Browsing Manila Bulletin by Place "Aklan"

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    • ₱10M aid for Guimaras fisherfolk 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, March 24, 2017, on page 8)
      Fisherfolk in Guimaras will receive with more than P10 million in assistance from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) office for Western Visayas in May. BFAR Regional Director Remia A. Aparri said the ...

    • 3 Aklan coastal areas red tide-free 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, September 21, 2023, on page 9)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported that three coastal areas in Aklan have been cleared from red tide. In Shellfish Bulletin No. 22, Series of 2023, issued on Wednesday, September 20, BFAR said ...

    • Aklan gov, 16 others face graft, admin raps over Boracay neglect 

      Ong, Czarina Nicole O.; Chavez, Chito A. (Manila Bulletin, June 28, 2018, on page 1-4)
      Graft and administrative charges were filed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday before the Office of the Ombudsman against Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores, Malay Mayor Ciceron ...

    • Aklan LGUs take over Boracay rehab 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, June 18, 2022, on page 4)
      The provincial government of Aklan and the local government of Malay are now responsible for continuing the rehabilitation of worldfamous Boracay Island. The national government’s Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF), ...

    • Boracay state of calamity declared this week 

      Yap, Tara; Luci-Atienza, Charissa M. (Manila Bulletin, April 19, 2018, on page 7)
      A state of calamity will be declared Boracay island in Aklan within the week, formalizing the six-month closure of the country’s premier tourist draw. “It’s in the works,” Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque Roque said while ...

    • Boracay, Manila Bay clean-up among environment legacies 

      Recuenco, Aaron (Manila Bulletin, June 29, 2022, on page 7)
      The start of the Duterte administration on July 1, 2016 proved to be a morale booster as far as pro-environment groups were concerned, particularly with the appointment of the late staunch environmentalist Gina Lopez at ...

    • Consider rule on suitable land use for Boracay Island - Recto 

      Terrazola, Vanne Elaine P.; De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn; Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, April 11, 2018, on page 17)
      Senator Ralph Recto on Monday urged the government to reconsider the plan to turn Boracay Island into a land reform area following its six-month rehabilitation. The Senate President Pro Tempore made the appeal after President ...

    • Data awaited for Boracay state of calamity 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, March 29, 2018, on page 8)
      The Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) earlier recommended for a six-month closure to rehabilitate Boracay Island ...

    • DENR to lead coastal cleanup in Visayas 

      Yap, Tara; Cayubit, Restituto; Belleza, Kier Edison C. (Manila Bulletin, September 16, 2017, on page 8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will lead volunteers in clearing coastal areas of trash and debris in the Visayas today, International Coastal Cleanup Day. “There is a need to give our coastal ...

    • DENR urged: clarify boracay sewage policy 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, August 24, 2018, on page 7)
      Stakeholders at Boracay in Aklan are calling on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to clarify its directive compelling resorts and hotels to install their own sewage treatment plant (STPs).“We have ...

    • DENR-6 exceeds target, tops gov't reforestation program 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, February 5, 2015, on page B8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources office in Region 6 (DENR-6) topped the National government's National Greening Program (NGP) in 2014 after exceeding it's target for the year. DENR-6 Regional Director ...

    • Endangered shell sales to be probed 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, December 7, 2015, on page 15)
      The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Aklan is set to investigate the alleged rampant selling of porcelain clams or China Clams and helmet shells on this famed island. Provincial Board Member Russia Soviet Dela Cruz said ...

    • Endangered shell sales to be probed 

      PNA (Manila Bulletin, December 7, 2015, on page 15)
      The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Aklan is set to investigate the alleged rampant selling of porcelain clams or China Clams and helmet shells on this famed island. Provincial Board Member Russia Soviet Dela Cruz said ...

    • Freshwater scarcity alert raised in Western Visayas 

      Yap, Tara; Canet, Carla (Manila Bulletin, November 20, 2015, on page 19)
      With the likelihood of overextraction of groundwater here during the El Nino period, there is danger that fresh water will become scarce in Western Visayas. "Over extraction can lead to loss in freshwater resources," warned ...

    • Iloilo eyes ₱500-M agri-aqua ventures 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, November 17, 2016, on page 8)
      The agriculture and aquatic sectors in Iloilo province are eyeing P500 million in investments. Velma Jane Cubing-Lao of the Iloilo Provincial Planning and Development Office said prospective investments were seen after the ...

    • Iloilo hosts FishR regional launch 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, February 21, 2014, on page 16)
      To improve the livelihood of fishermen in the Western Visayas region they must be included in the National Program for Municipal Fisherfolk Registration (FishR). This was emphasized by Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • ‘Inday’ to bring more rains, flood: 24 Luzon, Visayas provinces placed under general flood advisory 

      Ruiz, Ellalyn de Vera; Recuenco, Aaron (Manila Bulletin, July 19, 2018, on page 1-4)
      With the forecast, a general flood advisory has been issued over several areas in Luzon and in the Visayas as threats of flooding remain high. Meanwhile, a fisherman in Batangas went missing as several parts of the country ...

    • Inland fish production hike planned 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 4, 2000, on page F-2)
      To support the program of the Estrada Administration, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) situated in Tigbauan, Iloilo, is gradually shifting its focus on trying to reach more communities and transfer ...

    • Mudcrab in mangroves 

      Fajardo, Danny (Manila Bulletin, October 8, 1999, on page 40)
      Growing mudcrab in net enclosures in a mangrove area is profitable, according to KASAMA, an Aklan fishers' association that collaborated with the Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center's aquaculture department.

    • New hope for native hito; breading technic developed 

      Sarian, Zac B. (Manila Bulletin, June 25, 1998, on page B-18)
      The vanishing native hito (Clarias macrocephalus) may once again become available if results of experiments at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) are popularized and commercialized. We just got a ...