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'Diwal' harvest season opens
More or less 650 kilos of angel wings, locally known as "diwal" were gathered by divers Wednesday, the first day of the harvest season. Mayor Angel Alan Celino said the harvest season covers the waters of Sitio Palhi to ...
- April 23, 2015
Goals for Boracay: Staying within its ‘carrying capacity’ and no more shortcuts for permits
It's a long six months for Task Force Boracay, but Interior and Local Government officer-in-charge Eduardo Año said that their sleeves are rolled up and they are ready for the grueling and somewhat thankless job. In a press ...
- April 28, 2018
73% of Pinoys want Duterte to assert claims in West PHL Sea-Pulse Asia
Seventy-three percent of Filipinos believe President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration must assert the Philippines' sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea, two years after Philippines' victory against China in the ...
- July 13, 2018
KOICA funds rehab of 3 fishing ports in Iloilo
The Kores International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is funding the rehabilitation of three fishing ports in Estancia, Concepcion, and Carles in Iloilo worth US$8 million. Provincial Administrator Raul Banias said Seo Dongsung, ...
- April 27, 2016
Low water pressure due to heavy siltation at Maasin weir – MIWD
The entire service area of Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) is experiencing intermittent low water pressure in the past two days due to heavy siltation at the Maasin weir. From Feb 15-16, 2018, water production at the ...
- February 16, 2018
Hoover Dam
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 ...
- April 3, 2018
'FishR' to hasten help to fisherfolks
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) eyes to register more or less 100,000 fisherfolks in Western Visayas under the National Program for Municipal Fisherfolk Registration (FishR). ...
- February 19, 2014
Turtles released, coasts cleaned in Guimaras Padyak Kalikasan
Some 200 bikers from Iloilo, Bacolod, Capiz, and Guimaras joined the Padyak Kalikasan 2015: A Fun Ride for a Clean and Green Environment last December 6, 2015. The fun ride organized by Guimaras: Bike Paradise of the ...
- December 10, 2015
Guimaras fears algal bloom
The Guimaras provincial government demanded the owner of the sunken ship which triggered another oil spill in the island-province to immediately refloat the vessel. Engr. Raymund Moderes, head of the Guimaras Task Force ...
- January 28, 2014
Globe launches long-term conservation plan for Boracay
Globe Telecom has launched its long-term conservation and sustainability plan for Boracay, starting with its initiatives to help address untreated sewage that is causing pollution into the waters of the island. Globe ...
- June 15, 2018