In celebration of the 2025 National Women’s Month, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Fisheries Office 1, through the Gender and Development (GAD) section, opens the Seafood KADIWA ng Pangulo today at the BFAR RFO1 Building, Government Center, Sevilla, San Fernando, La Union. Various fish and fishery products, as well as agricultural commodities, continue reading : 𝐊𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐖𝐀 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍’𝐒 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇.

Stepping into purple and marching for equality this women’s month . This Wednesday, as part of the month-long 2025 Women’s Month celebration, personnel from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Fisheries Office 1 join various agencies to participate in the GAD Walk organized by Regional Advocates for Gender and Equality (RAGE) 1. With continue reading : 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞.

The Banat Taleb Fisherfolk Association in Nagbukel, Ilocos Sur, celebrated a successful tilapia harvest yielding 452 kilograms, generating ₱60,360.00 in revenue. This harvest marked a major milestone in their aquaculture journey, culminating on December 29, 2024, from their first production cycle. This project, part of the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Phase II program continue reading : 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭-𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐛𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐥, 𝐈𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐫.

Bilang pakikiisa sa National Women’s Month, ang Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources- Regional Fisheries Office 1 ay naghanda ng isang pangkalusugang aktibidad para sa kababaihan at sa mga kalalakihang sumusuporta sa kababaihan- libreng ear acupuncture. Ito ay isang alternatibong pamamaraan na nakatutulong sa pagpapagaan ng stress, pag-aalaga sa mental at pisikal na kalusugan, at continue reading : 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐬𝐲𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐚.

The FishCore project’s FMA6 Coordinating Unit 1 (FCU1), through the Modern and Resilient Livelihood Investment (MARLIN) Subcomponent 2.3 Aquaculture & Fisheries Infrastructure, completed a four-day training (February 18-21, 2025) on comprehensive infrastructure development. This training equipped local government units (LGUs), fisherfolk beneficiaries, FCU1, and Regional Project Implementation Unit (RPIU) personnel with essential knowledge on all continue reading : 𝐅𝐌𝐀𝟔 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝟏 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠.

The FishCore project, specifically Modern and Resilient Livelihood Investment (MARLIN) Subcomponent 2.1 conducted a crucial meeting on February 20-21, 2025. Attendees included the FMA6 Coordinating Unit 1, the RPIU, LGUs and fisherfolk association proposed beneficiaries. The primary objective was the finalization of the livelihood plans, Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs), and subproject livelihood and continue reading : 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐍 𝟐.𝟏 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬.

The Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Phase II program, a joint effort of the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, successfully conducted a three-day Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) in Barangay San Isidro, Dumalneg, Ilocos Norte. This initiative involved 40 local residents. The PRA aimed to collaboratively identify sustainable solutions continue reading : 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐠, 𝐈𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞.