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    • The hard and soft water story 

      Mana-ay, Edgar (The Daily Guardian, October 29, 2018, on page 4)
      Water hardness is the traditional measure of the capacity of water to react with soap and describes the ability of water to bind soap to form lather (ang pagbukal sang habon), a chemical reaction detrimental to the washing ...

    • Haw-as: Keeping Traditions Alive in Dumangas 

      Marin, Bombette G. (The Daily Guardian, October 27, 2018, on page 14-15)
      Dumangas, Iloilo is celebrating the 10th Haw-as Festival on October 26-31, 2018. Come experience the beauty of Dumangas and the warmth of its people during this festive occasion observed annually to give thanks for the ...

    • Healing the water shed 

      Mana-ay, Edgar (The Daily Guardian, April 22, 2015, on page 4-5)
      The metro Iloilo water district (MIWD) board is correct in focusing it's concern on the watershed as the main source of its potable water supply. The first thing fisherman engineering student is taught is to define understand ...

    • Heavy rains wreck havoc to Negros' agro-fishery 

      Yasa, Dolly (The Daily Guardian, January 18, 2018, on page 6-7)
      The onslaught of heavy rains caused massive flooding in some areas of Negros Occidental, damaging an estimated P6.5 million worth of agro-fishery products. A partial report from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist ...

    • Heed Pope Francis' appeal to end culture of waste 

      Tordesillas, Ellen (The Daily Guardian, January 22, 2015, on page 7)
      Zero Waste, according to Aquino’s Proclamation 760, “is a goal that is ethical, economical, efficient and visionary to guide people in changing their lifestyles and practices to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where ...

    • Here be Dugongs 

      Yan, Gregg (The Daily Guardian, June 11, 2018, on page 6-7)
      With underwater photographer Danny Ocampo and expert guides from the Tagbanua tribe, we’re finally hoping for some downtime with a dugong. Dugongs are legendary sea creatures, having inspired lonely seamen’s ‘sightings’ ...

    • Hoover Dam 

      Mana-ay, Edgar (The Daily Guardian, April 3, 2018, on page 4)
      A stay in Las Vegas is not complete without visiting the historic and world-famous Hoover Dam which is only about 40 kilometers from The Strip. Lessons can be learned from this mega-dam in view of the start “kuno” of the ...

    • Households pollute Iloilo River, creeks 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, March 4, 2014, on page 1-7)
      The Iloilo City Environment and National Resources Office (City ENRO) said households are to be blamed for the pollution of the Iloilo River and two creeks. Engr. Noel Hechanova, City ENRO chief, said unclean and mismanaged ...

    • How Beijing is winning in the South China Sea 

      (The Daily Guardian, April 5, 2018, on page 5)
      Earlier this month, the USS Carl Vinson became the first American aircraft carrier to visit Vietnam since the Vietnam War ended in 1975. Coming alongside the news that a record 23 nations from Southeast Asia and beyond ...

    • '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 ...

    • ICFAS highlights sustainable management in fisheries industry 

      Gallos, Lenilyn (The Daily Guardian, December 6, 2018, on page 13)
      The 4th International Conference on Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (ICFAS) organized by the University of the Philippines Visayas through the College of Management focused on building, bridging, and driving the fisheries ...

    • 'Illegal fishermen' fined 

      Nepomoceno, Juan A. (The Daily Guardian, June 17, 2015, on page 4)
      The municipal government of Concepcion, Iloilo collected some P90,000 in fine from 36 fishermen who dared to operate without permits earlier this week. Task Force operatives apprehended 24 fishermen catching squid eight ...

    • Illegal fishing may destroy Baybay beach 

      Billones, Jomarie A. (The Daily Guardian, August 4, 2016, on page 5)
      Local officials of Baybay village here are worried that alleged illegal fishing activities might destroy the beach line. Village chief Rey Magallanes of Barangay Baybay said the presence of some fishermen who use "pukot" ...

    • Iloilo City's river dev't project bags 2018 Galing Pook Award 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (The Daily Guardian, October 15, 2018, on page 13)
      The Iloilo-Batiano River Development Project was one of the top ten recipients of the highly coveted Galing Pook Awards 2018. Mayor Jose Espinosa III received the plaque together with other city officials at the Novotel ...

    • Iloilo embarks on massive riverbank reforestation 

      Garcia, EC (The Daily Guardian, March 27, 2015, on page B6)
      The Iloilo Provincial Government through the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) has embarked on massive tree planting along river banks in the province. Gov. Arthur Defensor, Sr. recently approved ...

    • Iloilo fish port continues repair, rehab 

      (The Daily Guardian, February 9, 2017, on page 3-7)
      The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority-Iloilo Fish Port Complex (PFDA-IFPC) continues to improve its facilities to accommodate more fish processors. Port Manager Elmer Figuracion said that for 2017, they identified ...

    • Iloilo Plan of Action for agri-fishery adopted 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, October 7, 2015, on page 1-7)
      After five hours of deliberation, member-economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC adopted the Iloilo Plan of Action which strongly promotes inclusive growth through food security and climate resiliency of ...

    • Iloilo plans to establish crab hatchery 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, July 25, 2017, on page 2)
      The province of Iloilo is planning to replicate the technology of Negros Occidental in the conservation of blue crabs. Provincial Administrator Raul Banias said he already met with Provincial Agriculture Office head Ildefonso ...

    • Iloilo prov'l board bats for creation of DOFAR 

      (The Daily Guardian, October 17, 2018, on page 11)
      The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Iloilo has approved Resolution No. 2018-574 which “strongly supports the legislative measures” now pending in Congress for the creation of the Department of Ocean, Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • Iloilo restores beach forest 

      Yap, Tara (The Daily Guardian, April 7, 2014, on page 2)
      The nearly extinct beach forests of the country, particularly in Iloilo, are getting a new lease on life. Dr. Rex Sadaba, University of the Philippines Visayas (UP Visayas) professor and mangrove expert, said the restoration ...