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DENR VI continues strides to keep Iloilo River clean
Consistent with the mandate of DENR secretary Roy Cimatu to protect our rivers from activities which are detrimental to our marine biodiversity, a river patrol and monitoring team led by Iloilo-Batiano River Development ...
- June 12, 2017
Taiwan companies eye PH aquaculture market
Manila – Ten Taiwanese companies will visit the Philippines next week to explore business opportunities in the country’s aquaculture market, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) said. According to TAITRA, ...
- September 22, 2017
Better protection of marine area in Guimaras town sought
Locals and the Environment department have come up with a management plan that serves as their pledge for the better conservation of the Balcon Marine Protected Area. The plan involving strategies for area development was ...
- February 13, 2017
BFAR-6 to spend P10M for fingerling dispersal project
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will spend around P10 million for its free fingerling dispersal project in Western Visayas this year. In an interview Tuesday, BFAR-6 director Remia A. Apari said the ...
- January 5, 2017
More laws on aquaculture sought
Sen. Cynthia Villar believes that more bills creating multi-species marine breeding stations in the provinces should be passed. “Aquaculture or fish farming is crucial for our food security. There is an uptrend in aquaculture ...
- May 17, 2017
Vast potentials for fishery products
With its vast natural resources, the Philippines is considered as one of the key players in the export market for fish and fishery products – taking into account the market demand and good prices being offered for these ...
- November 7, 2017
Cebu capitol distributes marine sanctuary tools
The provincial government of Cebu turned over marine sanctuary cordon ropes and marker buoys worth P2.2 million to 39 local government units in the province. Provincial Administrator Mark Tolentino and Provincial Environment ...
- December 3, 2017
China, ASEAN agree for framework for South China Sea code of conduct
China and Southeast Asian countries agreed on Thursday to a framework for a long-mooted code of conduct for the disputed South China Sea, China's Foreign Ministry said. China and the members of the Association of Southeast ...
- May 21, 2017
Iloilo mulls crab hatchery
Iloilo plans to replicate a practice of the neighboring province of Negros Occidental in conserving blue crabs. During a recent meeting on the Visayan Sea, Negros Occidental governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. shared that they ...
- July 30, 2017
Illegal fishing still a problem: Bantay Dagat in cahoots with poachers?
Illegal fishing remains a problem in northern Iloilo. Are the personnel of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force colluding with illegal fishers? He [Raul Banias] did not discount the possibility that some task ...
- May 23, 2017