Philippines forges Pacific Fisheries Alliance with the Independent State of Papua New Guinea and the Republic of Marshall Islands

The Philippines, through the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), reinforced the country’s role in Pacific fisheries cooperation after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Fisheries Authority of Papua New Guinea and a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority ...

700 fishers receive cash aid as PAFFP rolls out in MIMAROPA

Around 2,000 farmers and 700 fisherfolk received cash relief under the Presidential Assistance to Farmers and Fisherfolk Program (PAFFP) on April 28 at the Kalap Gymnasium in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro. The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) spearheaded the distribution of the ...

Zambaleño fisherfolk see silver lining amid oil crisis through lambaklad

With fuel prices continuing to climb amid the global fuel crisis, the Deep Sea Fishing Association of La Paz in San Narciso, Zambales is leaning on lambaklad, a fishing method that the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) introduced to the association in 2024. What was once ...