Browsing by Place "Sagay"

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    • 1.5 tons of 'endangered' giant clams seized in Sagay 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, April 13, 2019, on page 2-10)
      Around 127 pieces of “endangered” giant clams weighing about 1.5 tons were confiscated from three fisherfolk in Barangay Molocaboc, Sagay City, Negros Occidental. Nabbed for violation of the act preventing the illegal, ...

    • 3 drown in Sagay river 

      (SunStar Philippines, April 13, 2021, on page 1-7)
      Three persons, including a student, drowned on Sunday, April 11, while gathering seashells locally known as "kayog" at the Himogaan River in Barangay Paraiso, Sagay City. Based on police investigation, the three victims ...

    • 90 gov't men trained in aquaculture coastal dev't 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 5, 2000, on page B-13)
      About 90 officials of government and non-government entities in coastal places in Western Visayas and Northern Mindanao have been trained in Sustainable Aquaculture and Coastal Resource Management (SACRM). The training ...

    • Agro-fishery losses further rise to P53.6M 

      Nicavera, Erwin P. (SunStar Philippines, January 14, 2021, on page 1-8)
      More damage and production losses brought by the recent massive flooding in Negros Occidental to the local agro-fishery sector were recorded, now reaching at about P53.6 million. In terms of fisheries, the flash floods, ...

    • Barbaza OFWs, kin to work on artificial reefs 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, March 3, 2015, on page 5)
      Some active overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) or their families affected by supertyphoon "Yolanda" in Barbaza town may work on jackstone-type artificial reefs sometime this month. The job is for the last of the three batches ...

    • BFAR rallies support for Visayan Sea fishing ban 

      PN; Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, December 12, 2019, on page 13)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has reiterated its call for the public to support the closed season implemented in the Visayan Sea. “We need to keep watch of the Visayan Sea because ...

    • BFAR: Visayan Sea deserves rest 

      Nicavera, Erwin P. (SunStar Philippines, November 16, 2020, on page 6)
      Citing the need for the Visayan Sea to have the rest that it deserves, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has started to implement the three-month closed season in the area. Starting ...

    • DA puts up P282-M storage facilities in 91 fishing ground 

      Gomez, Eireen Jairee (The Manila Times, December 7, 2018, on page A7)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to build P282.5-million cold storage facilities in 91 fishing grounds across the country to reduce post-harvest losses and improve overall fish production. In a statement on Thursday, ...

    • DA to back Fisheries Expo with P400M in loans 

      Ignacio, Reicelene Joy N. (BusinessWorld, December 10, 2018, on page S2/7)
      Fishermen representing 100 communities nationwide are expected to purchase machinery and equipment at the world trade center, supported by P400 million worth of loans from the department of agriculture (DA). Agriculture ...

    • DOST touts new areas for mussel-farming expansion 

      Mogato, Anna Gabriela A. (BusinessWorld, January 11, 2018, on page S1/8)
      The Government has identified 12 areas, mostly in the Visayas and Mindanao, deemed suitable for the development of a mussel farming industry. The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research ...

    • Endangered giant clams confiscated in Sagay 

      Yasa, Dolly (Daily Guardian, April 13, 2019, on page 6-14)
      Three fishermen were arrested by Sagay City police for hoarding “endangered” giant clams at Barangay Molocaboc Thursday. Police identified the suspects as Felix Causapin, 60; Lito Cañete, 49; and Adan Atabelo, 54, all ...

    • Fishery scientists want to help pluck coastal families from sea of poverty 

      (The Visayas Examiner, February 6, 2004, on page 12-11)
      Felix Ayson and Susana Siar, scientists at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), in Tigbauan, won by competing with groups that came up with more than 1,000 entries in the recently concluded First ...

    • Giant ocean sunfish washes up in Sagay 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, October 8, 2019, on page 6-14)
      A very rare giant ocean sunfish, locally known as “Mola-Mola” was found floating at the waters of a beach resort in Barangay Taba-ao, Sagay City, Negros Occidental early Monday. According to Jose Roberto Togle of the City ...

    • Illegal fishers caught 

      Garde, Cyrus M. (Panay News, August 19, 2014, on page 7)
      Five fishermen in Sagay City were caught for encroaching the marine sanctuary there. They were identified as Boy Mark Seronda, 27; Emelito Seronda, 24; Lito Sanita, 50; Bernardo Estelita, 44; and Leopoldo Leponario, 57, ...

    • Illegal fishing is stealing - guv 

      Acupan, Fraire (Panay News, February 10, 2015, on page 8)
      Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. reiterated his call against illegal fishing activities in the Visayan Sea. Marañon, during his visit in Molocabocc Island, Sagay City, urged the fisherfolk to "continue the drive in protecting the ...

    • Innovative solar dryer to benefit coastal communities 

      Yap, Julio Jr. (Panay News, October 23, 2017, on page 9)
      A technology-based multi-purpose solar facility in Sagay City, Negros Occidental is expected to open a new opportunity for the local resident, particularly to the fisherfolk living in the city's coastal areas. Through the ...

    • NegOcc pushes for aggressive, sustainable fishery dev't 

      EPN (SunStar Philippines, February 22, 2017, on page 7)
      The Provincial Government of Negros Occidental is pushing for an aggressive priority-focus for the development of the province’s fishery sector, including the sustainable management of resources. Governor Alfredo Marañon ...

    • New Bantay Dagat patrol boats for Manapla, Cauayan 

      PN (Panay News, August 20, 2013, on page 7)
      Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. renewed his call for coastal communities to band together and police their territorial waters to, alongside the Provincial Bantay Dagat, fight illegal fishing. Marañon was in the coastal village ...

    • Project to enhance abalone stock in on 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, October 6, 2002, on page 1)
      An abalone stock enhancement program is now being undertaken at the Sagay Marine Reserve (SMR) in Sagay, Negros Occidental. Abalone is one of the most expensive marine mollusks, available in fresh, frozen, canned, or dried ...

    • Sagay City smoked fish bizmen get P2.2-M aid 

      Macahilo, Max N. (The Daily Guardian, May 19, 2015, on page B1)
      Smoke fish processors in Sagay City, Negros Occidental received P2.2 million worth of assistance from the Department of Science and Technology and from the City Government of Sagay recently. The amount will rehabilitate ...