FINGERLINGS DISPERSAL. Personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Luzon release over 80,000 tilapia fingerlings in Almacen River in Hermosa town, Bataan province on Monday (Aug. 15, 2022). The activity is part of continuing efforts to revitalize the aquaculture industry through the Balik Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa (BASIL) program.(Photo courtesy of BFAR Central Luzon) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Luzon (BFAR-3) on Monday released around 80,000 tilapia fingerlings in Almacen River in Hermosa town, Bataan province as part of its continuing effort to revitalize the aquaculture industry. The dispersal activity aims to repopulate the rivers and lakes in the region with tilapia through the Balik Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa (BASIL) program. Bataan Provincial Fisheries Officer Harlyn Recabar-Purzuelo and BFAR-3 BASIL focal person Al Dimaquibo led the dispersal of the fingerlings from the Technology Outreach Station fo
FUEL DISCOUNT. Some 800 fishers from 10 coastal towns of Bataan who received fuel discount cards from the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources are shown in this undated photo. Each discount card contains P3,000 worth of fuel credits from partner oil companies that could help mitigate the impact of rising oil prices on the local fishing industry. (Photo courtesy of BFAR-Central Luzon) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - At least 800 fisherfolk from 10 coastal towns of Bataan have benefited from the government's fuel subsidy program that aims to mitigate the impact of rising oil prices on the local fishing industry. Wilfredo Cruz, director of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Luzon (DA-BFAR-3), said Friday the fishers each received discount cards containing PHP3,000 worth of fuel credits from partner oil companies on Wednesday and Thursday. Cruz said the beneficiaries are those who registered under the FishR