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P16.9M in livelihood projects for fisherfolks
Iloilo City needs P16.9 million for the proposed project “Enhancement of Fisherfolk Capacity and Livelihood Development for Community Resiliency” for the fisherfolk sector of the community. According to City Agriculturist ...
- August 24, 2018
Visayas short on veggies, fish, eggs
Vegetable, fish, and egg production in Visayas is insufficient. According to Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, the Visayas cluster needs to double time in producing these commodities. “Dapat ma-focus ang Visayas sa ...
- October 11, 2018
Mayor willing to swim in dangerous waters
Iiloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III said he is willing to swim in coastal barangays in the metro to prove his seriousness in cleaning up the polluted coastlines. “Kon ako lang kinahanglanon, ako lang anay eh. Somebody has ...
- March 13, 2019
Endangered devil ray seized in Miagao Public Market
The Miagao Bantay Dagat Task Force confiscated an 80-kilo devil ray or giant devil ray (Mobula mobular) Wednesday morning at the Miagao Public Market. According to Carl Dexter Nonaillada of Provincial Bantay Dagat Task ...
- April 4, 2019
DA distributes P31M in agri-fishery aid
Depratment of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol led the distribution of P 31 million worth of farm and fishery equipment and indemnity checks to farmers and fisherfolks of Western Visayas on July 25, 2018 at the Western ...
- July 26, 2018
For good or for show?: City Hall mulls Boracay-like rehab of coastal barangays
Inspired by the national government’s initiative in Boracay Island in Aklan and Manila Bay rehabilitation program, the city government will soon be launching its own coastal cleanup in 26 coastal barangays in the metro ...
- March 6, 2019
'Manipulators' control the prices of bangrus
Manipulators are controlling prices of bangrus or bangus (milkfish) in the market, according to a fisheries group leader. According to Philippine Alliance of Fisheries Producers Inc President Joseph Martin Borromeo, they ...
- October 3, 2018
Iloilo City's river dev't project bags 2018 Galing Pook Award
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 ...
- October 15, 2018
DOST trains sights on slumping mussel sector
Although mussel farming requires little capital investment, is suffers from laggard production because of low value, little market demand, poor sanitary quality, and occurrence of red tides. Based on the website of Mussels ...
- November 1, 2018
Mayor Espinosa slams critics on river project
The Iloilo- Batiano River was sustained during his term. This was the reaction of Mayor Jose Espinosa III to criticisms that he only took over the Iloilo-Batiano River Rehabilitation Project from Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog ...
- October 17, 2018