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    • Guimaras' fish production down 9.35% in Q4 2018 

      (DailyGuardian, June 27, 2019, on page 7-8)
      Fish production of Guimaras Province decreased by 9.35 percent in the 4th quarter of 2018 due to slow production in both municipal and aquaculture fisheries sub-sectors. Fish yield in the final part of 2018 totaled 1,698.87 ...

    • Guimaras' fish production slightly surges by 1.68 pct 

      (DailyGuardian, March 11, 2020, on page 7-12)
      Guimaras’ total fishery production slightly surged by 1.68 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019, from 1,698.87 metric tons (MT) in the fourth quarter of 2018, to 1,727.49 MT in Q4 2019. The movement is almost a 29-metric ...

    • Guimaras' fish yield continues to decline 

      (DailyGuardian, May 9, 2019, on page 7)
      Guimaras' fish production continued to decrease in the third quarter of the years 2016-2018 mainly due to diminishing catch in municipal fishing with 88.89 percent of the province's top fish species posting lower yield in ...

    • Guimaras' fish yield down by 29.67% in 2022 

      (DailyGuardian, May 2, 2023, on page 6)
      Fish catch in Guimaras decreased by 29.6 percent from 7,844.53 metric tons in 2021 to 5,517 metric tons in 2022, as reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). According to Provincial Statistics Officer Nelida ...

    • Guimaras' fish yield down in two years 

      (DailyGuardian, March 30, 2022, on page 7)
      Fisheries production in Guimaras continuously dropped in two consecutive years – 2020-2021 – from its 2019 production of 8,355.30 metric tons (MT) to a low of 7,844.53MT in 2021, based on the data released by the Philippine ...

    • Guimaras' fish yield up 7.35% in 2019 

      (DailyGuardian, February 7, 2020, on page 7-13)
      Guimaras’ fish production gained 7.35 percent to 8,355.30 metric tons (MT) in 2019 compared to 7,783.47 MT in 2018 due to positive outputs in both municipal and aquaculture fisheries sub-sectors. Municipal fisheries (which ...

    • Guimaras, DENR-6 ink pact on Cabano river water, air quality 

      (The Daily Guardian, April 4, 2019, on page 14-15)
      The province of Guimaras and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 6 forged a partnership for the water classification of Cabano River and Ambient air quality monitoring. Guimaras Governor ...

    • Guimaras, DENR-6 partner in forest, mangrove protection 

      (The Daily Guardian, April 17, 2015, on page B6-B7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-6 has partnered with four town, seven barangays and three people’s organizations in Guimaras for the protection of the planted trees and mangroves under the National ...

    • Guimaras: Sweet mangoes, sweet memories 

      (BusinessMirror, May 20, 2018, on page A7)
      The island province of Guimaras is synonymous to its sweet-tasting mango, and for good reason. This once-obscure territory across mainland Iloilo was just a vast mango orchard land, which yields export-quality harvests of ...

    • Guimaras: turtle sanctuary 

      Gonzales, Roma R. (Panay News, January 11, 2015, on page 7)
      Officials of Guimaras mull designating a turtle sanctuary in the island province. Rep. JC Rahman Nava committed to secure funds for the preservation and conservation of sea turtles, also called pawikan. According to the ...

    • Guimarasnons anxious 

      (Panay News, July 9, 2020, on page 7)
      The Guimarasnons' anxiety over the oil spill in Iloilo City which reached Guimaras Island is understandable. They experienced the worst oil spill in the country in August 2006 when oil tanker MT Solar 1 sank in the waters ...

    • Guimaras’ marine life threatened anew 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, January 28, 2014, on page 13)
      It could very well be déjà vu, but the oil spill from last week’s sinking of cargo vessel M/V Sportivo in Iloilo Strait is now threatening mangroves and marine life in the island province of Guimaras. Engr. Raymund Moderes, ...

    • Gulf Coast oil spill spreading out of control 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, May 1, 2010, on page 14)
      An oil spill that threatened to eclipse even the Exxon Valdez disaster spread out of control with a faint sheen washing ashore along the Gulf Coast Thursday night as fishermen rushed to scoop up shrimp and crews spread ...

    • Gumarin inspects oil spill damages in Buenavista 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA); PN (Panay News, July 10, 2020, on page 9)
      Guimaras Gov. Samuel Gumarin inspected five barangays in Buenavista town to assess damages caused by the oil spill following an explosion at a power barge stationed here. He personally visited the villages of Navalas, ...

    • Guv: No time to rest in drive vs illegal fishing 

      PN (Panay News, February 4, 2013, on page 2)
      The campaign of the provincial government against illegal fishing is gaining ground and this must be sustained, said Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. He cited the Bantay Dagat for guarding the coastal resources of the province, ...

    • Guv: red tide ban in Capiz still in effect 

      (Panay News, September 15, 2015, on page 4)
      The local ban imposed in the harvest, transport, and sale of shellfish from Capiz province is still in effect. Capiz Governor Victor Tanco said the ban will remain in effect until the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...

    • 'Habagat' hurts Negros Occ. agri-fishery 

      Tan, Tiffany Anne (Panay News, August 20, 2016, on page 1-13)
      Heavy rains brought by habagat, or southwest monsoon, caused P6 million worth of damage to crops and fisheries in various parts of Negros Occidental. A total of 501 farmers and fisherfolk in the city of Cadiz and the ...

    • The Hague decision enters 5th year 

      (Manila Standard, July 12, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      A Filipino fisherman, recalling an incident three years ago, said members of the Chinese Coast Guard chose the best catch of his fellow fishers and left liquor and a pack of instant noodles in exchange. Ernie Egana, of ...

    • The Hague tribunal: ramifications of ruling 

      Carpio, Antonio T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 21, 2016, on page A1-A16)
      Last week’s ruling of an UNCLOS tribunal on the South China Sea dispute has two distinct but related ramifications. The first deals with the rights to the resources of the South China Sea among the coastal states, and the ...

    • Hainan fisheries rules 

      PN (Panay News, January 21, 2014, on page 10)
      The Hainan fisheries law is only one of the unilateral measures by China to force a change in the regional status quo in order to advance its nine-dash line position of undisputed sovereignty over nearly the entire South ...