139 fishermen arrested for illegal fishing in Caraga
Seaborne policemen arrested 139 persons and confiscated one-million-pesos worth of illegal fishing gear during a three-day operations in the coastal waters of Caraga region.
Police General Kirby John Kraft, Police Regional Office – Caraga director, said the P1 million fishing gear they confiscated included 245 items like unregulated fishing nets and other gears used in illegal fishing.
He said they also seized 22 motorized and six non-motorized fishing boats during the sea operations that started from February 24 to February 26.
He said the 139 fishermen arrested were issued with citations for violating local fishing ordinances.
Of the 139 fishermen arrested, Kraft said 70 were from Dinagat Island province; 24 from Agusan del Norte; 20 from Surigao del Sur, 14 from Agusan del Sur and 11 from Surigao del Norte.
Naval gun training exercise held in Basilan
The Philippine Navy in Western Mindanao has conducted a naval gun training exercise near Dassalan island in Basilan last week.
In a statement, the Philippine Naval Forces Western Mindanao (PNFWM) said the exercise was participated by the BRP General Mariano Alvarez, a cyclone-class patrol ship, the fast attack interdiction crafts BRP Nestor Acero and BRP Domingo Deluana, and a Norman Islander aircraft.
“We conducted the exercise to test and evaluate techniques, tactics and procedures applicable in Western Mindanao,” Rear Admiral Donn Anthony Miraflor, PNFWM commander, said.
The exercise is a yearly event to ensure the navy guns are operating properly and the men behind the guns are proficient and skilled.
5th Philippine Silk summit in CDO on February 29
The Department of Science and Technology and the Philippine Textile Research Institute will host the 5th Philippine Silk Summit in Cagayan de Oro City tomorrow, February 29.
The summit will launch the silk innovation hub in Villanueva town, Misamis Oriental where the public can see the machinery to process silk from cocoons, and raw silk to yarn.
There will also be an exhibition of skilled weavers for traditional weaving and contemporary fashion pieces.
The summit will be held in Barangay Cugman, Cagayan de Oro on Feb. 29, and the visit to the silk factory in Villanueva town is on March 1.