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Sicaba river up for rehabilitation
The Sicaba river in Purok Tunay and Purok Maligaya, which crosses through Manapla and Cadiz City in Negros Occidental, is up for rehabilitation and clean-up. This development came following the signing of a Memorandum of ...
- November 19, 2020
DOST-DA partnership to enhance market competitiveness of agri-fishery products in WV
Western Visayas is a major contributor to the country’s agricultural production. With the economic importance of agriculture, there is an urgent need to increase farm productivity, diversify from traditional products to ...
- August 12, 2020
New algae tech seen to cut hatchery operations cost
An award-winning technology for algae harvesting is now available in the Philippines, boosting efforts to reduce the cost of producing fish fry in hatcheries through the use of algal paste. An Evodos dynamic settler unit, ...
- September 6, 2019
Downtrend in capture fisheries makes aquaculture lucrative
Aquaculture production is increasing and in fact started to surpass capture fisheries in 2014. The relatively static capture fishery means future increase in world fish supply will be heavily dependent on aquaculture. The ...
- May 4, 2019
Gov't not neglecting duties in West PHL Sea - Palace
Malacañang on Saturday stressed that the government has not been lax in protecting the maritime environment in areas being claimed by China. "We stress that the essence of such writ of kalikasan, which is the protection ...
- May 6, 2019
Empowering folks who fish
Fish is one of the staple food sources of our countrymen. Small scale capture fisherfolk (people who fish in the open) or aquaculture groups produce a large portion of local fish sources. Unfortunately, many of them face ...
- December 22, 2022
After oil spill, energy firm under fire for quarantine rule breach
Ayala-led AC Energy Philippines, owner of a power barge that exploded in Bo. Obrero, Lapuz district and triggered an oil spill last July 3, 2020, is again in the spotlight after one of its employees allegedly breached ...
- August 7, 2020
No 'sail zone' in south Negros seawaters due to naval exercises
A “no sail zone” has been declared in the seawaters of the southernmost localities in Negros Island due to the eight-day joint naval military exercises between the Philippines, United States and Australia until Oct. 18. ...
- October 15, 2022
New fiberglass vessel in Guimaras launched
The Jordan Motorbanca Cooperative (JMBC) launched its newly-acquired fiberglass vessel on Oct 31, 2021 at Jordan Wharf in Barangay Rizal, Jordan, Guimaras . The Jordan Ferry 6 will ply the Jordan-Iloilo route, vice versa. ...
- November 11, 2021
Power barge oil spill: A classy response
When news broke about an oil spill caused by an explosion in Power Barge 102 moored near Bo. Obrero nearly two weeks ago, some memories of the Guimaras Oil Spill in 2006 flashed into my mind. Still considered the worst oil ...
- July 16, 2020