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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
Red tide calamity
Around 2,500 households in the villages depend on the sea for their food and livelihood. They have been displaced, said Mayor Sigfriedo Betita. SB members are convening in a special session today to make the declaration. ...
- September 29, 2017
Tourism vs Environment: Esplanade extension could kill Iloilo River mangroves
The land reclamation at the Iloilo River to further extend the Iloilo Esplanade could kill mangroves growing there, warned the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6. The land reclamation for an ...
- July 28, 2017
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
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
Outstanding farmers, fishers cited
Outstanding farmers and fisher folks were honored during the Pasidungog sa Panguma, Pangisda kag Pangkasapatan awarding ceremony at the Panaad Stadium. The honorees were individuals and associations involved in agricultural ...
- May 7, 2017
Fishery production in Aklan down 1.9%
The total volume of fishery production in the province of Aklan declined by 1.9 percent due to the decrease in output of subsectors, a Philippine Statistics Authority report showed. Data Showed the total fishery production ...
- July 16, 2017
Livelihood for 45 farmers, fishers in Oton
Forty-five farmers and fishers who are members of the Movement for Agrarian and Rural Advancement (MARA) in Barangay Trapiche were given P500,000 worth of livelihood project. The seed capital was taken from the Department ...
- April 28, 2017
State of calamity mulled for red tide-hit villages
The local government of Carles plans to place four island barangays under a state of calamity due to red tide. The coastal waters of the Gigantes group of islands remain positive for paralytic shellfish poison beyond the ...
- September 5, 2017
Conserving marine resources
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 6 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with two local government units in northern Iloilo (Carles and Concepcion) and other enforcement agencies to strengthen ...
- October 17, 2017