BFAR-7, through the Cebu Provincial Fishery Office (PFO), granted Php245,000 worth of fishery livelihood projects to the Asturias Municipal Government to help the town’s small-scale fishermen. Cebu PFO turned over on Friday, 2-September-2022 the projects, specifically two 30-footer fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) boats; one 20-footer FRP boat; and five sets of gill nets. The FRP boats, in particular, were sent…
The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) continues to expand its relief and recovery drive in coastal communities affected by Super Typhoon Odette. DA-BFAR’s multi-mission vessels have been deployed to fast-track the recovery of Odette-stricken coastal areas. More than Php6 million worth of relief goods and food packs including frozen fish, rice, sardines, clothes, and hygiene…
BARRETTO, Olongapo City – Twenty fisherfolk families and one fisherfolk organization received their Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) boats in an awarding program led by Regional Director Wilfredo Cruz on February 24, 2021. The FRP boats, worth P45,000 each, came with a 10 HP diesel engine and a complete set of underwater fittings and accessories. RD Cruz in his speech said,…