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Experts to test oil leak-hit seawater in Banago
Seawater samples for laboratory testing were taken from areas in Barangay Banago affected by the oil leak from a pipeline of Petron Corp. Negros Island Region's Office of Environment Monitoring and Enforcement Division ...
- March 2, 2016
Making our seas sustainable
It is hoped that today’s meeting of governors of the provinces sharing the bounties of the Visayan Sea would be able to come up with doable plans to curb exploitative commercial fishing and destructive fishing practices ...
- September 28, 2018
What you need to know about red tide
A fisherman in New Washington dared the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) personnel in the province: he will eat talaba, or oysters, in front of them to prove that those harvested from the town are not ...
- December 13, 2015
Cynthia worries about PH marine resources
Sen. Cynthia Villar has raised concerns about the Philippines' seas resources becoming depleted. Villar said she wants to review the draft plan and various inputs and recommendations of industry players on the National ...
- November 9, 2017
Salt-making alternative to Antique's fisherfolk
Aside from setting into sea at the onset of the El Niño phenomenon, more Antiqueño fisherfolk are engaging in solar salt-making as their alternative livelihood. Allette Gayatin, Antique Office of the Provincial Agriculture ...
- December 11, 2015
DTI to boost Antique's fish industry
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is prioritizing the strengthening of the province's smoked fish industry, particularly in Marina, San Jose de Buenavista. DTI Antique OIC provincial director Mercedes Young said ...
- January 22, 2016
San Jose gets new fish port
The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) turned over the P40-million facility to the local government on Wednesday. The new fishing port will serve not only San Jose de Buenavista but also the neighboring ...
- October 6, 2017
More mangroves at eco-park seen to allay climate change
Aklan provincial government employees will plant some 8,000 bakhawan propagules at the Bakhawan Eco-park in Brgy, New Buswang here next week. The employees, who will be led by the Economic Enterprise Development Department ...
- January 17, 2014
Boracay shutdown losses seen at $1B - GlobalData
The six-month closure of Boracay could result in $1 billion in economic losses, an analyst said Wednesday, as the government proceeded with its cleanup of the island. The estimated hit upwards due to canceled bookings from ...
- May 3, 2018
DA-BFAR aids W.Visayas fishery sector amid crisis
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) Region 6 is taking actions to mitigate the impact of pandemic threat to the livelihood of the fisherfolk and other industry stakeholders. ...
- March 29, 2020