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Fish ahoy!
We learned from Atty. Hector Tedosio that there is a "flood" of fish and shellfish swarming off Isla Gigantes in Carles, Iloilo. The sad part of this reality is hat indi man mapuslan since they could not be fished and ...
- March 30, 2020
Typhoon - ravaged mangroves recover
Iloilo-Mangrove and beach forests in Iloilo's coastal towns, ravaged by super typhoon "Yolanda" in 2013, have recovered and gotten stronger thru reforestation. A third party team validated the 86 percent reforestation ...
- March 29, 2016
At sandfish training, foreign participants 'learn by doing'
Tigbauan, Iloilo – “The training has a personal touch. It’s learning by doing,” said Chinnasamy Ravichandran, an Indian participant at the recently concluded sandfish training at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (AQD). ...
- April 27, 2018
Conserving our seas
Iloilo City is currently hosting a four-day East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress which seeks to further strengthen the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia. The goal is the conservation ...
- November 28, 2018
Environmental group to sue NSWMC for 'inaction' on plastic pollution
A marine conservation group is eyeing to sue the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) for its alleged inaction to solve the problem of plastic pollution. The marine conservation group Oceana, in a statement ...
- June 28, 2021
Fisherfolk's kids have a chance to go to college
Aklan fisherfolks' children who are high school graduates or graduating and potential Top 10 placers of their class have a chance to get free college education through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ...
- February 15, 2015
Illegally caught starfish seized
The Cebu Anti-Illegal Fishing Task Force (CAIFTF) seized some 300 kilos of illegally caught starfish in Carmen, Cebu on Monday, amid an intensified campaign against illegal fishing in the province. The dried starfish were ...
- July 22, 2015
Bracelets mulled as 'tourist ID' in Boracay
Should the government require tourists to have “access bracelets” before visiting Boracay Island? There is such proposal, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government. If it pushes through, it will be ...
- October 5, 2018
Drilon launches fish facilities
Senate President Franklin Drilon led the inauguration of the Iloilo Fishing Port Complex (IFPC) breakwater and other facilities yesterday were the breakwater worth ₱100 million and the refrigeration and other improved ...
- March 7, 2015
Reg'l cooperation key to Coral Triangle protection - Cimatu
Environment secretary Roy Cimatu has called for strengthening of regional cooperation to protect the Coral Triangle and its marine resources from the devastating effects of climate change. Cimatu made the call during the ...
- December 15, 2018