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Oil spill worker dies: Defensor orders probe
Did foul odor kill a 26-year-old oil spill worker in Brgy. Botongon, Estancia?. Donnie Trogo was a patinet at the Jesus M. Colmenares Memorial District Hospital in Balasan, near Estancia. Former Estancia Sangguniang Bayan ...
- January 29, 2014
BFAR Region 6 helps repair 2,091 boats
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is still helping fishermen back on their feet six months since super typhoon "Yolanda" strick. This rehabilitation effort is embodied in BFAR's "Ahon" Program targeting ...
- May 29, 2014
Gov’t ban on destructive fishing methods starts
Since April 15, commercial fishing boat captain Arnel Perante and his 25-member crew have been idle in their boat docked on Pantal River here. Some of them tinkered with their fishing nets, sewing the portions that were ...
- April 29, 2014
Gov't involves community in Lake Bato Conservation
Fisherfolk in Lake Bato, the 7th largest lake in the Philippines, can hope for more livelihood with the launching of the Lake Bato Conservation Project earlier this week. A joint undertaking by the provincial and local ...
- March 2, 2014
BFAR promotes 'ayungin' breeding
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources recently conducted a study on how to multiply the population of ayungin, an omnivorous silver-colored fish endemic to the Philippines. BFAR said it conducted the study as a ...
- April 15, 2014
Guimaras’ marine life threatened anew
It could very well be déjà vu, but the oil spill from last week’s sinking of cargo vessel M/V Sportivo in Iloilo Strait is now threatening mangroves and marine life in the island province of Guimaras. Engr. Raymund Moderes, ...
- January 28, 2014
Fishermen slam gas pipeline
Fishermen in this small island in central Philippines complained that a gas pipeline going through its territorial waters create vibrations and strange sounds that drive fish away, depriving them of their livelihood, ...
- February 5, 2014
Program launched to strengthen Philippine fisheries, coastal area
Bloomberg Philanthropies yesterday announced its ground-breaking Vibrant Oceans Initiative, a five-year commitment of US$53 million to reserve declining fish supplies and keep oceans thriving in the Philippines and two ...
- February 5, 2014
Town, fishermen demand P132M for damage from 2013 oil spill.
The Cordova municipal government and a group of fishermen are seeking about P132 million in damage payment from the owners of two vessels that last year collided and leaked oil, polluting the town’s marine environment. The ...
- August 16, 2014
Mothers earn from spicy dilis
There will hardly be idle time for mothers in this city’s coastal communities these days after they were introduced to producing spicy dilis (anchovy) that sells well to the island’s residents and visitors. These mothers ...
- April 24, 2014