“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

Samar Fisherfolks Receive Php7.6 M Fisheries Interventions During BPSF Samar
Six (6) fisherfolk associations in the province of Samar received Php7.6 M worth of bangus production in cages and shallow water payao projects, along with motorized fiberglass boat, through the BFAR 8 – SAAD Program Phase II during the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) held in Calbayog on November 22, 2024.

From Cage to Market: PIAI and SBPM Boost Livelihoods Through BFAR-SAAD Aquaculture Projects
Two fisherfolks organizations harvested tilapia and milkfish under BFAR-SAAD program on September 11 & 21, 2024.

Canadian Embassy Grants Patrol Vessels to PALMDev, Strengthening Fisheries Law Enforcement in FMA 8
Patrol Boat Turnover Ceremony in Support of More Effective Coastal Law Enforcement in Silago-Cabalian Bay

The National Anti-Poverty Commission-Artisanal Fisherfolk Sectoral Council (NAPC-AFSC) holds its 3rd Quarter Council Meeting in Almeria, Biliran Island
This is participated by the sectoral representative and nineteen (19) council members representing all regions in the country.

FCU 8 Conducts Livelihood Scoping in Southern Leyte: Alternative Livelihood Soon to Empower Sardine Fishers
In a concerted effort to deliver timely and effective fisheries livelihood interventions to the beneficiaries of the Fisheries Coastal Resiliency Project in Southern Leyte, the Fisheries Management Area Coordinating Unit 8 recently conducted a comprehensive Livelihood Project Scoping across the municipalities of Liloan, Tomas Oppus, Padre Burgos, and Malitbog on August 22 and 23, 2024

CRAMB Reunites to Revive Unified Efforts for Sustainable Fisheries in FMA 7
Bringing forth a unified flag towards the reactivation of the Carigara Bay Alliance Management Board (CBAMB) for sustainable fisheries management

BFAR 8 Distributes Php27.4M Fisheries Interventions at BPSF Tacloban
More than Php27.4M worth of fisheries interventions were distributed to qualified fisherfolk association beneficiaries in Eastern Visayas during the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) in Tacloban City on August 2, 2024

BFAR 8 Efforts to Upgrade Technology Outreach Stations in Eastern Visayas
Responding to the urgent challenges confronting the aquaculture and mariculture sectors in Eastern Visayas, the BFAR 8 Technology Station Heads, together with concerned section and division chiefs, convened for the Aquaculture/Mariculture Expansion and Development Workshop in Tacloban City on July 26, 2024

FCU 8 Reviews FishCore Project Progress and Future Plans at Midyear Assessment
The Fisheries Management Area Coordinating Unit (FCU) 8 conducted its Midyear Review, Assessment and Catch Up Planning on July 23-25, 2024 in Tacloban City