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Batangas fishers appeal for aid over income loss amid ‘sabungeros’ search

The fishermen around Taal Lake are calling for the government to help them cope with income losses as demand for fish continues to dwindle...

Push back

Around 300 fishermen from nine cities and provinces — including Quezon, Cavite, Bataan, Zambales, Batangas, Bulacan, Navotas, Las Piñas, and Parañaque — together with...

Taal fishers losing money over bad press

Fishermen in Taal Lake, notably those catching “tawilis” (Sardinella tawilis), an endemic species of fish there, are seeing declining sales after news got out...

Fresh harvest

Fishermen carry sacks of freshly harvested mussels at the Bulungan sa Parañaque on Saturday, June 28.

Ilocos fishermen turn over P20.4m floating shabu

Two fishermen have turned over ₱20.4 million worth of shabu found floating off the coast of Ilocos Norte. “The retrieval operations and scouring of coastlines...

10 Bataan fishermen richer by P100k each

At least 10 fishermen from Mariveles, Bataan were rewarded by Gov. Joet Garcia with ₱100,000 each for turning over ₱1.5 billion worth of shabu...

Great catch! PDEA hails Bataan fishers for reporting floating ‘shabu’

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Tuesday lauded 10 fishermen from Bataan for turning over P1.5 billion worth of shabu found floating off...

China harassment in WPS cuts fishermen’s catch—BFAR

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) confirmed Saturday that aggressive actions by the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the West Philippine Sea...