Browsing by Place "Negros Oriental"

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    • '10M in 10' 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 12, 2017, on page B-9)
      The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (NOCCI) and its partners are targeting to plant at least 300,000 mangrove propagules next year as part of the massive forest restoration project in the province. ...

    • 11 central visayas rivers due for clean up 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, December 15, 2018, on page 7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas will prioritize 11 rivers for cleanup and development. DENR Regional Executive Director Gilbert Gonzales has directed all provincial environment ...

    • 150 fishers back in Negros Oriental after extended 21-day quarantine 

      Cabristante, Raffy (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 14, 2020, on page A11)
      The 150 fishermen from Negros Oriental who were stranded aboard a vessel, helmed by a captain who tested positive and eventually died of COVID-19, have been sent home after completing their 21-day quarantine at a school ...

    • 2 Negros Oriental bays positive for red tide 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, August 7, 2020, on page S1/10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned consumers from eating shellfish collected from Tambobo Bay in the town of Siaton and Bais Bay in Bais City — both in Negros Oriental — after the two areas ...

    • 2 Palawan bays now free from red tide 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, February 11, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said the bays of Honda and Puerto Princesa in Palawan are now free from red tide contamination. In its third shellfish bulletin for the year, BFAR said shellfish harvested ...

    • 23 fishermen rescued as boat catches fire 

      Adiong, Eugene Y. (The Manila Times, March 24, 2024, on page A8)
      Twenty-three fishermen were rescued off the coast of Sitio Lintub, Barangay Nagbo-alao, Basay, Negros Oriental, on Wednesday, March 20, after their fishing boat caught fire and capsized. L.t. Stephen Polinar, the public ...

    • 300,000 mangrove propagules for Negros 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Manila Times, October 12, 2017, on page B5)
      The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (NOCCI) and its partners are targeting to plant at least 300,000 mangrove propagules next year as part of the massive forest restoration project in Negros. Dubbed ...

    • 94 named protected areas 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, July 7, 2018, on page A6)
      Ninety-four more areas which included popular tourism destinations as well as internationally-recognized critical zones were placed under “government protection” as mandated in the amended law on environmental protection ...

    • Agrilink 2016 highlights Negros Island Region 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr (Panay News, September 23, 2016, on page 12-17)
      Agrilink, the biggest and most influential agricultural trade show in the country, has for its theme “Negros, a Model of Agribusiness Resiliency.” The theme highlights the sturdiness and the strength of the agricultural ...

    • Apo Island has enough fish, income to sustain food security 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, May 19, 2023, on page 12)
      Residents of the world-renowned dive destination Apo Island in Dauin town, Negros Oriental province have enough fish to sustain their daily food requirements while boosting their income from fisheries and eco-tourism. This ...

    • Apo Island: Diver's haven 

      Navarro, Jhio Jan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2022, on page A8)
      Jack Baller, a tourist and diving instructor from Miami, Florida, was in awe of what he saw during a recent dive off Apo Island. “You won’t see any of these in Miami. [What you have here is] very clean. No trash at all ...

    • At 86, still a marine biodiveristy champion 

      Grafe, Nova Veraley; Acedo, Celia (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 1, 2015, on page A9)
      His silver hair and well-toned skin hardly reveal his age of 86 years. In fact, listening to him talk in his usual passionate and thickly accented manner, one may even imagine him to be a few decades younger. Speaking about ...

    • At home in Tambobo Bay 

      Pal, Irma Faith (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 19, 2020, on page A8)
      Emma Palallos was in her 20s when she first came to Tambobo Bay in the southern tip of Negros Oriental province in the late 1980s. This body of water shared by Barangays Bonbonon and Siit in the southern town of Siaton has ...

    • BFAR 7 addresses low production, imposes fishing ban for 3 months 

      Fuentes, Kaiser Jan (SunStar Philippines, November 20, 2023, on page 3)
      To addresses the alarming decline in fish production in the region, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR 7) has initiated a three-month fishing ban on specific species in various locations ...

    • BFAR 7 empowers women fisherfolk through lambaklad poject 

      (SunStar Philippines, April 12, 2023, on page 12)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 7 celebrated Women’s Month in March by highlighting the efforts of empowered women fisherfolk in Borbon, Cebu and Siaton, Negros Oriental. In these communities, women ...

    • Bfar 7 warns against consuming shellfish from Tambobo, Bais bays 

      WBS; PR (SunStar Philippines, August 7, 2020, on page 12)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Central Visayas (BFAR 7) has advised the public to be wary of gleaning shellfish, locally known as “kinhason,” in Tambobo Bay and Bais Bay in Negros Oriental. BFAR 7 Director ...

    • BFAR hoists 'red tide' flag anew in 21 coastal areas in 12 provinces 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, December 16, 2020, on page A4)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared 21 coastal areas in 12 provinces across the country as “positive” for red tide. In its latest Shellfish Bulletin, BFAR through its Information and Fisherfolk ...

    • BFAR lifts red tide warning in Cancabato Bay 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, April 19, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) declared the area of Cancabato Bay in Leyte province as officially free from red tide contamination. In its 10th shellfish bulletin, BFAR said all types of shellfish ...

    • BFAR lifts red tide warning in parts of Leyte, Negros Oriental 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, June 28, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced that areas in Leyte and Negros Oriental are officially free from red tide contamination. BFAR said in its 19th bulletin that shellfish harvested in Cancabato ...

    • BFAR raises red tide warning over parts of Leyte, Samar islands 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, December 4, 2020, on page S1/2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has raised the red tide warning over parts of Leyte and Samar and discouraged consumption of shellfish harvested from those waters. The advisory covers shellfish from ...