CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA)–Taking a monumental step towards transforming the Philippine fisheries sector, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) launched the Philippine Fisheries and ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said it is close to securing a $200-million (P10 billion) loan from the World Bank to bankroll a 7-year project that seeks to improve the country’s ...

THE World Bank announced it approved the $176-million Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency Project (Fishcore) to improve the management of the country's fishery and coastal resources. Fishcore ...

THE Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) project will provide multiple interventions to build a robust and resilient fisheries sector, the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of ...

BAGUIO CITY — Abra fisherfolk expect a boost from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Cordillera (BFAR) Cordillera, with a new program — Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) — to be ...

MANILA, Philippines — The government is banking on a rebound in fisheries output in the second half of the year, following a decline in the second quarter that weighed on the overall performance of ...

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ (BFAR) collaborative project with the World Bank (WB) worth P11.42 billion is ready for implementation in August this year. The seven-year Philippine ...

WASHINGTON, May 30, 2023 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a new fisheries project in the Philippines that will positively impact over 1.15 million fisherfolk, ...

JASAAN, Misamis Oriental (PIA) – About 100 fisherfolk composed of representatives from nine (9) municipal fisherfolk associations, two (2) commercial fishing groups, nine (9) coastal barangays, and ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has expressed support for the Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) Project, which aims to benefit 354,905 registered ...

The fisheries sector has always contributed a measly share of our gross national product (GDP). About 4% of our workforce is engaged in it but contributes only 1.3% to our GDP. On average, the per ...