PALO, LEYTE – An IEC session on Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (FARMC), Red Tide, and Fuel Discount for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program (FDFFP) was conducted during the 1st Quarter Leyte Agriculture Technicians (ATs) for Fisheries Meeting in Palo, Leyte, on February 18, 2025
FCUS 8 Launches AqFGIS in Eastern Visayas
BFAR8-FCU8 conducted the Aquaculture Fisheries Geospatial Information System (AqFGIS) Launching and Aquafarm Enumerator Training on February 13-14, 2025 in Tacloban City
Stakeholders Unite to Strengthen Fisheries Protection in Silago-Cabalian Bay, Craft IUUF Reduction Plans for Sustainable Fisheries
BFAR-FMA8 conducts Philippine IUU Fishing Index and Threats Assessment Tool (IFIT) Reduction Planning Workshop in Hinunangan, Southern Leyte
DA-BFAR MMOVs Resupply Filipino Fishermen in Palawan; Rescue Stranded Mindoro Fishermen in Balabac
In the morning of 31 January 2025, four DA-BFAR MMOVs, namely, BRP Datu Pagbuaya (MMOV 3003), BRP Datu Bankaw (MMOV 3004), BRP Datu Tamblot (MMOV 3005), and BRP Datu Romapenet (MMOV 3007) conducted resupply missions for Filipino fishermen in two areas in Palawan
BFAR-8 Forges Partnership with SLSU, Explores Future Collaborations with DOST-8
Forging efforts to assess the feasibility of establishing a community-based sea cucumber ranch as a potential income-generating fishing activity, the BFAR 8 and SLSU formally signed the Memorandum of Agreement on Enhancing Community-Based Sea Cucumber Ranching for Sustainable Development on January 27, 2025, at SLSU Sogod Campus
Pinabacdao Welcomes 2025 with a Thriving Grouper Harvest
Pinabacdao, Samar, has kicked off the year with a significant achievement, earning Php108,300 from the successful harvest of groupers
BFAR 8 Rolls Out Fuel Discount for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program (FDFFP) Phase II
More than 3,000 registered municipal fisherfolk in Eastern Visayas will each receive a Php3,000 fuel subsidy through the Fuel Discount for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program (FDFFP), amounting to a total of Php9.4 million in fuel assistance this 2025
Ceremonial Stocking of Bangus Breeders in Tomas Oppus, Southern Leyte
The Provincial Government of Southern Leyte, in partnership with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Office VIII (BFAR RO8), held a Ceremonial Stocking of Bangus Breeders earlier today in Tomas Oppus, Southern Leyte
AMMA Receives Php9M Bagnet Fishing Boat through the Capacitating Municipal Fisherfolk Program
AMMA targets to conduct its first test fishing this January 2025, officially marking the beginning of a more productive and sustainable fishing venture for its members
FCU 8 FishCoRe Roadshow Kicks Off in Southern Leyte
“Ampingan nato ang atong kadagatan para sa umaabot natong kaliwatan,” shared BFAR 8 OIC Regional Director Dominador G. Maputol to key stakeholders and partner agencies in the second district of Southern Leyte.
BFAR 8 Turns Over Php38.5M in Fisheries Interventions to Empower Northern Samar Communities
The bureau joins in the distribution of agricultural and fisheries interventions to farmers and fisherfolks in Mapanas and Catarman Northern Samar