http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/5463 2026-05-15T07:43:22Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/17628 Seven arrested in Ivisan illegal fishing operations Celino, Felipe Joint law enforcement units arrested seven people for violating Municipal Ordinance No. 03-02, or the Municipal Fishery Code, Series of 2003, during two separate anti-illegal fishing operations Monday night, Jan. 12, in the municipal waters off Barangay Balaring. The first operation, conducted at about 8:40 p.m., led to the arrest of Renz Berg Delos Santos Arollado, 27, boat captain; Tommy Alejandro Tomarong, 42, crew member; and Reymond Moreno Bayola, 23, crew member. The second operation, at about 8:50 p.m., resulted in the arrest of Bayani Mahusay Baing, 42, boat captain; Robot Arroyo Toledo, 35, crew member; John Dave Atong Delgado, 20, crew member; and Franklin Baing Guillen, 19, crew member. 2026-01-14T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/17606 New Iloilo feed mill to absorb crops, cut aquaculture costs Angelo, Francis Allan A newly inaugurated PHP 30-million aquaculture feed mill in Tigbauan, Iloilo is set to open a steady market for local crop producers while easing one of the heaviest cost burdens on the province’s fish farmers, officials said during the facility’s launch on April 27, 2026. The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) and the Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) jointly opened the plant inside the SEAFDEC/AQD compound in Barangay Buyu-an. It is designed to produce 5 metric tons of feed per day at standard capacity, with a maximum output of up to 8 metric tons. 2026-04-29T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/17605 New feed mill eyes cheaper aquaculture in Iloilo Oladive, Mariela Angella A new medium-scale aquaculture feed mill is expected to ease production costs and strengthen fish farming operations in Western Visayas after it was officially inaugurated on April 27 by the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Office 6 and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department. Located inside the SEAFDEC/AQD complex in Barangay Buyu-an, Tigbauan, Iloilo, the facility can produce up to 5 metric tons of aquaculture feeds daily, or around 1,560 metric tons annually. The output is expected to support farms covering as much as 160 hectares of ponds across the region. 2026-04-28T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/17604 DA-BFAR proposes PHP 9, 000 monthly aid for fishers Oladive, Mariela Angella The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has proposed expanding its fuel subsidy program to cover more fishers nationwide affected by rising petroleum prices amid tensions in the Middle East. DA-BFAR Assistant Director for Administrative Services Zaldy Perez said the proposal follows the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to ensure continued high fish production and a stable food supply in the country. “The proposal covers not only the municipal but the commercial, and aquaculture based on fish landings,” he said in an interview on the sidelines of the inauguration of the new feed mill at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) complex in Tigbauan, Iloilo, on April 27. 2026-04-29T00:00:00Z