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Shellfish from 7 coasts in WV still unsafe to eat
A shellfish fan? Don't eat the ones harvested from seven coastal areas in Western Visayas. Not for now, at least. They are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison beyond the regulatory limit, according to the Bureau ...
- December 28, 2015
PCAARRD's new Deputy Executive Director
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) is expected to get a boost following the installation of Dr. Melvin ...
- December 19, 2018
Capiz kicks off 1M tree planting project
The “1 Million Kahoy” project kicked off during the recent Arbor Day celebration in this province. Gov. Esteban Evan Contreras led the opening part of the project through an early morning mangrove and upland tree planting ...
- July 8, 2020
'Preserve Islas de Gigantes'
To preserve the environment of the Gigantes group of islands, a fledgling tourism destination in the municipality of Carles in northern Iloilo, tourism businesses there were told close shop temporarily and do some cleanup. ...
- July 14, 2018
Mayor seeks PNoy help over 8-year-old spill
It was eight years ago when the oil tanker “M/T Solar I” sank off Nueva Valencia town on August 11, 2006, spilling one-fourth of its two million liters of bunker oil cargo, but some of the residents adversely affected have ...
- August 7, 2014
3 Aklan towns under state of calamity
The Aklan Sanguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has placed three towns in the eastern part of Aklan under state of calamity on Wednesday due to red tide infestation."Prior to the declaration, the affected towns of Batan, Altavas ...
- December 12, 2015
Antique expands marine conservation campaign
The provincial government here has further strengthened its marine conservation campaign by forging a partnership with a non-government organization. The “Itib-ong ta, Kinaiya Antique” campaign will now cover the municipalities ...
- October 28, 2019
Visayan Sea closed season starts, will last until Feb. 15; Areas of closure include Northern Iloilo, parts of Capiz, Northern Negros
The agriculture and fisheries sector proved to be the most important during these trying times. These sectors provided and keep providing us our primary need – food. “Ang pagtilaw sang pandemya nagpakita sa aton nga tuman ...
- November 16, 2020
DOT gets ready for Boracay opening
Less than 200 tourism establishments in Boracay were so far able to meet the requirements set by the government’s interagency rehabilitation task force overseeing the cleanup of the popular island resort. “As of June 15 ...
- July 9, 2018
Families of sea tragedy victims receive aid from Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte last night released financial assistance to the families of 31 persons who drowned after three motorboats capsized in the Iloilo Strait on Aug. 3. Thirteen of the casualties were at the Gegato-Abecia ...
- August 8, 2019