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    • 'Hulbot' fishermen arrested, pay fine 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, February 14, 2014, on page 4)
      Nineteen fishermen engaging in Danish seine or “hulbot-hulbot” fishing were made to pay a P50,000 compromise fine following their arrest in Iloilo City recently. The fishermen were arrested off the coast of Sicogon Island, ...

    • 'Hulbot' fishers caught off Concepcion waters 

      (Panay News, July 22, 2017, on page 2, 14)
      Fifteen fishermen from Negros Occidental were caught using the forbidden trawlboat, a modified Danish seine, in the marine waters off Baliguian Island in Barangay Malangabang, Concepcion, Iloilo. The fishermen were led by ...

    • 'Hulbot' fishers nabbed 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, November 21, 2015, on page 17)
      The provincial government sought to prosecute six fishermen who were arrested for Danish seine fishing in Concepcion earlier this week. Criminal complaint for violation of Section 86 and Section 95 of Republic Act 10654 ...

    • 'Hulbot' fishers nabbed. 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, February 26, 2014, on page 3)
      Twelve more fisherman Engage in Danish seine fishing have been arrested. According to the Iloilo Bantay Dagat Task Force, the fishermen on board three motorboats -Yolanda Maiza and Queen Mary- were apprehended 4.3 kilometers ...

    • 'Hulbot-hulbot' more destructive than dynamite 

      Cabarga, Herchelle Anne (The Daily Guardian, August 3, 2018, on page 2-15)
      An environmentalist urged owners and operators of “hulbot-hulbot” or Danish seine fishing to stop their illegal activities to preserve one of the richest fishing grounds in the world. Renowned environmentalist and lawyer ...

    • Humanity must rescue oceans to rescue itself, UN warns 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, September 26, 2019, on page A8)
      Two days after a climate summit failed to deliver game-changing pledges to slash carbon emissions, the United Nations warned Wednesday that global warming is devastating oceans and Earth’s frozen spaces in ways that directly ...

    • Humans threaten crucial 'fossil' groundwater - study 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, April 27, 2017, on page B7)
      Human activity risks contaminating pristine water locked underground for millennia and long thought impervious to pollution, said a study Tuesday that warned of a looming threat to the crucial resource. Even at depths of ...

    • Humpback whales move north; warm oceans may be the cause 

      Bloomberg News (BusinessMirror, September 27, 2020, on page A4)
      Humpback whales are steadily moving north, and warmer seas and melting ice may be the reason. The whales, which move between the Antarctic and the southern tips of three continents, will be the focus of a six-year, $5-million ...

    • Hundred islands eyed as reef restoration sites 

      Fernandez, Rudy (The Philippine Star, June 1, 2015, on page A-29)
      Three of Pangasinan's Hundred island have been chosen as sites for a coral reef restoration project. These are the Clave Island for the setting up of coral nursery units, Quezon Island as a donor and collection sites and ...

    • Hundred Islands Fish-yalan opens broodstock area 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, February 12, 2017, on page B4)
      This city’s famous Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) is not only for swimming, island hopping, beach frolicking, zipline riding, kayaking and other water sports activities. It’s also for educating people on raising ...

    • Hundreds of 'bangus' turn up dead in Sual, but mayor denies fish kill 

      Iñigo, Liezle Basa (Manila Bulletin, August 31, 2015, on page 13)
      Hundreds of rotten "bangus" or milkfish were spotted floating along the bay in Barangay Pangcasan, here, last Saturday. "All those fish were not just dead but rotten and stinking," said Sammy Luzala one of the residents ...

    • Hundreds of whales dead in Australia stranding 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Panay News, September 24, 2020, on page 15)
      Hundreds of pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in southern Australia despite efforts to save them, with rescuers racing Wednesday to free a few dozen survivors. Another 200 long-finned pilot whales were discovered ...

    • Hundreds visit dolomite beach 

      Cayabyab, Marc Jayson; Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, June 14, 2022, on page 5)
      At least 300 people visited the Manila Bay dolomite beach as it reopened on Sunday, coinciding with the Independence Day celebration. The visitors lined up as early as 3:30 p.m. to be on the beach for the afternoon opening, ...

    • 'Hutik-hutik' results to super fast spread of COVID at Iloilo Fish Port 

      (Panay News, August 10, 2020, on page 9)
      In less than one week, the number of people infected with COVID-19 traced to the frequently crowded Iloilo Fish Port Complex in Barangay Tanza, Iloilo City ballooned to 105 by Friday last week. This super fast community ...

    • Hydro firm pays fine for Clean Water Act violation 

      Alimondo, Lauren (SunStar Philippines, June 10, 2020, on page 3)
      A hydro power company paid P200,000 to the Pollution Adjudication Board. Hedcor Sabangan Inc. said it abided by the decision of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Pollution Adjudication Board (DENR-PAB) ...

    • 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 ...

    • I apologized only to China's foreign minister', says Locsin 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, May 5, 2021, on page 2)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday said he apologized for his profanity-laden tweet against China only to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and not to the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines. This was ...

    • IATF: 'Positive result on Caluya oil spill cleanup' 

      (Panay News, July 6, 2023, on page 3)
      Months-long cleanup initiatives to address the oil spill in the island municipality of Caluya yielded positive results, according to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF). On July 3, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and ...

    • Ibajay to vie for Asia's largest mangrove 

      Aguirre, Jun Ariolo (Panay News, June 30, 2010, on page 4)
      Ibajay town here will compete for the record of having the largest mangrove tree in Asia. Ibajay Mayor Lulu Miraflores said a group of Japanese experts arrived recently to document the mangrove found in the boundary of ...

    • Ibajay's Mangrove Eco-Tourism Park: A Nature's Haven 

      Reyes, Jessie L.; Villasis, Sally (Panay News, January 26, 2010, on page B1)
      Mayor Ma. Lourdes Miraflores of Ibajay disclosed that the "Katunggan it Ibajay" is the only and most diverse natural growth mangrove community in the whole Philippines and even in Southeast Asia as confirmed by the Southeast ...