Press Release

Environmental and Social Screening: Proposed FishCore projects in Abra assessed through scoping activities

Ten new subprojects under the Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) Project are set for rollout this year, as the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-CAR) conducts comprehensive screening and scoping activities to ensure they meet the World Bank’s environmental and social standards, strengthening fisheries resilience and community livelihoods here in Abra province. Each project […]

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School Caravan continues: BFAR-CAR engages youth in Abra toward fisheries, coastal resiliency

BANGUED, Abra | About 150 students and faculty members of the University of Abra (UoA) Lagangilang and Bangued Campus gained deeper insights into fisheries conservation as the Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) Caravan continues in the province for its second run on March 11 and 13 with the theme, “FishCore Caravan: From Awareness to Action […]

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Saving the Abra River: BFAR-CAR convenes Abra LGUs, NGAs to intensify conservation, protection of aquatic resources

BANGUED, ABRA | In a concerted effort to restore and protect the Abra River, the Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-BFAR-CAR) spearheaded a Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting on the Abra River Sub–Fisheries Management Areas (Sub-FMA) on March 12, 2026, bringing together local government units in Abra and […]

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FISHCORE LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT: P-3.2M worth KADIWA Style Fish Mart given to five fisherfolk groups in Abra

BANGUED, Abra — Five fisherfolk associations in different municipalities of Abra province recently received a total of Php 3,251,850 worth of marketing equipment, benefiting around 325 fisherfolk individuals from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Cordillera Administrative Region (BFAR-CAR) under the FishCoRe Project, MARLIN Subcomponent funded by the World Bank, with its project, […]

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