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Tigbauan wows
The municipality of Tigbauan was named after the giant grass known as "tigbaw" in the local dialect. The St. John of Sahagun Parish church was constructed using forced using forced labor under Fray Florencio Martin in 1867 ...
- July 22, 2012
Creek fishponds face demolition
Illegally expanded fishponds at the junction of the Iloilo River and Calajunan Creek in Mandurriao district were issued notices to vacate the waterways. The fishponds impede the flow of water resulting to floods in at least ...
- October 28, 2012
Program to boost catfish industry
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) has formulated a program aimed at conserving and increasing the production of the native catfish. The fish locally ...
- September 4, 2012
Millions of cultured crablets released in Ajuy, Iloilo
Millions of blue swimming crablets were released into the sea in the coastal barangay of Mangorocoro, Ajuy, Iloilo, to increase its population. Iloilo Board Member Jett Roxas of the fifth district and chairman of Committee ...
- December 14, 2012
Fish condos' dropped into Carles' waters
Fisherfolks in the coastal barangay of Barosbos, Carles town welcomed the deployment of around 13 fish condominiums on the sea bottom. The deployment of the "fish condos" was spearheaded by Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. and ...
- October 22, 2012
Mussel farming made easy with bamboo tray module
Among the many forms of aquaculture here in the Philippines, mussel farming is one of those which is a very promising industry. Specifically in some areas in Samar, mussel farming is now in commercial scale, providing ...
- September 8, 2012
Fight climate change, plant mangroves'
Broadcast practitioners in Capiz are set to hold a mangrove-planting activity here on October 13. According the Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) - Capiz Chapter President Ely Abarra, the activity, dubbed as ...
- October 7, 2012
Freedom of navigation in the West Philippine Sea: (Statement of the Departmeny of Affairs)
We note, with guarded optimism, China's recent statement "that the freedom and safety of navigation in the South China Sea is assured." The freedom of navigation is a customary right under international law, specifically ...
- September 10, 2012
Biotech forum held communicators
A scientific forum on biotechnology which focused on the communicators as the people who play a vital role in spreading the information regarding biotechnology was held at MO2 Westown Hotel here on November 15. The said ...
- November 20, 2012
'Buriring', a delicacy in Cadiz City
Despite of its potent nerve poison in its ovAry and liver, small pufferfish, locally known here as "buriring", is one of the delicacies on the table in Cadiz, a seashore city in Northern Negros Occidental, about 65 kilometers ...
- September 2, 2012