Browsing Panay News by Place "Zarraga, Iloilo"
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105 families flee bunker oil fumes: PCG mulls raps vs barge owner for oil spill
(Panay News,July 6, 2020 , on page 1-14)Harsh fumes from the bunker fuel that spilled from a power barge in Barangay Bo. Obrero, Lapuz district here drove 105 families or 378 persons away from their houses, according to the City Disaster Risk Reduction and ... -
Color-coding: boats tagged as Iloilo steps up campaign vs illegal fishing
(Panay News,December 9, 2018 , on page 1-15)A provincial ordinance assigns colors and numbers to fishing vessels operating in coastal towns to let enforcers easily identify boats operated by the local fisherfolk and better protect municipal waters from poachers. ... -
Fishing industry remains stable
(Panay News,June 23, 2010 , on page 2-8)The local fishing industry remains robust in the local and national markets, and has kept prices of fish stable. Iloilo Fish Port Complex officer-in-charge Elmer Figuracion said fishing has been very upbeat in the months ... -
A hard problem with a soft solution; Catfish farm’s production surges after easy fix
(Panay News,February 20, 2021 , on page 13)There are not enough catfish in the “Catfish Country” of Zarraga, Iloilo, but recent findings in one farm may just be the catalyst that could catapult the fish into abundance. Zarraga Pantat Fingerlings was one of the many ... -
Iloilo plants more trees riverbanks
(Panay News,May 9, 2015 , on page 4)The Iloilo province has embarked on reforestation of riverbanks to prevent siltation and erosion. The initiative is part of the Rainwater Harvesting and Watershed Board Strengthening Project which focuses on stabilizing ... -
'Intercrop' rice with pantat, farmers urged
(Panay News,December 3, 1999 , on page 7-6)Freshwater fishes can be "intercropped" with rice, increasing a farming family's income and at the same time, the protein and energy intake of its members. That's possible, reads a primer distributed by the Technology and ... -
Pototan eyed as native catfish dev't center
(Panay News,October 1, 1999 , on page 7-6)If the town Zarraga is known as the African catfish center, Pototan would like to be known as the native catfish center. The African catfish (Clarias gariepinus, C. lareza) made Zarraga famous because of the proliferation ... -
Tragedy at sea: Missing WV seafarers dead or alive?
(Panay News,September 7, 2020 , on page 1-14)Families of Western Visayan seafarers working in a China-bound cargo ship that sank in the stormy waters of Japan on Sept. 2 remain hopeful they would be found alive. The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said ...