The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), under the Department of Agriculture, is pushing to expand the culture of samaral or siganids, more commonly known as rabbitfish, as a key part of plans to diversify the country’s aquaculture sector and generate more stable livelihoods for fisherfolk and fish farmers. In a statement released Tuesday, the agency noted that samaral is a highly promising species supported by proven farming methods, rising output, and a ready existing market of consumers.
The Department of Agriculture and the Sugar Regulatory Administration are ramping up efforts to contain an outbreak of the red-striped soft scale insect that endangers sugarcane crops, especially across Negros Island and Western Visayas.
Arthaland Corporation, the property developer headed by the Po family, said Tuesday it has been fined P746,616 by the Securities and Exchange Commission for violating the Revised Securities Regulation Code.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has issued an advisory cautioning the public to be careful when transacting with Bangko Maharlika Ltd., which currently uses the business name “The Bank of Humanity.”