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    • Aid to oil spill victims reaches P1 B 

      Punongbayan, Michael (The Philippine Star, May 12, 2023, on page 11)
      Nearly P1 billion in cash and other assistance have been provided to 40,733 families affected by the oil spill from the sunken tanker Princess Empress. Raffy Alejandro, spokesperson for the Office of Civil Defense, said ...

    • AIIB says Pasig River rehab 'game changer' 

      (Malaya, October 20, 2017, on page A1-A4)
      Ernesto Pernia, socioeconomics planning secretary, said the government may include the rehabilitation of the Pasig river in the administration's list of flagship projects, after the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ...

    • Airlines curbing shark fin transport 

      Bloomberg (Manila Standard, June 25, 2013, on page B4)
      Shark fins' ride in plane bellies is beginning to end. Last week, Korean Air Lines C. said since March it had stopped moving the delicacy used in soups. The Seoul-based company joined Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. in saying ...

    • Akbayan asks SC to cite DENR for contempt over Manila Bay project 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, September 25, 2020, on page S1/12)
      Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party asked the Supreme Court to cite the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in contempt for dumping crushed dolomite along Manila Bay to create a “white sand” effect. In its ...

    • Aklan 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, December 12, 1999, on page 27)
      An aquaculture project on raising mudcrab in tidal flats has been turned over to the Kalibo Aklan Save the Mangrove Association (KASAMA), a fisheries' organization at Barangay Buswang, Kalibo. The project had earlier been ...

    • Aklan 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, January 18, 1998, on page 14)
      A research project that focuses on the production of more economically sound and environment-friendly shellfish in now being undertaken for the benefit of fifth-class towns in Aklan (Batan) and Capiz (President Roxas and Ivisan).

    • Aklan agri-fishery council aims for nat'l Gawad Saka 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, June 6, 2017, on page 5)
      The Aklan Provincial Agriculture and Fishery Council (PAFC) is vying for honors in the national Gawad Saka search for outstanding agricultural achievers. The council was recognized as regional awardee for Outstanding ...

    • Aklan brgy has widest natural mangrove area 

      Bandiola, Odon S. (Panay News, March 18, 1999, on page 7-6)
      Despite being considered as the province's fishing sanctuary at the Sibuyan sea, barangay Bogtongbato, a coastal barangay in this town 39 kilometers west of Kalibo, still continues to remain thriving on subsistence fishing ...

    • Aklan estimates ‘Paeng’ damages at P100 million 

      Marzan, Joseph (DailyGuardian, October 31, 2022, on page 1-11)
      The Aklan provincial government as of 2 p.m, on Sunday Oct 30, 2022 estimated that the damage caused by Severe Tropical Storm ‘Paeng’ (International name: ‘Nalgae’) amounted to P109.67 million over the three days that it ...

    • Aklan free from red tide – BFAR 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, November 5, 2016, on page 3-13)
      Coastal waters in the province are free from toxic red tide, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Fish, squids, shrimps, and crabs may be eaten provided they are fresh, washed thoroughly, and ...

    • Aklan gov, 16 others face graft, admin raps over Boracay neglect 

      Ong, Czarina Nicole O.; Chavez, Chito A. (Manila Bulletin, June 28, 2018, on page 1-4)
      Graft and administrative charges were filed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday before the Office of the Ombudsman against Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores, Malay Mayor Ciceron ...

    • Aklan LGUs take over Boracay rehab 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, June 18, 2022, on page 4)
      The provincial government of Aklan and the local government of Malay are now responsible for continuing the rehabilitation of worldfamous Boracay Island. The national government’s Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF), ...

    • Aklan mayor ready to face probe over Boracay issues 

      Rendon, Jennifer P. (The Daily Guardian, April 6, 2018, on page 1-14)
      Mayor Ceciron Cawaling of Malay, Aklan won’t back down from any investigation that would be conducted relative to issues hounding tourist haven Boracay Island. Rowen Aguirre, an executive assistant to Mayor Cawaling, said ...

    • Aklan now ready for investments 

      JCM; VGV; Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Region VI Aklan (Panay News, March 23, 2013, on page B1)
      An Investment Conference (ICON) will be held in the province of Aklan on April 26 to send the signal that Aklan is now ready for investment. The activity, which will be spearheaded by the Department of Trade and Industry ...

    • Aklan remains red-tide free - BFAR 

      Bermejo, K. V. (The Daily Guardian, July 5, 2017, on page 3)
      The coastal waters of Aklan province remain free from the red tide toxins, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). In an advisory addressed to Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores, the BFAR-Aklan ...

    • Aklan solon pushes for fisheries center 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, September 2, 2016, on page 6)
      Rep. Carlito Marquez is pushing for the creation of a center for fisheries and aquatic resources training, development and production in the province. The congressman filed House Bill 3063, which also seeks to promote ...

    • Aklan SP seeks relief for fishpond operators 

      Bandiola, Odon (Panay News, January 26, 2014, on page 10)
      The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) approved a resolution asking President Benigno Aquino III to grant fishpond operators in Aklan a five-year recovery period by condoning fishpond rentals. In Resolution No. 010 series of ...

    • Aklan storm-hit areas get fishing boat tools 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan B. (Panay News, March 10, 2014, on page 7)
      Brand new tools for the construction of fishing boats have been given out to the fisherfolk in coastal areas in Aklan hit by super typhoon "Yolanda." Gov. Florencio Miraflores and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...

    • Aklan town vies for largest mangrove in Asia 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Daily Guardian, July 1, 2010, on page 3-6)
      This bustling town in the Western part of the province is vying to have the largest mangrove in Asia. Mayor Lulu Miraflores said a group of Japanese experts has arrived in the town recently to document the mangrove in the ...

    • Aklan's agriculture, fishery workers up for registration 

      Villanueva, Venus G. (The Daily Guardian, October 1, 2012, on page B1)
      Farmers, farm laborers, and fishermen in Aklan's 327 barangays are going to be registered in the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) of the National Statistics Office (NSO). The RSBSA, NSO said, is a ...