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[Title] => Dinagat fisherfolk receive boats, gear to rebuild livelihood
[Summary] => Fifty fisherfolk from the seven municipalities of Dinagat Islands received new boats, engines and fishing gear as the province marked its 20th founding anniversary with an Agri-Fishery Trade Fair.
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[Title] => Philippines developing options on vessel ramming by China
[Summary] => The Philippines is “developing options” to address the ramming of a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources vessel by a China Coast Guard ship last Friday off Palawan, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said.
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[Title] => Barko ng BFAR sumadsad sa West Philippine Sea
[Summary] => Isang barko ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ang sumadsad sa Hasa-Hasa Shoal sa West Philippine Sea habang namamahagi ng fuel subsidy sa mga mangingisda sa lugar.
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[Title] => Over P40 million worth of agri-fishery assistance reaches Davao Region beneficiaries
[Summary] => The national government recently turned over various agri-fishery assistance and livelihood interventions to beneficiaries in the Davao Region as part of efforts to boost agricultural productivity, strengthen rural livelihoods, and enhance food security.
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[Title] => Over 300 delegates gather for BFAR-co-hosted SAFET 2026 in Cebu
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[Title] => Seafood and Fisheries Emerging Technologies Conference slated Sept. 8-10 in Cebu
[Summary] => The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) will showcase Philippine fisheries expertise, digital systems and locally applied technologies at the Seafood and Fisheries Emerging Technologies (SAFET) Conference 2026 from September 8-10 in Cebu.
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[Title] => Ilocos Norte fisherfolk receive fishing boat, livelihood assistance
[Summary] => More than 100 fisherfolk witnessed the turnover of a 62-footer Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) handline fishing boat and livelihood assistance led by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 1 recently at Badoc, Ilocos Norte.
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[Title] => 16 boxes of blasted fish seized
[Summary] => A total of 16 boxes of assorted fish, believed to have been illegally caught through dynamite fishing, were seized by the Cebu City Bantay Dagat Commission in a joint enforcement operation with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and PNP Maritime Police.
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[Title] => BFAR to appeal SC ruling on vessel monitoring policy
[Summary] => The BFAR, an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture tasked to implement the Fisheries Code of 1998, said it would ask the high tribunal to reevaluate the issues presented by both parties.
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[Title] => Samaral aquaculture boost eyed to broaden fisherfolk livelihood options
[Summary] => The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) is promoting the culture of siganids, or rabbitfish (Siganus spp.), locally known as samaral, as part of its efforts to diversify Philippine aquaculture and create more livelihood opportunities for Filipino fisherfolk and fish farmers.
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[Title] => Philippines developing options on vessel ramming by China
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[Title] => Barko ng BFAR sumadsad sa West Philippine Sea
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[Title] => Over P40 million worth of agri-fishery assistance reaches Davao Region beneficiaries
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[Title] => Ilocos Norte fisherfolk receive fishing boat, livelihood assistance
[Summary] => More than 100 fisherfolk witnessed the turnover of a 62-footer Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) handline fishing boat and livelihood assistance led by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 1 recently at Badoc, Ilocos Norte.
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