Browsing by Author "Tayona, Glenda"

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    • Dolphin found for the first time in President Roxas, but already dead 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, January 14, 2022, on page 9-15)
      For the first time, a dolphin was seen in the seawater of President Roxas in this province on Jan. 12. Unfortunately, it was already dead. According to Eunice Posadas, a town resident, the dolphin was found entangled in a ...

    • EMB to resume issuing permits to Boracay establishments 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, July 19, 2018, on page 2)
      The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in Region 6 has recommended the lifting of the moratorium on the issuance of Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC), discharge permit, permit to operate and other environmental ...

    • Fast virus transmission: 64 people at fish port infected 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, August 7, 2020, on page 1-14)
      The number of persons infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at the Iloilo Fish Port Complex in Barangay Tanza here ballooned to 64. Laboratory tests confirmed 36 new cases on Thursday, announced Mayor Jerry ...

    • Fish port lockdown extended: COVID hits 26 more persons 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, August 6, 2020, on page 1-14)
      Health authorities detected 26 more coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections at the Iloilo Fishing Port Complex in Barangay Tanza here. This prompted Mayor Jerry Treñas to extend the facility’s 72-hour lockdown for ...

    • Grief and anger: For Boracay’s poor sectors, closure worse than ‘Yolanda’ 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, October 29, 2018, on page 1-14)
      It was like being struck by super typhoon “Yolanda”. This was how a Boracay-based alliance of various basic and sectoral organizations described the island’s closure from April 26 to Oct. 25. While the government praised ...

    • Guimaras boats not seaworthy?: MARINA grounds all motorboats, starts probe 

      Co, Adrian Stewart; Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, August 7, 2019, on page 1-10)
      How seaworthy are the motorboats plying the Iloilo-Guimaras route? Following the capsizing of three boats on Aug. 3, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) grounded all the motorboats crisscrossing the Iloilo Strait. ...

    • How dirty is the Iloilo River? 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, August 18, 2018, on page B8)
      The Iloilo River is among the trademarks of this capital city. It is an estuary – an arm of the sea – which now became an attraction with kilometer-long esplanades built on its banks. Locals and non-locals enjoy a walk or ...

    • Hydroponics farming research center launched in Roxas 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, March 15, 2021, on page 11)
      A center for modern farming has been launched here — the Indoor Hydroponics Farming Research Center at Doña Emeliana Alba Memorial School (DEAMS) in Barangay Pinaypayan Lanot. Hydroponic farming is a method of growing ...

    • Iloilo eyes collab with SEAFDEC to maximize aquaculture production 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, July 7, 2023, on page 3)
      Iloilo's Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. is eyeing an institutional partnership with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) to maximize the province’s aquaculture production. Defensor ...

    • Iloilo RIver dev't project wins Galing Pook award 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, October 5, 2018, on page 5-15)
      The Iloilo-Batiano River Development Project won the coveted Galing Pook Award. The city government’s entry to the 2018 Galing Pook Awards was the river rehabilitation project started in 2011. Mayor Jose Espinosa III ...

    • Is Boracay a war zone? 

      Golez, Prince; Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, April 16, 2018, on page 1-18)
      “Has Boracay Island suddenly become a war zone that would warrant these extreme measures? Is the government hiding something?” asked NUJP whose acting chairperson, Atty. Jocelyn Clemente urged the government not impose ...

    • Malay LGU spurns 'big events' 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, April 2, 2018, on page 1-14)
      According to the Malay local government, its decision to prohibit big “LaBoracay” events this year is in line with “the rehabilitation of Boracay Island since big events for Labor Day generates a significant increase in ...

    • 'N. Iloilo illegal fishing hotspot' 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, August 2, 2019, on page 1-14)
      Northern Iloilo is an illegal fishing hotspot in Western Visayas, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Most of the violations were the use of active gears and encroachment of municipal waters ...

    • New SEAFDEC facilities in Iloilo to boost aquaculture 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, December 13, 2021, on page 2-19)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Aquaculture Department (AQD) in Barangay Buyuan, Tigbauan town recently inaugurated new multi-species hatcheries and broodstock tanks. These tanks are large ...

    • No shortage of funds for Boracay families - DSWD 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, May 3, 2018, on page 2)
      DSWD is taking charge of the needs of the informal sector in Boracay (vendors, masseurs, drivers, etc.). Among others, it has been releasing transportation allowance to those wanting to leave the island. As of 9 p.m. on ...

    • No talks yet on revival of Boracay taskforce 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, July 19, 2022, on page 2)
      There is no discussion yet whether the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) will be revived under the new administration or not. According to Department of Tourism (DOT) regional director Cristine Mansinares, the ...

    • Only e-trikes allowed when Boracay reopens 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, August 2, 2018, on page 1-14)
      When Boracay reopens on Oct. 26 after six months of rehabilitation, the mode of transport in the world-famous resort island would no longer be the noisy, smoke-belching tricycles. It’s going to be the eco-friendly electronic ...

    • Oyster farming pushed 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, August 3, 2022, on page 4)
      The city government wants to develop oyster farming. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) recently discussed this with city officials. Also presents were representatives from the Gerry Roxas Foundation – ...

    • 'Paeng' agri damage in WV balloons to P1.5-B 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, November 8, 2022, on page 2)
      The damage left by Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” in Western Visayas’ agriculture sector has now reached over P1.5 billion, affecting a total of 39,961 farmers and fisherfolk. Data shared by the Department of Agriculture ...

    • PBBM reaffirms PH's support to aquaculture sector through SEAFDEC 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, December 7, 2022, on page 3)
      President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reaffirmed the Philippine government’s support to the aquaculture sector through the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC). His message for 45th Meeting of the SEAFDEC ...