In a recently concluded forum by the NGOs for Fisheries Reform, Inc. and the National Anti-Poverty Commission last April 26, 2016 at the PHILDHRRA Partnership Center in Quezon City, representatives from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Land Management Bureau reveals that the government is on its way of mapping out the foreshore lands […]
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DENR-LMB Announces Master Plan for Foreshore Use in the Philippines
Posted on 29 April 2016.
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Groups Review the Fisherfolk Shelter for Stewards Program of the National Anti-Poverty Commission
Posted on 29 April 2016.
The NGOs for Fisheries Reform, Inc. (NFR), the Tacloban Fisherfolk Urban Association, women fisherfolk in Kankabato Bay and in northern barangays of Tacloban City, some members of the Artisanal Fisherfolk Sectoral Council of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) and other civil society organizations assessed the implementation of the Fisherfolk Shelter for Stewards Program, which was […]
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10-Point Philippine Blue Agenda for Sustainable Fisheries
Posted on 28 April 2016.
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Fishers remind Presidential candidates: Don’t forget about us
Posted on 20 April 2016.
PRESS RELEASE 20 April 2016, Pangasinan–Fisherfolk leadersgatheredtoday in front of PHINMA University of Pangasinan, venue of the third and last PiliPinas Presidential Debates, to remind the five Presidential candidates not to forget about fisheries issues, saying that El Niño, climate change, and many forms of illegal and unregulated fishing have greatly affected the sector, […]
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Mangrove Regional Policy Forum
Posted on 18 April 2016.
Up to present, the lack of a clear policy guideline governing the process of Fishpond Lease Agreement- cancellation and Abandoned, Underdeveloped and Underutilized (AUUs) fishpond reversion to mangroves still remain as a crucial issue. Despite a Joint Administrative Order, the absence of coordination between DA-BFAR, DENR and DILG resulted to the non-resolution of AUUs that […]
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Tacloban Electoral Forum on Fisherfolk Agenda
Posted on 18 April 2016.
Almost seven hundred artisanal fisherfolk, fish and seafood processing fisherfolk, fish vendors, divers, seaweed farmers as well as coastal area settlers from all over Tacloban City have gathered at the RTR Plaza,Tacloban City last April 12 to come face to face with the local candidates running for office this coming elections. Among these fisherfolk, five […]
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Press Release For Tacloban Electoral Forum
Posted on 15 April 2016.
Fisherfolk continue to remain as the “poorest of the poor” It has been revealed by latest data on poverty that the fisherfolk continue to remain as the “poorest of the poor” among the basic sectors of the country. In the 2012 Philippine Statistical Authority report, it scored as high as 39.2% against the national poverty […]
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Tacloban Fisherfolk Agenda
Posted on 04 March 2016.
On February 15, 2016, fisherfolk organizations from coastal communities of Tacloban City gathered to tackle the platforms they would push through in the coming local elections. These fisherfolk mostly engage in capture fisheries, fish cage operation, fishing vending, and seaweed farming and processing. The following sections present the major issues and recommendations identified by them. […]
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CFARMC in Tacloban Conducts Assessment & Planning for 2016
Posted on 04 March 2016.
As part of the its vision to empower fisherfolk and establish climate-resilient coastal communities with a policy environment that guarantees the utilization, management and development of resources in a manner that is sustainable, equitable and fair for all, the NGOs for Fisheries Reform, Inc (NFR) initiated the re-organization of the City Fisheries and Aquatic Resources […]
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Dialogue Between the Tacloban Fisherfolk Urban Association and the Office of the Cabinet Secretary
Posted on 04 March 2016.
DISTURBING. This was the first reaction when the team of the office of the Cabinet Secretary visitedfor a dialogueand finally heard all the sentiments of the fisher folks and community members in Tacloban City last February 19, 2016. More than two years already since Super Typhoon Yolanda hit and brought massive destructions in Eastern Visayas, […]
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