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17 officials sued over Boracay woes
Seventeen officials of Aklan province are accused of allegedly neglecting their duties that led to Boracay Island’s environmental crisis. Punong Barangays Hector Casidsid of Barangay Gabay of Manoc-Manoc and Lilibeth ...
- June 28, 2018
APEC meet focuses on small farmers
ASIA Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings on food security and blue economy in Iloilo City will focus on concerns of farmers who are into micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Agriculture Undersecretary R. ...
- September 30, 2015
Death at sea: 1 dead, 4 injured as task force clashes with ‘illegal fishers’
“One was hit by a blunt instrument in the nose and the chin. The X-ray showed fractures of the nasal bone. The other crew sustained lacerated wounds in the right hand when he parried the stabs of a bladed instrument which ...
- March 1, 2018
WV registers 143,267 fishers
Western Visayas has a total of 143,267 municipal fisherfolks as of the second week of October 2015.
Iloilo has the highest registration with 443,011; Negros Occidental is second with 39,526; Antique, 21,648; Capiz, 1, ...
- November 29, 2015
BFAR cites outstanding partners
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-6) recognized its outstanding partners in local governments, law enforcers, and the media for helping achieve a sustainable fishery sector. The awardees are the Maritime ...
- October 24, 2016
Boracay entry policy under review
The Boracay security group is currently reviewing the implementation of stricter entry policy in the tourist destination, which is temporarily closed for rehabilitation works. Department of the Interior and Local Government ...
- July 27, 2018
Boracay closure is the wrong direction, says ex-DOT chief
A former secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT) opined that the government took the wrong direction in closing down Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan for six months. Narzalina Lim, an Ilongga who served as tourism ...
- April 18, 2018
Boracay under state of calamity
Pres. Rodrigo Duterte has issued a proclamation placing the island of Boracay under a state of calamity effective April 26, 2018, the first day of the 6-month closure. In a press conference on Thursday, Department of the ...
- April 27, 2018
BFAR-6 to distribute fiber glass boats in 2017
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-6), an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture, will distribute 3,000 fiber glass boats to coastal municipalities in 2017. BFAR-6 Regional Director Remia Aparri ...
- November 22, 2016
Low-key reopening eyed for Boracay
The six-month rehabilitation of the island marks its first half today, July 26, but there are apprehensions whether the island is ready for reopening in the next three months. DOT-6 Regional Director Helen Catalbas that ...
- July 26, 2018