QUEZON CITY (PIA) — The resupply operation of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for the Filipino fisherfolk in the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc was successful despite the attempts ...

PHILIPPINE government ships on Wednesday were again harassed by the China Coast Guard (CCG) and the People’s Liberation Army ...

Two new 50-meter multi-mission offshore vessels (MMOV) will soon help the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) fight illegal fishing in Philippine waters. The sister ships – DA ...

'This incident marks the first time water cannons have been used against DA-BFAR research vessels in the area of the Pag-Asa Cays,' says the BFAR MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ Department of ...

MANILA — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to maintain the country’s presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) ...

A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship reportedly fired water cannon and sideswiped a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel in Pag-asa Cay 2 (Sandy Cay) in the West Philippine Sea ...

MANILA, Philippines — The National Maritime Council (NMC) is “gravely concerned” over an incident where the China Coast Guard (CCG) water-cannoned and sideswiped a Philippine research ship in the West ...

MANILA: The National Maritime Council (NMC) on Wednesday (Sept 17) condemned what it called “illegal and hostile actions” by Chinese vessels that fired water cannons at a Bureau of Fisheries and ...

MANILA, Philippines — A Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel blasted water cannons and sideswiped a Philippine ship conducting a routine marine scientific research mission in the vicinity of Pagasa Cay 2 ...

A VESSEL belonging to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) was damaged and some of its crew injured after a water cannon attack by China Coast Guard (CCG) ships near the vicinity of ...