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Oil spill fouls 20 Guimaras coastal brgys
Twenty coastal villages in the island province of Guimaras are affected by the oil spill from a power barge in Barangay Bo. Obrero, Lapuz, Iloilo City following an explosion Friday last week. Bunker fuel spilled from the ...
- July 7, 2020
River fish kill puzzles Hinoba-an authorities
After the fish kill in a river early this week, the Hinoba-an municipal government submitted fish and water samples for analysis to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Affected areas covered at least a ...
- February 22, 2020
Red tide still up in WV waters
All varieties of shellfish and Acetes sp., commonly known as alamang or hipon, from specific coasts in Western Visayas are still deemed unsafe for human consumption. Recent samples collected from Panay, Pilar, President ...
- September 22, 2023
SEAFDEC turns up the heat to meet bangus fry shortage
Despite being widely regarded as the unofficial national fish, about half of the milkfish on Filipino tables are born in hatcheries in Indonesia and Taiwan. This is the result of a perennial shortage of fry, the baby bangus ...
- April 18, 2020
Not just public utility drivers; Fishermen deed subsidy, too
As boat fuel accounts for half of the operating cost of fishermen, the government should increase its planned gas subsidy to them, to be drawn from windfall tax collection from higher fuel prices. In one study, more than ...
- April 8, 2022
Endangered Hawksbill, Green sea turtles released to the ocean
Turtles are important reptiles in the marine ecosystem. They help maintain healthy sea grass beds and coral reefs that benefit commercial species such as shrimps, lobsters and tunas. Rescuing marine turtles is conserving ...
- August 26, 2021
'Boracay rehab Du30's biggest eco project'
An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western Visayas said the rehabilitation of Boracay island is considered the biggest environmental project of the administration of President ...
- June 2, 2022
Warning: Don't eat fish caught at the Iloilo River
The Iloilo River remains dirty, and perhaps even hazardous to human health. So do not eat fish caught from this body of water. In its latest physiochemical analysis, the Environmental Management Bureau Region 6 found the ...
- March 7, 2020
Fish port lockdown extended: COVID hits 26 more persons
Health authorities detected 26 more coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections at the Iloilo Fishing Port Complex in Barangay Tanza here. This prompted Mayor Jerry Treñas to extend the facility’s 72-hour lockdown for ...
- August 6, 2020
Motorboat capsizes in Caluya; cop missing
A motorboat bound for the island municipality of Caluya, Antique capsized at around 11:20 a.m. yesterday. Two policemen and two personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) were injured and hospitalized – Police Staff ...
- May 9, 2020