A House leader on Thursday expressed optimism that the appointment of Elizer Salilig as director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will allow the agency to expand and enhance ...

Antique Vice Governor Edgar Denosta is appealing for the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision allowing commercial vessels ...

Former agriculture secretary Leonardo Montemayor yesterday welcomed the support of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), after at least 48 bishops expressed opposition to the ...

Lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc have proposed an investigation into the "adverse impacts" on small-scale fisherfolk and the environment of allowing commercial fishing vessels within municipal waters ...

MANILA, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The Philippines ... deployed four small boats from its larger coast guard vessels to "harass" two rigid hull inflatable boats deployed by the fisheries bureau to ...

Philippines Accuses China's Forces of Harassing Fisheries Vessels in the South China ... The incident took place Friday near Sandy Cay, three small uninhabited sandbars flanked by an artificial ...