cruz 11/11/2019

CEBU CITY — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) will implement a 3-month fishing ban at a portion of the Visayan Sea starting Friday, November 15. According to a press release from…

DSWD-7 sends relief goods to Mindanao

Rosalie O. Abatayo 11/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— More help from Cebu is on its way to earthquake-affected provinces in Mindanao. MRRV 4406 of the Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) is expected to leave the ports of Cebu City this…

Basura Mo, Sardinas Ko program: Expensive but effective solution to city’s trash problem

Inna Mejia 04/20/2017

The “Basura Mo, Sardinas Ko” program of the Cebu City government is an expensive program, but it will address the city’s drainage problem. Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmena said he sees the program as an effective way…

Save the small but mighty sardines

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 04/02/2017

Jose Santino Bunachita’s article, “Basura Mo, Sardinas Ko”, in yesterday’s issue of Cebu Daily News, was quite interesting. It highlighted the innovative way by which the Cebu City government is dealing with the huge waste challenge it…

Basura mo, sardinas ko

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/01/2017

PART 1 Eight-year-old John Paul Liray ignored the drizzle. He was busy putting the trash he collected from a dirty creek into three sando bags. Despite his frail frame, he carried the bags to a compactor truck…

The garbage swap

Inna Mejia 01/31/2017

Turn your garbage into gold, or in this case, turn it into a can of sardines. Agapita “Pita” Eking, a 54-year-old mother of six, received a pleasant surprise from the city’s garbage collectors yesterday when they handed…

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…

Sardines for garbage eyed

Dominic D. Yasay, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 08/23/2016

How to get Cebu City residents to personally turn over their garbage to the collectors? How about giving them canned sardines? Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña disclosed his proposal to reporters, saying this may help the city…

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