
DA-BFAR, PCIC Renew Insurance Program for Bantay Dagat Volunteers
Good news for Bantay Dagat volunteers this new year. The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) renewed the financial insurance program for deputized Bantay Dagat volunteers this 2025. This year, the DA-BFAR, through the Information and Fisherfolk Coordination Unit, has ...

DA-BFAR’s Statement on the SC’s First Division Ruling on Mercidar Case
The Resolution issued by the Supreme Court's First Division regarding the case is not yet final. The Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), in coordination with the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), is studying the possibility of seeking further review by the Supreme Court ...

DA-BFAR Wraps up FishCoRe Talakayan Activity for 2024
ILOCOS NORTE – The Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources concludes its last leg of FishCoRe Talakayan activity for 2024 in Laoag City on December 11 after its successful launch in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Anda, Bohol, and Jasaan, Misamis Oriental. The FishCoRe Talakayan is one of ...

DA-BFAR Brings LAYAG-WPS Project to Palawan
“LAYAG sa WPS, LAYAG para sa Mangingisdang Filipino.” The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), in partnership with the National Security Council (NSC) and other key agencies, spearheaded the Palawan Fisherfolk Congress with the theme “Kaunlaran at Kapayapaan sa Kanlurang Dagat ng Pilipinas” on November 28, 2024, in Coron, ...

CTI-CFF 19th Senior Officials’ Meeting and 9th Ministerial Meetingto Convene in Dili, Timor-Leste
EMBARGOED: Friday, 29 November 2024, 10:00 Dili Time (GMT+9) Dili, Timor-Leste – 2-6 December 2024 The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) will hold its 19th Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM-19) and 9th Ministerial Meeting (MM- 9) in Dili, Timor-Leste, from 2-6 December 2024. Hosted by ...