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172 passengers rescued from distressed fast craft
In a successful rescue operation, 172 passengers were saved after a fast craft bound for Iloilo City experienced mechanical failure off the coasts of Panay and Negros islands yesterday afternoon. There were no serious ...
- November 22, 2023
Motor banca capsizes; nine rescued
A motor banca capsized off the coasts of barangays Tomongtong and Gahit in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, around 8 a.m. on Saturday. Nine people were rescued. Of the nine, seven were residents of Manapla town; two were ...
- February 6, 2023
Sardine manufacturers to ask for bigger increase
Sardine manufacturers said they plan to appeal the price hike allowed by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as it was not enough to cover production costs. The Canned Sardine Producers of the Philippines (CSAP) ...
- February 10, 2023
Man drowns in Himamaylan
A man accidentally fell into the water from a boat off the coast of Barangay Aguisan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, July 29. The 26-year-old Joven Buenaflor was a resident of Purok 6 of the aforementioned ...
- July 31, 2023
Seven collared in Sebaste for 'illegal fishing'
According to Police Captain Felimon Espinosa, station chief of the Antique Maritime Police, they violated Article VI, Sec. 30, of Sebaste Municipal Ordinance No. 2024-09, which prohibits the use of active gear in the ...
- April 11, 2024
WV 2nd fastest-growing economy in PH in 2023
Western Visayas was the second fastest-growing regional economy in the country last year, the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) announced yesterday. The economy of Region 6, which comprised the provinces of Aklan, ...
- April 26, 2024
Duterte-Xi agreement on EEZ 'informal' - Palace
Malacañang said the agreement entered by President Rodrigo Duterte to Chinese President Xi Jin Ping on allowing Chinese fishermen to trawl in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) was “informal.” Presidential ...
- July 2, 2019
Global warming and its impact on local farming
We all agree that the world is warming up and many people believe that it is caused artificially by HAARP (High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program), a research facility based in the US. HAARP acknowledges that they ...
- January 15, 2015
Iloilo City to host int’l workshop on environment-friendly aquaculture
To address various environmental and social issues of aquaculture in Southeast Asia, an international workshop on healthy and environment-friendly aquaculture will be conducted on June 25 to 27, 2019 at Richmonde Hotel ...
- June 22, 2019
The proper way to rescue trapped, washed-up turtles
While rescued in two separate occasions, both were found trapped in fish corrals. Mary, a female juvenile green sea turtle, was rescued in Buyu-an coast while Manuela, a female juvenile Olive ridley sea turtle, was found ...
- April 29, 2018