Browsing by Author "Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel"

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    • 2 Negrense fishermen die off Zamboanga coast 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, August 10, 2021, on page 2-14)
      Two fishermen from Negros Occidental, along with two others, died in a fishing mishap off the coast of Zamboanga City Thursday last week. Authorities identified the fatalities as 29-year-old Charlie Caspe and 27-year-old ...

    • Boat capsizes off Guimaras coast; 10 rescued 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, May 12, 2022, on page 1-11)
      A motorboat with 10 people aboard capsized off the coast of Guimaras Island yesterday at around 7:30 a.m. The boat was from Valladolid, Negros Occidental, according to Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Negros Occidental station ...

    • Body of missing Negrense fisher found in Iloilo 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, May 26, 2020, on page 2)
      The body a missing fisherman who went missing after a cargo ship hit his boat has been found. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Negros Occidental chief, Lieutenant Commander Jansen Banjamin confirmed that the remains of 42-year-old ...

    • Family of missing Negrense from sunken ship not giving up hope 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, September 5, 2020, on page 2)
      The family of a missing Negrense sailor is refusing to give up hope of finding him alive. His ship sank off the coast of Japan earlier this week. Margarita Payas, mother of 32-year-old Andren, said her son’s wife Justine ...

    • Fisherman's body found 2 days after boat capsized 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, July 11, 2020, on page 2)
      The body of a missing fisherman from the town of Ilog in Negros Occidental was found after his boat capsized two days ago. The 32-year-old Isagani Avansenia was found floating two kilometers off the coast of the town’s ...

    • Fishing boat capsizes in Ilog; 1 missing 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, July 9, 2020, on page 2)
      At least one fisherman was rescued, while another was still missing after their small fishing boat capsized off the coast of Barangay 1 in the town of Ilog in Negros Occidental late Tuesday night. Authorities identified ...

    • Motor banca capsizes in Sagay; 15 rescued 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, October 31, 2022, on page 2)
      A motor banca capsized off the coast of Barangay Molocaboc in Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 29. Fifteen people were rescued. According to the Sagay City police, motor banca Baby Evony Line ...

    • Motor banca capsizes; nine rescued 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, February 6, 2023, on page 4)
      A motor banca capsized off the coasts of barangays Tomongtong and Gahit in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, around 8 a.m. on Saturday. Nine people were rescued. Of the nine, seven were residents of Manapla town; two were ...

    • Mussels washing up in San Enrique safe to eat? 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, July 16, 2022, on page 5)
      Are the mussels (tahong) washing up on the beaches of San Enrique, Negros Occidental safe for human consumption? They are, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Negros Occidental. BFAR-Negros ...

    • Negros’ Sicaba River to undergo rehab 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, November 19, 2020, on page 2)
      The Sicaba River in Negros Occidental will be rehabilitated through a partnership between sugar producer Victorias Milling Company Inc. (VMC) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The tie-up was ...

    • PCG eyes posting major sea assetss in Negros 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, June 22, 2022, on page 2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is planning to assign its major sea assets in Negros to combat illegal activities in the region, as well as to improve its humanitarian response in times of calamities. PCG spokesperson ...

    • PCG rescues trapped whale shark in Bacolod 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, November 19, 2022, on page 3)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Northern Negros Occidental rescued a whale shark or butanding that got trapped in a fish pen in Barangay Banago here on Wednesday morning, Nov. 16. Commander Joe Luviz Mercurio, PCG-Northern ...

    • PCG-Northern NegOcc holds SAR, oil spill simulation exercise 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, October 20, 2022, on page 3-11)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in northern Negros Occidental held a search and rescue and oil spill simulation exercise yesterday morning at the Banago Port here. Members of the Philippine Red Cross, the Bacolod City ...

    • River dredging 'still a go' despite criticisms 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, February 13, 2021, on page 1-14)
      The planned dredging of rivers in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental is pushing through this month despite objections from local environmentalists. Mayor Marvin Malacon repudiated the claims of the Green Alert Environmental ...

    • Riverbank protection structures completed along Binalbagan River 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, October 24, 2022, on page 7)
      The Department of Public Works and Highways ( DPWH) has completed riverbank protection structures on the left and right banks of the Binalbagan River located in Hinigaran, Negros Occidental. DPWH Region 6 director Nerie ...

    • Sunken Negros fishing vessel: Death toll rises to 7 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, September 28, 2021, on page 1-14)
      The sunken fishing vessel off northern Iloilo and Cebu has so far yielded seven dead crewmen. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Negros Occidental identified the fatalities as Norberto Parlotzo, Rommel Engle, Victor Calvo, ...

    • Whale shark found in Bacolod likely hunting food 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, September 23, 2021, on page 3)
      A whale shark (butanding) found in Barangay Banago was believed to have been hunting for food. The butanding, approximately five meters long, was found by local fishermen on Saturday, said Ensign Kimberly Albia, deputy ...