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Youth org seeks to conserve Pandan mangroves
Panda, Antique - a multinational youth organization looks to conserve mangrove forests and boosts local aquaculture in a village in this town. Alpha team Organization (ATO), Inc. has recently launched the Mag-Aba Mangrove ...
- February 10, 2018
OPA counter-checks 'red tide' in Capiz
The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) counter-checks suspected paralytic shellfish poisoning or red tide victims in Capiz, a senior aquaculturist said. The Provincial Health Office advised families of suspected ...
- November 21, 2015
Major challenge: boat operators: no money for modern hulls.
The lack of financial resources to secure technologically-improved hull materials is a major challenge to boat operators and associations of Iloilo and Guimaras that have been told to change their wooden-hulled boats to ...
- August 30, 2019
Slow oil spill response hit
Gov. Samuel Gumarin is fast losing his patience.Cargo ship M/V Sportivo that sank between the strait separating this island province and Iloilo City has yet to be refloated nearly a month since it went down. The oil spill ...
- February 9, 2014
How are whale sharks in Oslob?
A team to be led by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 7 has been created to check on the condition of the whale sharks in Oslob, Cebu amid allegations their welfare have been compromised due to ...
- April 10, 2015
'Chinese ships entering PH waters an issue for Duterte'
Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said the unannounced passage of Chinese warships in the Philippine waters was an “issue” for President Rodrigo Duterte. He added that foreign vessels passing through Manila’s waters ...
- August 21, 2019
Aklan storm-hit areas get fishing boat tools
Brand new tools for the construction of fishing boats have been given out to the fisherfolk in coastal areas in Aklan hit by super typhoon "Yolanda." Gov. Florencio Miraflores and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...
- March 10, 2014
'No direction'
"The government arbitrarily declared Boracay closed supposedly for rehabilitation but to this day it has no clear detailed action plan yet to address a lot of issues," said Zarate. Among the issues confronting the island ...
- June 11, 2018
NEDA-6 chief calls for bigger fisheries budget
There is a need to increase the budget for the fisheries sector in the country, said National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Western Visayas regional director Ro-ann Bacal. During the news conference for the 2015 ...
- July 29, 2016
Biotech forum held communicators
A scientific forum on biotechnology which focused on the communicators as the people who play a vital role in spreading the information regarding biotechnology was held at MO2 Westown Hotel here on November 15. The said ...
- November 20, 2012