The three-month closed-fishing season for round scad or galunggong in North Eastern Palawan will start on Nov. 1, the Bureau ...

MANILA, Philippines — Thirty thousand metric tons (MT) of galunggong and other fish are expected to arrive in the third week of October or first week of November as the retail price of round ...

The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) on Thursday announced the beginning of ...

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) said Thursday it will prohibit the use of purse seine, ring net and bagnet to catch round scad or ...

Local galunggong has also seen one of the sharpest increases, with some markets selling the fish for up to P360 per kilogram on October 28. This reflects a P40 rise since Sunday and a P60 increase ...

galunggong cost P180 to P200, tilapia cost P120, and bangus cost P120 to P150 per kilo. “The typhoons and especially the fisherfolk are not to blame for the rising market price of fish but the ...

Round scad or galunggong ranged between P220 and P240 ... took advantage of the calamity to manipulate the retail prices of fish,” Arambulo said. The farmgate price of fish remains low despite ...