Browsing by Author "Tayona, Glenda"

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    • 14 erring Boracay tourists fined 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, November 5, 2018, on page 2-15)
      More than a week after Boracay’s reopening on Oct. 26, 14 tourists were fined for violating new island rules and regulations. According to Tourism secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat, these violators were caught by the Boracay ...

    • 4 'missing' fishermen return home safely 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, June 4, 2021, on page 10)
      The four fishermen reported missing at the height of Typhoon “Dante” on June 2 survived the bad weather and were able to return home safely. According to boat captain Vicente Salvadico, 42, of Sitio Kawit, Barangay Binaobawan, ...

    • 900 red tide-stricken shellfish farmers get aid 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, October 15, 2022, on page 3)
      The city government has extended financial aid to several registered small shellfish farmers here affected by red ride. A total of 900 registered shellfish farmers from barangays Balijuagan, Barra, Baybay, Cagay, Culajao, ...

    • Allow Guimaras boats to sail, Du30 urged 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, August 13, 2019, on page 1-13)
      Gov. Samuel Gumarin of Guimaras appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to lift the suspension order on motorboats plying the Iloilo-Guimaras route. The island-province’s economy and people were suffering for more than a ...

    • Another dolphin, sea turtle found dead in Panay 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, January 26, 2022, on page 9)
      Another dolphin and a sea turtle were found dead in Panay town here recently. The dead dolphin was found in Barangay Butacal, Panay on Jan. 23, 2022 by residents Daniel Alaban Jr. and Ryan Binondo. This was eventually ...

    • Arevalo oil sludge baffles coastguard 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, May 20, 2019, on page 2-14)
      Oil sludge along the shores of Arevalo district over the weekend baffled the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Where did the sludge come from? Lieutenant Commander Rodolfo Dela Peña, PCG-Iloilo station commander, had no ready ...

    • 'Bad for Guimaras': Grounding of motorboats hurts economy - Gumarin 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, August 8, 2019, on page 1-10)
      The grounding of motorboats plying the Iloilo-Guimaras route has made it difficult for people here to go to Iloilo City to work, study or do business. It has also become harder to transport goods from this island province ...

    • BFP-6 exec, personnel dedicate day for community service 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, July 9, 2021, on page 2-14)
      Coastal clean-up, community pantry and mangrove planting. It was a jam-packed day of community service for around 60 personnel of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Region 6 yesterday. They served their penalty for ...

    • Boracay's rehab not over yet; Taskforce turns over work to LGUs 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, June 17, 2022, on page 1-15)
      The responsibility to continue the rehabilitation of Boracay Island is now with the provincial government of Aklan and the local government unit of Malay. The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF), whose mandate will end ...

    • Capiz fisherfolks affected by red tide continue to receive aid 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, November 23, 2022, on page 4)
      The provincial government of Capiz, through its Task Force Pagdumdum, continues to extend assistance to fisherfolks affected by red tide. Just recently, the taskforce went to Barangay Culajo, Roxas City and distributed ...

    • Capiz fishermen trained on fishery laws 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, October 5, 2022, on page 4)
      Around 30 fisherfolks here underwent an orientation and training on Fisheries Law Enhancement and Enforcement from Sept. 21 to 29. It was a collective endeavor of the provincial government of Capiz in partnership with the ...

    • Capiz mulls establishment of TF Bantay Dagat 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, September 5, 2022, on page 5)
      The Capiz provincial government is taking steps to protect its coastal areas from illegal fishing. Recently, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Committee on Environment and Natural Resources headed by Board Member Jose Fulgencio ...

    • Capiz seawaters still positive for red tide 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, February 23, 2023, on page 4)
      The seawaters of three towns in Capiz province were still positive for red tide toxins, based on Shellfish Bulletin No. 05 of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) dated Feb. 21, 2023. Shellfish collected ...

    • Capiz waters now red tide-free 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, February 24, 2023, on page 6)
      Good news for fisherfolks in this province. After several months, the coastal waters in Panay, President Roxas, and Pilar towns are finally free from paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) or toxic red tide, according to Bureau ...

    • Capiz waters still positive for red tide 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, November 11, 2022, on page 4)
      The seawater around Capiz province is still positive for red tide toxins. In Shellfish Bulletin No. 22 on Nov. 4, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced that shellfish collected and tested from the ...

    • Carles waters positive for red tide 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, November 18, 2022, on page 1-27)
      The seawaters of Gigantes Island in Carles, Iloilo tested positive for red tide toxins. In a local red tide warning, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Western Visayas disclosed that shellfish samples ...

    • Cash for Work 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, May 19, 2018, on page 1-14)
      The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 6 needs 8,000 workers for its cash-for-work emergency employment program in Boracay Island. Each worker will receive a daily wage of P323.50 or a total of ...

    • CENRO assessment: No major damage from July oil spill 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, September 10, 2020, on page 1-14)
      The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) found no adverse environmental damage caused by the July oil spill in the Iloilo Straight. Noel Hechanova, CENRO chief, cited the result of his team’s months-long ...

    • Corals in danger: BFAR struggling to cope with starfish 'invasion' 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, July 20, 2019, on page 1-10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has appealed for more technical experts and scuba divers to help remove destructive crown of thorns (COT) starfish that is infesting the waters of Culasi, Antique. One ...

    • 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 ...