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'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
Dozen 'hulbot' fishers caught
Twelve men were arrested for illegal fishing in the seawaters of Barangay Gahit, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, police said. The men were using Danish seines, or hulbot nets, when chanced upon by joint elements of Negros ...
- August 18, 2018
Sea cucumber potential 'gold' for fish farmers
At the price of $180 to $250 per kilogram (P12,000 per kg) of dried sea cucumber in the United States, sea cucumber is a good bet for Ilonggo fish farmers wanting to find the new "gold" in aquaculture. This has driven the ...
- June 13, 2010
BFAR rallies support for Visayan Sea fishing ban
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has reiterated its call for the public to support the closed season implemented in the Visayan Sea. “We need to keep watch of the Visayan Sea because ...
- December 12, 2019
20 illegal fishing vessels seized
More illegal fishers were caught in the waters of northern Iloilo. Before dawn yesterday, the Iloilo Bantay Dagat Force and Dumangas Police Station apprehended six motorboats and 17 illegal fishers. The Philippine Fisheries ...
- March 19, 2015
6 Negrense trawl fishers arrested
In the nearby island province of Guimaras, six fishermen accused of illegal fishing were arrested off the waters of Unisan Island in the municipality of Nueva Valencia. The fishers used “trawl with active gear,” in violation ...
- July 24, 2018
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
Extension of agri enhancement fund pushed
HB 6162 also expands the beneficiaries to include local government units, state universities and colleges, other government institutions, accredited non-government organizations, people's organizations, cooperatives, ...
- October 18, 2015
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