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    • NBI files complaints vs. Boracay resorts, Aklan officials 

      GMA News (The Daily Guardian, July 23, 2018, on page 2-5)
      The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed criminal complaints against six Boracay resort operators and developers and several town officials over environmental offenses including alleged encroachment on forest ...

    • NEDA seeks Boracay shutdown during lean season 

      (The Daily Guardian, April 4, 2018, on page 7)
      The planned closure of Boracay Island should take place during the lean season and displaced workers should be given alternative work, the National Economic and Development Authority said Tuesday. The temporary shutdown ...

    • NEDA: Visayan Sea depletion alarming 

      Yasa, Dolly (The Daily Guardian, August 8, 2013, on page 1-6)
      The depletion of marine resources in the Visayan Sea has prompted the imposition of a close season to fishing to allow fish and other marine life to spawn. Ro-Ann Bacal, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) ...

    • NegOcc earmarks priority agro-fishery projects 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); EPN (The Daily Guardian, February 17, 2018, on page 5-6)
      The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) has identified nine priority projects for the agro-fishery industry in Negros Occidental to be funded by the 20 percent Provincial Development Fund for 2018. OPA Chief Japhet ...

    • NegOcc pushes sustainable blue crabs production 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Daily Guardian, March 21, 2019, on page 6-14)
      The Negros Occidental provincial government is pushing for sustainability and adequate supply of blue crabs in the province. Former governor Rafael Coscolluela, provincial consultant on investment promotions, export, and ...

    • NegOcc's 'blue crabs capital' steps up seafood production 

      EPN; Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Daily Guardian, December 1, 2017, on page 6)
      The municipality of E. B. Magalona, known as the blue crabs capital of Negros Occidental, is stepping up efforts to boost seafood production. Mayor Marvin Malacon said in a press conference at the municipal hall on Tuesday ...

    • Negrense farmers, fisherfolk get crop insurance subsidy 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Daily Guardian, January 14, 2019, on page 6-14)
      A total of 44,690 farmers and fisherfolk in Negros Occidental benefited from almost PHP83 million worth of crop insurance premium subsidy in 2018. Based on figures released by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC), a ...

    • Negrenses urged to report sightings of Irrawaddy dolphin 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Daily Guardian, January 17, 2019, on page 6-14)
      Residents of Negros Occidental were encouraged to report sightings of the Irrawaddy dolphin to protect the population of the endangered species. The call was made by the Center for Research and Engagement of the University ...

    • New council to open markets to agriculture, fishery sectors 

      Mateo, Wenceslao E. Jr. (The Daily Guardian, January 5, 2015, on page 2)
      The creation of the Highly Urbanized City Agricultural and Fishery Council of Iloilo City (HUCAFC-IC) will help spur the agriculture and the fisheries sectors of the city. The council was created through an ordinance ...

    • New fish species named after UPV-CFOS’s museum staff 

      Gallos, Lenilyn B. (The Daily Guardian, April 26, 2018, on page 2-14)
      Over the course of history, many scientists named newly discovered species or organisms they come across after famous people they admire - from athletes, celebrities to political leaders or even fictional characters for ...

    • No red tide in W. Visayas - BFAR 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Daily Guardian, March 9, 2010, on page 2-5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has assured the public that red tide has not reached its shores. BFAR Regional Director Drusila Bayate struck off reports that El Nino phenomenon's ...

    • Nogas Island corals get restoration support 

      (The Daily Guardian, February 21, 2013, on page B6)
      In an effort to help restore the damaged coral reefs in Nogas Island, Anini-y town, the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division and 301st and 82nd Infantry Brigades based in Miag-ao, Iloilo partnered with the municipal government y ...

    • ‘Not the next Boracay’: Guimaras vows to curb waste problems 

      Moblan, Gail T. (The Daily Guardian, December 20, 2018, on page 1-14)
      With its booming tourism industry, the provincial government of Guimaras said it will do its best to avoid becoming “the next Boracay” as more foreign investors are expected to expand in the island. In his State of the ...

    • Nurseries for baby crabs to increase production 

      Zerrudo, Isabella Marie (The Daily Guardian, December 11, 2017, on page B1-B2)
      Bue crabs or kasag production in Western Visayas declined by 45 percent from 1992 to 2015, prompting efforts to enhance the sought-after crustacean’s survival. During the Media Brunch on Blue Economy for Sustainable Seas, ...

    • Ocean Month celeb bats for 'detoxifying' waters 

      Subong, Elsa (The Daily Guardian, May 17, 2016, on page B6)
      The 17th year of the Ocean Month celebration in May 2016 focuses is on the need to cure the oceans and the coastal areas of toxic elements. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), which spearheads the ...

    • Oil spill victims can't claim from IOPC Funds 

      Yap, Tara (The Daily Guardian, August 19, 2013, on page 2)
      Uncompensated victims of the 2006 oil spill in Guimaras can no longer claim from the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds). This is based on the incident report posted on the official website of IOPC ...

    • Oil spill victims seek PNoy's help 

      Yap, Tara (The Daily Guardian, August 13, 2013, on page 1-10)
      Some 1,000 remaining victims/claimants of the 2006 Guimaras oil spill have yet to receive their compensations seven years after the tragedy. This time, the claimants are asking President Benigno Aquino III’s help in releasing ...

    • One more Capiz town positive for red tide 

      Billones, Jomarie A. (The Daily Guardian, December 9, 2015, on page 4)
      Another town here is positive for red tide toxin or paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) based on latest sampling. The town of President Roxas joined the Ivisan, Sapian, and Pilar in the list of red tide contaminated areas. ...

    • Open harvest for 'diwal' 

      Billones, Jomarie (The Daily Guardian, April 21, 2015, on page 2-7)
      Mayor Angel Alan Celino will announce Wednesday, April 22, the open harvest for angel wings, locally known as "diwal". Policarpio Altamia Jr., chairman of the City Fishery and Aquatic Resources Management Council (CFARMC), ...

    • Oplan balik sugpo: New AQD chief bares plan for SEAFDEC activities 

      (The Daily Guardian, October 19, 2017, on page B1, B6)
      Other than streamlining its Research and Development programs, the new chief of the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, Iloilo is eyeing to revive the ...