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Body of missing Negrense fisher found in Iloilo
The body a missing fisherman who went missing after a cargo ship hit his boat has been found. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Negros Occidental chief, Lieutenant Commander Jansen Banjamin confirmed that the remains of 42-year-old ...
- May 26, 2020
Ilongo fisherfolks get fiberglass boats
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, fisherfolks from Iloilo City received 10 fiberglass reinforced plastic boats from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 6 and Department of Agriculture-Office of Assistant ...
- September 25, 2020
Poor fishermen get solar lamps
Gone are the days when fishermen of this agricultural province have to use pressurized paraffin lamp in their fishing expeditions. The provincial government hast started distributing solar powered lamps to 1,130 fishermen ...
- September 25, 2016
Why destroy mangroves for a jogging area?
Just how serious is the damage that the expansion of the Iloilo Esplanade has wrought on mangroves at the Iloilo River? During a visit here on Aug. 8 and 9, Piñol said he was “bothered to see the construction of a pathway ...
- August 16, 2017
Millions of cultured crablets released in Ajuy, Iloilo
Millions of blue swimming crablets were released into the sea in the coastal barangay of Mangorocoro, Ajuy, Iloilo, to increase its population. Iloilo Board Member Jett Roxas of the fifth district and chairman of Committee ...
- December 14, 2012
48 illegal fishers nabbed in Concepcion
Forty-eight fishermen onboard 14 motorboats were apprehended for illegal fishing off Tagubanhan Island in Barangay Bagongon, Concepcion town. The Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force said the fishermen were using active gears ...
- January 23, 2015
Vessel monitoring tech can save lives of Pinoy fisherfolk
Proper vessel monitoring can save lives and make fishing more sustainable.
Seven sailors drowned when a Filipino merchant ship crashed into the USS Fritzgerald in the sea of Japan last 17 June. The accident was caused ...
- September 25, 2017
'Protect Iloilo river'
Specifically, Drilon wanted Benigno Aquino Avenue, or Diversion Road, to be rid of establishments, big and small, selling oysters (talaba) and small oysters (sisi). "I'm asking the barangay captains and the residents to ...
- March 7, 2015
Info campaign on amended fisheries code stepped up
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6 is stepping up its information and education campaign on Republic Act (RA) 10654, a new law which amended the Philippine Fisheries Code. RA 10654, an act to ...
- November 27, 2015
Concepcion fines 38 men for illegal fishing
A total of P45,000 fines were slapped against 38 fishermen caught using trawl and round haul seine within 15 kilometers from Concepcion town's coastline. The use of active gears in municipal water violates Section 95 of ...
- March 2, 2016