As the Philippines marked the 27th anniversary of Republic Act 8550, or the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998, on February 17, 1998, municipal fishers...
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BY HERMAN M. LAGON MILLIONS of small-scale fishers depend on municipal waters. Therefore, the controversy over whether commercial fishing vessels should be allowed is more than a policy issue. The…
As the Philippines marked the 27th anniversary of Republic Act 8550, or the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998, on February 17, 1998, municipal fishers...
Lawmakers and local government officials in Negros Occidental have joined fishers’ groups in expressing concern over the decision of the Supreme...
Fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) yesterday reiterated its call for the Supreme Court (SC) to...
Fisherfolk groups, coalitions, and institutions held the National Assembly of Fisherfolk at the University of the Philippines College of Social Work...
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Tensions between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea have been making more headlines in 2025 after escalating alarmingly last...
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...
Three Chinese vessels currently in international waters notified Australia’s defence department before the drill
By Nate Sibley The bipartisan Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), passed in 2021 during the first Trump administration, mandated the creation of the...