Browsing by Subject "local government"

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    • 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), ...

    • BFAR backs local govt't units 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, March 22, 2022, on page B15)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Central Luzon vowed to help local governments here in implementing self-reliant fish industry projects in compliance with the Mandanas Ruling. During a convention of ...

    • Boracay's rehab not over yet; Taskforce turns over work to LGUs 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, June 17, 2022, on page 1-15)
      The responsibility to continue the rehabilitation of Boracay Island is now with the provincial government of Aklan and the local government unit of Malay. The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF), whose mandate will end ...

    • DOLE brings new ideas for livelihood enhancement 

      (DailyGuardian, September 22, 2022, on page 6)
      Northern Iloilo is considered as the fish capital of the region due to its numerous islands known to be breeding grounds of marine animals. One of these islands is barangay Salvacion in the municipality of Concepcion, ...

    • Fishers group appeals to local governments to defy order to dismantle fishing structures in Cavite 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, September 21, 2021, on page S1/12)
      A fishers group appealed on Monday to local governments in Cavite to defy the dismantling of alleged illegal fishing structures in Manila Bay led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Fernando L. ...

    • LGU-funded, operated nursery to boost aquaculture in Aklan 

      Armada, Nyra (DailyGuardian, November 5, 2022, on page 1-11)
      Aklan’s thriving fisheries sector received a major boost with the establishment of the Multi-species Marine Fish Nursery in Barangay Baybay, Makato, Aklan, as the local government stepped up efforts to improve the province’s ...

    • LGU-funded, operated nursery to boost aquaculture in Aklan 

      Armada, Nyra G (Panay News, November 4, 2022, on page 16-15)
      Aklan's thriving fisheries sector received a major boost with the establishment of the Multi-species Marine Fish Nursery in Barangay Baybay, Makato, Aklan, as the local government stepped up efforts to improve the province’s ...

    • LGUs commit to conserve, protect Visayan Sea 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, November 29, 2019, on page 2-13)
      Local government units (LGUs) in the Visayas vowed to hasten the implementation of the “Management Framework for the Conservation, Protection and Restoration of the Visayan Sea.” The Visayan Sea is a rich fishing ground. ...

    • LGUs honored on Manila Bay efforts 

      Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, December 15, 2022, on page A3)
      The government has awarded outstanding cities and municipalities for their contributions to rehabilitate and protect the Manila Bay watershed and for being compliant with the Philippine Fisheries Code. Department of the ...

    • No talks yet on revival of Boracay taskforce 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, July 19, 2022, on page 2)
      There is no discussion yet whether the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) will be revived under the new administration or not. According to Department of Tourism (DOT) regional director Cristine Mansinares, the ...

    • Northern Negros council visits SEAFDEC/AQD for benchmarking 

      (SunStar Philippines, December 28, 2022, on page 11)
      Eight Northern Negros Aquatic Resources Management Advisory Council (NNARMAC) members traveled to the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC/AQD)’s Tigbauan Main Station in Iloilo last Thursday, December 15, ...

    • Palawan local gov't won't yield on halted Coron reclamation project 

      Miranda, Romar; Corrales, Nestor (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 28, 2022, on page A8)
      The provincial government of Palawan is not taking the shutdown of its prime reclamation project on the island town of Coron sitting down even as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it would ...

    • Teeming with prosperous farmers and fishers 

      (The Manila Times, January 19, 2023, on page B5)
      There will come a time when local or local government chiefs (LGCs) — from governors to the mayors or even the barangay (village) chiefs — will also become the prime movers in making localities teeming with prosperous ...

    • Will Boracay be in good hands after taskforce's exit on June 30? 

      (Panay News, June 18, 2022, on page 7)
      The shelf-life of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) will only be until this June 30. After that date, the rehabilitation of Boracay Island will be overseen by the municipal government of Malay, Aklan which has ...