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River rehab project displaces informal settlers
A total of 18 informal settlers each received P10,000 financial assistance from the provincial government for their relocation. These informal settlers were affected by the ongoing P50-million Malandog River Rehabilitation ...
- March 17, 2021
New species of soil-cleaning worm named after Iloilo
A new species of mudworm, known to clean the soil in fishponds, was recently identified and named after Iloilo, the province where its eggs were collected and hatched. Now called Marphysa iloiloensis, eggs of this mudworm, ...
- January 25, 2020
Antique, Misamis Oriental, N. Mindanao eyed as go-to dive sites
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is preparing Antique, Northern Mindanao and Misamis Oriental as the next go-to diving sites to sustain the Philippines’ standing as the leading dive destination in the region. Tourism secretary ...
- September 18, 2023
PRO-6 plants 1,000 mangroves in Capiz
A total of 1,000 mangroves were planted by the Police Regional Office in Region 6 (PRO-6) in the province of Capiz yesterday. PRO-6 personnel together with the Capiz Police Provincial Office (CPPO) and the local government ...
- April 9, 2021
Spill cleanup on the right track: AC Energy doing a good job, says EMB
AC Energy Philippines, owner of the power barge which spilled bunker fuel into the coast of Iloilo City and Guimaras following an explosion on July 3, is doing okay in its cleanup activity, said the regional chief of the ...
- July 17, 2020
WV records growth in agri-fishery, forestry in 2020
The agriculture, forestry, and fishing (AFF) sectors of Western Visayas (Region 6) posted a positive growth of 6.2 percent last year from its .5 percent performance in 2019, sharing 19.9 percent to the region’s economy. ...
- April 30, 2021
Hundreds of whales dead in Australia stranding
Hundreds of pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in southern Australia despite efforts to save them, with rescuers racing Wednesday to free a few dozen survivors. Another 200 long-finned pilot whales were discovered ...
- September 24, 2020
Carles waters positive for red tide
The seawaters of Gigantes Island in Carles, Iloilo tested positive for red tide toxins. In a local red tide warning, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Western Visayas disclosed that shellfish samples ...
- November 18, 2022
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
Australia, PH renew stronger AANR ties
The governments of Australia and the Philippines have partnered anew for a stronger agricultural research and development (R&D) efforts. This development came after Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora, Executive Director of the Philippine ...
- August 29, 2020