BFAR said results of oil and grease analysis in water samples collected from affected areas in Oriental Mindoro showed “significant increases” in amounts from previous analyses, albeit still within the standards set by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said toxic red tide or paralytic shellfish poison beyond the regulatory limit has been detected in parts of Bohol, Samar, and two other areas.
The continued ban on fishing activities means prolonging the difficulties faced by 19,000 fishermen who have been ordered to stay ashore as authorities struggle to contain the oil leaking from the sunken MT Princess Empress.
Aiming to strengthen his organization's longstanding collaboration with the Department of Agriculture (DA), newly-appointed country representative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) Lionel Henri Valentin Dabbadie vowed to help boost the Philippine rice sector and food s
The Department of Agriculture is considering holding off on banning the sale of imported fish like salmon and pompano in wet markets after considerable backlash from lawmakers on the restriction that was first set in policy in 1999 but was only implemented recently.