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The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) will be distributing an initial 5,000 “transponders” or vessel monitoring measures (VMM) to commercial fishing vessels before the year ends. DA Undersecretary and BFAR national director Eduardo Gongona revealed the move on the sidelines of the “Kapihan sa Talakayan Tungo sa Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan” […]
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said critics were proven wrong by sea trials, which showed that the 12 fiberglass fishing boats given to the 22 Filipino fishermen involved in the Recto Bank incident are not defective. “The 12 units of fiberglass fishing boats given by the government to the crew of FB GEM-VER, which critics earlier […]
The recent Recto Bank incident involving a Chinese vessel and a Philippine fishing boat has no effect on the trade relations between the two countries, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said. In a press conference, Lopez said the issue involving the code of conduct in the sea is separate from business […]