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Shellfish from 2 Carles villages safe for consumption - BFAR
Shellfish harvested from the coastal waters of barangays Asluman and Gabi in Gigantes Island, Carles town were found to be safe for human consumption. On Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 28, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
- September 30, 2022
Search ongoing for missing fisherman in Culasi
A search and rescue operation was launched for a fisherman reported missing in the seawaters of Barangay Batonan Sur, Culasi, Antique. Romeo Vicente, 69, of Barangay Batonan Sur, went fishing onboard a small vessel around ...
- December 30, 2022
Fisheries college produces 1,450 graduates
Iloilo- A total of 1,450 students graduated at the Iloilo State College of Fisheries (ISCOF) in Barangay Nuevo, Iloilo on April 10. Seventy-six of the graduates were cum laudes and two were magna cum laudes, according to ...
- April 14, 2018
'Preserve Islas de Gigantes'
To preserve the environment of the Gigantes group of islands, a fledgling tourism destination in the municipality of Carles in northern Iloilo, tourism businesses there were told close shop temporarily and do some cleanup. ...
- July 14, 2018
Iloilo cited for drive vs illegal fishing
The provincial government was commended for efforts to protect the Visayan Sea most especially from illegal fishing. It noted that the Visayan Sea was “the heart of marine wealth on Earth” and northern Iloilo “among the ...
- April 25, 2018
DOT gets ready for Boracay opening
Less than 200 tourism establishments in Boracay were so far able to meet the requirements set by the government’s interagency rehabilitation task force overseeing the cleanup of the popular island resort. “As of June 15 ...
- July 9, 2018
Families of sea tragedy victims receive aid from Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte last night released financial assistance to the families of 31 persons who drowned after three motorboats capsized in the Iloilo Strait on Aug. 3. Thirteen of the casualties were at the Gegato-Abecia ...
- August 8, 2019
Color-coding: boats tagged as Iloilo steps up campaign vs illegal fishing
A provincial ordinance assigns colors and numbers to fishing vessels operating in coastal towns to let enforcers easily identify boats operated by the local fisherfolk and better protect municipal waters from poachers. ...
- December 9, 2018
'Closed season' starts: 3-month fishing ban in Visayan Sea-BFAR 6
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is urging local government units and coastal communities to help enforce the yearly three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea from Nov. 15 to Feb. 15 next ...
- November 17, 2021
Guimaras to hold 1st Bangus Fair
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, ...
- December 10, 2022