TBTI Philippines - Palawan Hub

18/09/2026

16/09/2026

𝗧𝗕𝗧𝗜 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 - 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟲𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟰-𝟭𝟴.

With this year’s theme, “Lusay, Korales, at Bakawan: Yaman ng Karagatan, Masaganang Buhay ng Pamayanan,”

Para sa ating small-scale fisheries, ang lusay, korales, at bakawan ay hindi lang bahagi ng karagatan. Nakasalalay dito ang ating pagkain, kabuhayan at buhay ng maraming coastal communities.

Kaya, patuloy lang nating i-promote ang responsible fishing at i-support ang sustainable small-scale fisheries. 🌊🐟

Happy Fish Conservation Week!

02/09/2026

Join us in the 𝐓𝐁𝐓𝐈 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫!

We warmly invite everyone to a special webinar on 𝟭𝟲 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 at 𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 - 𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 via 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 with the topic.

"𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐀𝐎 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝐒𝐒𝐅) 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬" by 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗝𝗢𝗔𝗡 𝗚. 𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗥, 𝗣𝗵𝗗, Project Leader of the DOST-PCAARRD FAO-SSF Research Project, Executive Director of TBTI Philippines, and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of UP Visayas

Registration is 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 and 𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗬. Just complete the registration form through this link: https://forms.gle/J1LSopCaqJw7jEwF9 or scan the QR code below.

We will send the Zoom Link and details to your email address used in the registration starting 4 September 2026. So watch out for it. 😉

See you there! Let's have another meaningful discussion about our country's small-scale fisheries!

01/09/2026

🔥 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘! 🔥

🌊🐟 The future of small-scale fisheries is in your hands! If you’re a young person with ideas and passion for change, this is your chance to speak up, take action, and show the power of youth! 💙

📝 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋-𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒: 𝐀𝐧 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡

Share your ideas on one small-scale fisheries challenge under any of the SSF Guidelines’ themes that young people can help solve.

👥 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡?
Young people 15–24 years old. Priority is given to children of small-scale fisherfolk, whether BFAR scholars or not.

🏆 𝟲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 during the Third Philippine Small-Fisheries National Symposium (PSSFNS 3) in October 2026 at Batangas State University.

📅 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘: 18 SEPTEMBER 2026 | 11:59 PM (PH Standard Time)

📲 Scan the QR codes in the poster to access the Submission Guidelines and Submission Form, or click the link below:
𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X8hYgoeDI4CQuzqhcnV3SOrIztfUOZ1V/view?usp=sharing
𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺: https://forms.gle/US4WaqyWcK4TVZ1W7

Don’t just be the voice of the future. Be the voice that helps shape it. 🌊✨

Youth have the power. Youth have the ideas. Youth can spark the change our small-scale fisheries need.

26/08/2026

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥-𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐅)

📢 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬!

The 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗮𝘀 (𝗨𝗣 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗮𝘀) is developing the 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 Small-Scale Fisheries (𝗠𝗔SSF), an interdisciplinary graduate program focused on the social, cultural, institutional, and governance dimensions of small-scale fisheries (SSF), grounded primarily in social science perspectives.
The program emphasizes critical analysis of policies, power relations, local knowledge systems, and community institutions that influence sustainability, equity, and livelihoods in fishing communities.

We invite students, professionals, researchers, practitioners, and individuals with an interest in small-scale fisheries to participate in our Interest Survey. Your responses will help us assess the interest, relevance, and demand for the proposed MASSF program.

✅ Participation is voluntary.
🔒 All responses will be treated with strict confidentiality and will be used solely for academic planning, curriculum development, and institutional purposes related to the proposed MASSF program.

📋 Take the interest survey here:
https://forms.gle/9MvihXutxzE3w3uw8
https://forms.gle/9MvihXutxzE3w3uw8
https://forms.gle/9MvihXutxzE3w3uw8

Your insights can help shape a graduate program designed to respond to the needs, realities, and opportunities of small-scale fishing and coastal communities.

Thank you for your participation!

25/08/2026

25/08/2026

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17/08/2026

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰?

More than 758,000 registered municipal fisherfolk in the Philippines are women. From preparing and processing the catch to gleaning, selling, and supporting fishing livelihoods, women are part of the everyday work that keeps fisheries and many families going. 🩷

source: DA-BFAR, Philippine Fisheries Profile 2024 https://www.bfar.da.gov.ph/.../archives-philippine.../

04/08/2026

A language understood is knowledge empowered. 🌊

Our Small-Scale Fisheries Information Materials are now available in Cagayanen translation. 🌊🚣🐟

Yes! very fisherfolk deserves information they can understand.

01/08/2026

Today, as we celebrate the World Marine Protected Area (MPA) Day, TBTI Philippines – Palawan Hub recognizes the vital role of MPAs in sustaining the rich marine ecosystems that support the lives and livelihoods of Palawan’s small-scale fishers. Healthy MPAs serve as breeding and nursery grounds for fish and other marine species, helping replenish fisheries, strengthen food security, and build resilience against environmental and climate-related challenges. By empowering coastal communities to participate in the stewardship and management of these protected areas, we can ensure that our seas remain productive and that future generations of fishers continue to benefit from the invaluable resources of our oceans.

Together, let us champion community-centered conservation and celebrate MPAs as a cornerstone of sustainable small-scale fisheries and thriving coastal communities in Palawan.

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🌐 Today is MPA Day! Marine Protected Areas, or MPAs, are essential to protect and restore the health of the ocean, and the multiple services it provides. However, despite their importance, MPAs remain relatively unknown to much of the public and even many decision-makers.

Endorsed by the and led by a consortium of South African-based organizations, MPA Day seeks to change that by:

🔵 Increasing public understanding and appreciation of MPAs
🔵 Inspiring communities, schools and organizations to engage with marine protection
🔵 Highlighting the role of MPAs in achieving global ocean conservation goals
🔵 Encouraging stronger political and financial support for ocean protection
🔵 Sharing science, stories and successes on social media through and

By celebrating MPA Day, we acknowledge that protecting the ocean is not just a coastal concern – it is a shared global responsibility.

Swipe to learn more about MPAs, and find more information about MPA Day here: https://ow.ly/F4gb50Zu79s