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    • Guimaras fishermen rescued in Cauayan 

      Garde, Cyrus M. (Panay News, January 6, 2015, on page 5)
      Two fishermen from the island province of Guimaras who were stranded in the middle of the sea for two days were rescued in Cauayan, Negros Occidental. Adrian Galve, 20, and his brother, Ben, 18, of Unisan Island, Nueva ...

    • Guimaras folk stop fishing as oil spill reaches their shores 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr.; Domingo, Ronnel; Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 7, 2020, on page A5)
      Fourteen years after Guimaras was devastated by the worst oil spill in the country when the MT Solar I tanker sank, residents of the island-province are again trying to contain the spread of bunker fuel that leaked on ...

    • Guimaras holds first Bangus fest 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, December 20, 2022, on page 9)
      The province of Guimaras has provided a venue for bangus or milkfish growers to showcase their produce through the first Bangus Fair held at the capitol grounds on friday, Dec. 16. Guimaras governor JC Rahman Nava, in his ...

    • Guimaras hosts int'l forum on coastal management 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, November 18, 2018, on page 6)
      The province of Guimaras will be showcasing its best practices on integrated coastal management (ICM) as it hosts the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia Network of Local Governments (PNLG) ...

    • Guimaras hosts RP's 1st mariculture park 

      Portal, Tadz (Panay News, July 7, 2001, on page 4)
      The country's first mariculture park is in Guimaras. The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (Seafdec/AQD) is readying its launching at Igang Bay, Nueva Valencia town. Seafdec's mariculture ...

    • Guimaras integrated coastal mgt cited 

      (Panay News, January 6, 2016, on page 3)
      The Integrated Coastal Management program of the island-province of Guimaras was recognized at the East Asian Seas Congress (EASC) recently held in Da Nang, Vietnam. The Congress, organized by the Partnerships in Environmental ...

    • Guimaras is ideal eco-tourism site 

      Aplaon, A. (The News Today, June 29, 2001, on page 2)
      Members of a Technical Working Group on Eco-Tourism conducted an inspection visit in Guimaras last week and cited the province as an ideal eco-tourism site. According to Choegyal, the visit will enlighten their understanding ...

    • Guimaras marks 1st year of sea tragedy 

      Guimaras PIO; PN (Panay News, August 4, 2020, on page 2)
      Guimarasnons marked the anniversary of what was deemed as the biggest sea tragedy in the island’s history yesterday with “Pagbangon,” a virtual ceremony in memory of those who died. It was exactly a year ago yesterday when ...

    • Guimaras moves to fortify local laws vs illegal fishing 

      PN (Panay News, May 21, 2013, on page 3)
      To address the rampant incidents of marine resource exploitations and illegal fishing in the coastal waters of the provine, local government units here agreed to harmonize their municipal fishery ordinances. Officials ...

    • Guimaras mulls declaring August as maritime safety awareness month 

      (DailyGuardian, August 8, 2020, on page 8)
      Officials of Guimaras province proposed declaring the month of August as Maritime Safety Awareness Month. Guimaras Lone District Rep Ma. Lucille L. Nava pushed a legislation that will serve as reminder on the significance ...

    • Guimaras oil spill victims demand P1.8M 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, April 1, 2014, on page 1-14)
      Fisherfolk here affected by the oil spill were demanding a total of P1.8 million from Seen Sam Shipping, Inc., owner of the sunken M/V Sportivo. The claimants were from barangays Sawang, Dagsaan, Zaldivar, Magsaysay, Santo ...

    • Guimaras recovery fast-GMA 

      Villavert, T. (SunStar Philippines, June 14, 2007, on page 4)
      President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo expressed satisfaction over the rehabilitation efforts initiated for the recovery of the once oil-spill devastated province of Guimaras. President Arroyo made this assessment as she listened ...

    • Guimaras seaweed growers to hike output 

      Valencia, Czeriza (The Philippine Star, February 11, 2015, on page B-4)
      Seaweed growers in Guimaras Island are increasing production through a counterpart-funding scheme with the World-Bank supported Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), the Department of Agriculture (DA) said yesterday. ...

    • Guimaras seeks to protect 70 hectares of coral reefs 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, January 15, 2017, on page 5)
      This island province boasts of 70 hectares of undistributed coral reefs, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western Visayas. Coral reefs are marine ridges or mounds, which have formed ...

    • Guimaras site closes door to tourist 

      Villa, Hazel P.; Dianala, Rex D. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 24, 2018, on page A10)
      Another top tourism site in Western Visayas region is taking a breather from visitors, taking a cue from Boracay Island in Aklan province which was shut down for a six-month environmental rehabilitation. The Igang Marine ...

    • Guimaras to hold 1st Bangus Fair 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, December 10, 2022, on page 3)
      To promote and further boost the local bangus industry, the Guimaras provincial government is set to celebrate its first ever Bangus Fair on Dec. 16 at the capitol grounds in Barangay San Miguel, Jordan town. Milk fish, ...

    • Guimaras to present best coastal mgt practices in East Asia forum 

      PN; Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Panay News, October 29, 2018, on page 8)
      The best practices of the local government unit in this island province in terms of international coastal management (ICM) will be presented in a forum of the 2018 East Asian Seas Congress. The forum – dubbed as the ...

    • Guimaras tourism office to require clearance from tour operators 

      (Panay News, March 8, 2016, on page C4)
      Inbound local travel and tour operators are required to secure a clearance and coordinate with the Provincial Tourism Office of Guimaras before they can tour around the province. The Office of the Sanguniang Panlalawigan ...

    • Guimaras unites for marine protection 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, April 11, 2017, on page 6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), local government units, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), and the academe are joining hands in the marine protection program for the island ...

    • Guimaras villagers brace for oil spill 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 21, 2014, on page A11)
      Coastal villages on Guimaras Island are bracing for an oil spill after bunker fuel coming from a sunken cargo ship reached their shores on Monday. While a possible oil spill would be much smaller compared to the massive ...