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Crisis becomes opportunity
The oil spill off Guimaras almost two years ago was tragic. For days it hogged the headlines on how bad it was for the environment but most of all, on how it deprived the fishermen of their livelihood. The livelihood project ...
- March 29, 2009
Petron to begin stocking of fish cages in Guimaras
As part of its commitment to give more livelihood opportunities to Guimarasnons, Petron will begin stocking fingerlings in two of the three fish cages it has established at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...
- August 11, 2007
Study: Philippines' largest lake under threat
Pollution, slums and an invasion of foreign fish species are threatening the Philippines' largest lake, one of the nation's major fish farming regions, according to a study published Tuesday. Laguna de Bay on the outskirts ...
- March 5, 2008
BFAR establishes P1.5-M seabass satellite hatchery in Aklan
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) recently launched its seabass satellite hatchery in Barangay Caano, Kalibo, Aklan. The P1.5-million facility is equipped with an office, artemia laboratory, larval-rearing ...
- May 2, 2008
White shrimp farming gains momentum
When Leonila Arguerro decides to come home after working for years as a nurse in England, she is certain on where to primarily invest her earnings. This early, she is looking forward to putting her money in shrimp farming ...
- December 2, 2007
Petron Foundation gives P3 million for SEAFDEC/AQD's project in Guimaras
Almost a year after the disaster that was the Petron Solar I oil spill off Guimaras, assistance is still pouring in. In the presence of no less than President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Petron Foundation Inc and SEAFDEC/AQD ...
- July 19, 2007
Petron begins stoking fish cages in Guimaras
As part of its commitment to give more livelihood opportunities to Guimarasnons, Petron will begin of two of the three fish cages it established at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) area in the ...
- August 11, 2007
Guimaras fisherfolks get P2.4M livelihood grant
Fishermen in Guimaras whose livelihood were severely affected by the massive oil spill in 2006 have received a livelihood grant of US$50,000 (around P2.4 million) to help recover from the lingering effects of the disaster. ...
- April 15, 2009
Extraction of Solar 1 oil set: Foreign group hired for job; 2 M liters of bunker fuel still in tanker
After almost six months of waiting, Petron will soon start the extraction of remaining bunker fuel inside three cylinders of the vessel, Solar 1, which wrecked havoc on the environment when it split oil after it had sunk ...
- February 10, 2007
Oil extraction
It's final. OnMarch 14, Petron Corp. will start extracting the remaining bunker fuel from MT Solar, almost seven months at the Iloilo- Guimaras Strait, causing an oil spill. Petron has tapped the Singapore-based Sonsub to ...
- February 20, 2007