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‘Antique has enough supply of rice, fish amid quarantine’
Nick Calawag, chief of OPA on Tuesday said the province being rice self-sufficient has enough supply for the consumption of its people. For fish, Calawag said that it is sufficient especially that fishermen are able to ...
- March 25, 2020
'Quinta' losses: Damage to WV agri, fishery reaches P132M
Typhoon “Quinta” left P132.63 million worth of damage to rice, high-value commercial crops (HVCC) and the fishery sector in the provinces of Western Visayas. Department of Agriculture (DA) regional executive director Remelyn ...
- November 5, 2020
LANDBANK releases P3.02-B in loans to help farmers, fishers boost productivity
In pursuit of its mandate to support the country’s agriculture sector, the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK), in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA), continues to provide affordable financial assistance ...
- July 20, 2020
'Sa Pagpula sang Lawod': A voice to the oppressed
The University of the Philippines-produced Sa Pagpula sang Lawod (When the Ocean Bleeds) short film was officially launched on Monday, April 12 at Iloilo Cinematheque, Iloilo City. The 18-minute film was narrated in three ...
- April 17, 2021
Gumarin inspects oil spill damages in Buenavista
Guimaras Gov. Samuel Gumarin inspected five barangays in Buenavista town to assess damages caused by the oil spill following an explosion at a power barge stationed here. He personally visited the villages of Navalas, ...
- July 10, 2020
Coastguard probes 'hit-and-run' at sea
Three men from here went on a fishing trip on May 8 far north of Olotayan Island. Around 1 a. m. of May 9 a larger vessel allegedly hit their 35-foot fishing boat “Jhon Roel” in the waters between Capiz and Masbate provinces. ...
- May 12, 2021
Fisherman's body found 2 days after boat capsized
The body of a missing fisherman from the town of Ilog in Negros Occidental was found after his boat capsized two days ago. The 32-year-old Isagani Avansenia was found floating two kilometers off the coast of the town’s ...
- July 11, 2020
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
China urges PH: 'Stop illegal provocations'
China has accused the Philippines of “illegal provocations” in contested waters in a rare public comment on a diplomatic protest filed here. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the Philippines “infringes ...
- August 9, 2020