June 17, 2025 – General Santos City, Philippines – A significant step toward better services for the country’s fisheries sector took place today as the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) Region XII, in collaboration with the Cold Examination Facility for Agriculture (CEFA) Project, officially broke ground for the BFAR XII Satellite continue reading : 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐁𝐅𝐀𝐑 𝐗𝐈𝐈 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐚𝐛

ALABEL, SARANGANI PROVINCE – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 12 officially installed Mr. Rodrigo G. Panes as the 2025 Mangingisdang Direktor during an oath-taking and installation ceremony held on May 5, 2025, in Alabel, Sarangani Province. The event was spearheaded by the Regional Fisheries Training and Coordination Division (RFTFCD) of BFAR continue reading : 𝐁𝐅𝐀𝐑 𝟏𝟐 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐨 𝐆. 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐫

Today marked a significant milestone for Dr. Arlyn Mandas as she faced the national evaluation for the 2025 Gawad Saka Awards, where she stands as a finalist for the Outstanding Fisherfolk in Aquaculture category. A seasoned aquaculture expert, educator, and community advocate, Dr. Mandas continues to inspire with her unwavering commitment to empowering others through continue reading : 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐫𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐬: 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐆𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐤𝐚 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐤 (𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞)

Malapatan and Kiamba, Sarangani Province – March 2025 | BFAR XII through the Provincial Fishery Office of Sarangani, in partnership with the Local Government Unit of Malapatan and Kiamba Sarangani Province through the Office of the Municipal Agriculturist successfully conducted Hands-on Training on Fish Processing Technology for the members of Purok 10-A Women’s Association and continue reading : Empowering Fisherfolks through Post-Harvest Technology!

Pinaiigting ngayon ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 12 ang kampanya labanan sa Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) sa pamamagitan ng araw araw na inspeksyon ng Local Transport Permit (LTP) ng mga produktong pangisdaang lumalabas at pumapasok sa Lungsod ng General Santos at mga karatig lugar nito. Isinasagawa ang mga ispeksyon sa continue reading : 𝐁𝐅𝐀𝐑𝟏𝟐 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚 𝐈𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐚; 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐤𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐭 (𝐋𝐓𝐏) 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐠𝐚 𝐤𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚