Lawmakers and local government officials in Negros Occidental have joined fishers’ groups in expressing concern over the decision of the Supreme...
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As the Philippines marked the 27th anniversary of Republic Act 8550, or the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998, on February 17, 1998, municipal fishers are in a quandary about their future with the recent Supreme Court (SC) order allowing commercial fishing vessels to operate within 15-kilometer (km) municipal fishing grounds, which have been known to be reserved for small-scale fishers.
Lawmakers and local government officials in Negros Occidental have joined fishers’ groups in expressing concern over the decision of the Supreme...
BY HERMAN M. LAGON MILLIONS of small-scale fishers depend on municipal waters. Therefore, the controversy over whether commercial fishing vessels...
Fisherfolk groups, coalitions, and institutions held the National Assembly of Fisherfolk at the University of the Philippines College of Social Work...
MANILA, Philippines – Reelectionist Sen. Francis “Tol” Tolentino vowed to push for amendments to the Philippine Fisheries Code (RA...
Commercial fishing vessels may now resume operations in Zamboanga peninsula and the Visayan Sea as the three-month fishing ban in these areas has been...
Fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) yesterday reiterated its call for the Supreme Court (SC) to...
Reports to: Fisheries Director Employment Type: Seasonal (Lobster Fishing Season Job Purpose & Scope: Reporting to the Fisheries Director, the...
MANILA, Philippines — A United States maritime expert reported on Monday that one of China’s largest fisheries research ships was seen passing...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), led by TUCP President and House of Representatives Deputy Speaker...
MANILA, Philippines — One of China’s largest fisheries research ships was spotted “transiting” in the Philippines’ archipelagic waters, a...