Fishermen based in Panay Island launched a signature campaign calling for the reversal of the a recent Supreme Court ruling that will allow commercial fishing vessels to operate within the ...

It is bounded on the north by the Visayan Sea, and on the south by the Sulu Sea. It is southeast of Panay Island from which is separated by the Guimaras Strait. On the east are the Tanon Strait and ...

ILOILO CITY (PIA) — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the annual “closed season” for fishing in the Visayan Sea after three months of rest, dubbed “Pahuway sang Baybay” (rest ...

Their reemergence follows the Yemeni Houthi movement’s campaign to target Red Sea shipping in support of Hamas in its war with Israel. Analysts believe the Red Sea crisis has drawn the attention ...

Citing data from BFAR and the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), reports say that the SC decision would have a disastrous impact on blue crab production along Guimaras Strait and ...

A map of the Baltic Sea showing a fibre-optic telecommunications cable that was damaged near the Swedish island of Gotland. A statement from Finland's National Bureau of Investigation said the ...

Librilla Jr. PCG, participated in the official lifting of the closed season for sardines, herrings, and mackerels in the Visayan Sea led by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) today, ...

COAST Guard Sub-Station Numancia, together with CGSS Kalibo, CGSS Ibajay, CGSS Tangalan, MEP ERU-Aklan and other local agencies successfully released 63 Olive Ridley sea turtle hatchlings last ...

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ILOILO CITY — The campaign to sustain the Visayan Sea as a rich fishing ground should go beyond the annual fishing ban, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said. FISHING boats at the port of ...

MANILA, Philippines — 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 lifted, according to ...