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Sustainable fishing
There is no shortage of fish in Western Visayas. The region’s supply is sufficient, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. But for how long? The region is also supplying fish to other region.
- May 31, 2022
[Slipper lobster]
A Fisherman holds freshly caught slipper lobster, also known as pitik-pitik, caught off Suyac Island in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. The lobsters were transported to the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...
- August 1, 2022
Oil prices affecting fresh fish supply in markets
Association of Fresh Fish Traders of the Philippines President Jonjon Santos said fuel prices were affecting supplies in the market and there was no need to import more fish. Santos said that the 60,000 metric tons of fish ...
- September 19, 2022
PBBM reaffirms PH's support to aquaculture sector through SEAFDEC
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reaffirmed the Philippine government’s support to the aquaculture sector through the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC). His message for 45th Meeting of the SEAFDEC ...
- December 7, 2022
Refrain from harvesting, eating green shells - Capiz guv
Gov. Fredenil Castro advised the public against harvesting and eating green shells from the waters of Pilar, President Roxas, Ivisan, and Roxas City. Water analysis by the Capiz Agri-Aqua Laboratory of the Provincial ...
- September 24, 2022
1,072 fisherfolks to receive fuel subsidy
In Capiz, 1,072 fisherfolks with motorboats are expected to receive fuel subsidy in the form of discount cards from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Each fisherfolk will receive P3,000 worth of fuel ...
- July 11, 2022
Sum-ag River now a tourist destination
The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved on its third and final reading a proposed ordinance establishing Sum-ag River as a tourist destination. The city has become a gateway for various tourist destinations, and it is the ...
- November 22, 2022
Pilar beach forest the first in Capiz province
Pilar town mayor Arnold Perez issued an executive order officially declaring 6.9 hectares of the shore in Barangay San Ramon as a municipal beach forest – the first of its kind in Capiz. The declaration coincide with the ...
- June 8, 2022
Int'l film features Sagay mangrove island
The mangrove island of Suyac in Sagay City, Negros Occidental will be showcased in an international full-length film helmed by acclaimed Filipino director Anton Juan. Titled “Amon Banwa sa Lawod” (Our Island of the Mangrove ...
- June 2, 2022
Boracay's rehab not over yet; Taskforce turns over work to LGUs
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 ...
- June 17, 2022