TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Fisheries Bureau here, spearheaded the conduct of “Orientation on the Integration of Gender and Development Proposal Preparation and Planning” as part of the culminating activities in the celebration of Women’s Month, organized by GAD Focal Person Dr. Evelyn C. Ame, thru the Regional Fisheries Training and Fisherfolk Coordination Division today, continue reading : DA-BFAR 2 WRAPS UP CY 2023 WOMEN’S MONTH CELEBRATION

TUGUEGARAO CITY — In its bid to boost fisheries production and achieve food security in the Cagayan Valley region, the DA-BFAR 2 through its training arm, the Regional Fisheries Training, and Fisherfolk Coordination Division in collaboration with the Fisheries Production and Support Services Division with the support of the Provincial Fisheries Offices, recently spearheaded the continue reading : CAPACITATING FISHERFOLK TOWARD AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT

TUGUEGARAO CITY — In celebration of the Fire Prevention Month 2023 with the theme: “Sa Pag-iwas sa Sunog, Hindi Ka Nag-iisa”, firefighters from the Bureau of Fire and Protection here in the city conducted a fire drill involving the DA-BFAR R 2 regional office staff as part of the Bureau’s support to the said activity continue reading : FIREFIGHTERS TRAIN DA-BFAR 2 STAFF IN RESPONDING FIRE INCIDENTS IN A FIRE DRILL

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Today, March 20, 2023, DA-BFAR 2 Regional Director Angel B. Encarnacion calls for the support of the Philippine Coastguard through Captain Ivan E. Roldan, in its stance against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing activities along coastal waters of Region 02 during the Briefing and Welcome tribute for the officers and crew continue reading : DA-BFAR 2 Strengthen Stance on IUU Fishing along PH Waters

Tuguegarao City–The Commission on Audit (COA) on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, conducted an exit conference with DA-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 02 (DA-BFAR R02) to discuss its annual audit report for the FY 2022. The COA team was led by Regional Supervising Auditor Carlos Rosales and joined by Audit Team Leader Emerlinda Mabunga continue reading : COA commends outputs and financial statements in FY 2022 Exit Conference

Last February 15-17, 2023, BFAR-R2 Quarantine Officers at Tuguegarao City Domestic Airport participated a training on “Filipino Brand of Service Excellence,” organized by the Department of Tourism (DOT). The nine-hour training was participated by Mr. Kevin Ramos, Mr. Mark Charlan Macarubbo, and Mr. Nielvin Cansejo, who were in charge of the inspection vis-a-vis verification of continue reading : DA-BFAR R2 Quarantine participates Training on FBSE

PAMPLONA, Cagayan — A stranded dolphin was rescued by a group of fishers along the shoreline of Nagtupacan in this town while deploying their fishing nets at around 6:30 in the evening of February 13, 2023. Said stranding incident was reported by Jflammy Goriding, John Mark Bis, and Jason Gayumani, fishers and residents of the continue reading : PNP –MARITIME, FISHERS RESCUE DOLPHIN ALONG COAST OF PAMPLONA

Cordon, Isabela – Fisheries Inspection Officers of the DA-BFAR 2 recently conducted an on-site inspection of export holding facility for live aquatic species as part of the regular activities of the Regional Fisheries Inspection and Quarantine Unit headed by Dr. Emma L. Ballad. This came following the request of Rina De Leon, representative of Lon-Yi continue reading : Quarantine Officers Inspect Holding Facility for Live “Kiwet”   

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Provincial Fisheries Office of Batanes headed by Dr. Ritchie A. Rivera, together with Regional Director Angel B. Encarnacion and other DA-BFAR 2 key officials presented the CY 2022 accomplishments and CY 2023 targets of the bureau in the province and laid out plans to expedite fisheries development in the island continue reading : DA-BFAR 2 Outlines plans to beef up fisheries sector in Batanes 

In an effort to improve service delivery among DA-BFAR 2 Contract of Service (COS) employees, the Finance and Administrative Section- Human Resource and Development Unit conducted re-orientation on the office policies and agency direction for CY 2023 on January 16, 2023. In his talk, Regional Director Angel B. Encarnacion, urged COS employees to exemplify the continue reading : DA-BFAR 2 Holds Re-Orientation of Office Policies for Better Service Delivery