Browsing by Author "Nepomoceno, Jezza"

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    • 17 charged with illegal fishing 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, April 24, 2015, on page 2-19)
      Seventeen fishermen engaged in Danish Seine fishing were charged with illegal fishing before the Provincial Prosecutor's Office. The complaint was specifically for violation of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 246 that ...

    • 18 face illegal fishing charges 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (The Daily Guardian, March 31, 2017, on page 2)
      The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force filed multiple charges against 18 fishermen who were caught fishing using the forbidden Danish seine in the coastline of Gigantes Island at Barangay Abong, Carles. These fishermen ...

    • 86 illegal fishers caught in N. Iloilo 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, September 6, 2018, on page 2-14)
      A total of 86 fishermen were apprehended for illegal fishing in the waters of the northern towns of Concepcion and Carles early this month. They were using active gears such as trawl, ring net and modified bag net locally ...

    • Bantay Dagat catches 'super hulbot' fishers 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, June 9, 2018, on page 3-14)
      Thirteen fishermen from San Remigio, Cebu were apprehended off the coast of Barangay Asluman, Carles town for illegal fishing. The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Force led by Police Officer 1 Hendrick Bunday and Marvin ...

    • Bantay Dagat nabs 'hulbot' fishermen 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, March 19, 2018, on page 4)
      Boat captain Edwin Bacas of Barangay Libas, Roxas City and owner Jessie Tayo of Balud, Masbate were accused by the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force of violation of sections 86 and 97 (unauthorized fishing and ban ...

    • Bantay Dagat nets 'palupad' fishers 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, October 11, 2017, on page 1-14)
      Sixteen fishermen, including their boat captain, from Brgy. Bara, Roxas City have been arrested over the weekend for using trawl, an active gear, within the municipal waters of Concepcion town. Engaging in trawl fishing, ...

    • BFAR Region 6 helps repair 2,091 boats 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, May 29, 2014, on page 2-14)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is still helping fishermen back on their feet six months since super typhoon "Yolanda" strick. This rehabilitation effort is embodied in BFAR's "Ahon" Program targeting ...

    • Cebuanos charged with illegal fishing 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, March 12, 2015, on page 2-15)
      Eight fishermen from Bantayan Island in Cebu were charged with illegal fishing here. They were caught using super hulbot-hulbot 12.46 kilometers off the coast of Baliguian Island in Concepcion town. Iloilo Provincial Bantay ...

    • Concepcion fines 38 men for illegal fishing 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, March 2, 2016, on page 3)
      A total of P45,000 fines were slapped against 38 fishermen caught using trawl and round haul seine within 15 kilometers from Concepcion town's coastline. The use of active gears in municipal water violates Section 95 of ...

    • Defensor loses patience 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, May 16, 2014, on page 1-14)
      Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. has had enough of the "poor, ineffective and long-delayed" oil spill cleanup in Estancia and neighboring municipalities. Cleanup contractor Kuan Yu Global Technologies Inc. will be slapped with a ...

    • Don't lose hope, guv tells typhoon-hit fisherfolk 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, March 13, 2014, on page 2-14)
      A total of 130 fishermen from Ajuy and Estancia towns affected by super typhoon "Yolanda" received engines and other materials for the construction of their new pump boats. "We in the government are doing everything to ...

    • Dynamite fishing suspects charged 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, September 27, 2015, on page 4)
      Three fishermen from Barangay Buenavista in the coastal town of Carles were accused of dynamite fishing by the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force. Docketed as criminal case number 3979, the complaint about the ...

    • Estancia oil spill cleanup procedure questioned 

      Sologastoa, Glenda; Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, January 15, 2014, on page 1-14)
      The oil spill response program manager of the Univesity of the Philippine Visayas and consultant of Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. has expressed dissatisfaction over the cleanup in Brgy. Botongon, Estancia town. Dr. Resurrection ...

    • 'Fish kill in Iloilo possible if...' 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, June 8, 2011, on page 1-14)
      Unlike the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6 office, the Provincial Agriculture Office believes that the province may suffer from a fish kill similar to Batangas and Pangasinan, but for a different ...

    • 'Hulbot' fishermen arrested, charged 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, March 20, 2016, on page 2-15)
      Criminal charges have been filed by the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force (IPBDTF) against 10 fishermen who were caught using the forbidden "hulbot-hulbot" off Banate Bay, a protected marine reserve in Banate town. ...

    • Illegal fishers in 'hot water' 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, August 14, 2014, on page 11-14)
      Seven fishermen caught using improvised dynamites off the coast of Barosbos Island in Carles are in deep trouble here. SPO1 Gilbert Piedad of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task force is set to file a criminal complaint ...

    • Illegal fishing still a problem: Bantay Dagat in cahoots with poachers? 

      Sologastoa, Glenda; Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, May 23, 2017, on page 1-14)
      Illegal fishing remains a problem in northern Iloilo. Are the personnel of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force colluding with illegal fishers? He [Raul Banias] did not discount the possibility that some task ...

    • IPPO, capitol, maritime cops join forces as 'hulbot-hulbot' returns: Oplan Octopus 

      Sologastoa, Glenda; Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, February 15, 2015, on page 1-14)
      An alarmed Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) and provincial government have joined forces with the Regional Maritime Unit (RMU). They agreed to conduct joint operations against illegal fishing called the campaign ...

    • KOICA grants $4M for Concepcion port 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, October 30, 2016, on page 11)
      To help marginal fishermen, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will be providing a $4-million (P192-million) grant to expand and develop the fishing port of Concepcion town. The Official Development Assistance ...

    • Lebin targets illegal fishers, gamblers 

      Silubrico, Ruby P.; Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, August 25, 2010, on page 1-14)
      Newly-installed Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) Director, Senior Supt. Gil Liben vowed to stop illegal gambling and illegal fishing in the province without fear or favor. Lebin, a resident of Pototan town, replaced ...