Browsing The Daily Guardian by Place "Negros Occidental"
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Negrense farmers, fisherfolk get crop insurance subsidy
(The Daily Guardian,January 14, 2019 , on page 6-14)A total of 44,690 farmers and fisherfolk in Negros Occidental benefited from almost PHP83 million worth of crop insurance premium subsidy in 2018. Based on figures released by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC), a ... -
Negrenses urged to report sightings of Irrawaddy dolphin
(The Daily Guardian,January 17, 2019 , on page 6-14)Residents of Negros Occidental were encouraged to report sightings of the Irrawaddy dolphin to protect the population of the endangered species. The call was made by the Center for Research and Engagement of the University ... -
Oil spill victims seek PNoy's help
(The Daily Guardian,August 13, 2013 , on page 1-10)Some 1,000 remaining victims/claimants of the 2006 Guimaras oil spill have yet to receive their compensations seven years after the tragedy. This time, the claimants are asking President Benigno Aquino III’s help in releasing ... -
Open harvest for 'diwal'
(The Daily Guardian,April 21, 2015 , on page 2-7)Mayor Angel Alan Celino will announce Wednesday, April 22, the open harvest for angel wings, locally known as "diwal". Policarpio Altamia Jr., chairman of the City Fishery and Aquatic Resources Management Council (CFARMC), ... -
PLO reviews anti-illegal fishing protocols
(The Daily Guardian,February 4, 2015 , on page 6-7)The Provincial Legal Office of Negros Occidental is reviewing the protocols with regard to its operations against illegal fishing. On Tuesday, Provincial Legal Officer Jose Ma. Valencia said the preview is initiated after ... -
Red tide warning still up in Bacolod, 3 towns
(The Daily Guardian,December 28, 2015 , on page 6)Residents along the shoreline of affected barangays here and three other towns in Negros Occidental province are warned against harvesting or eating shellfish in the area due to red tide contamination. Ruel Almoneda of the ... -
Red tide-stained shells sold in city
(The Daily Guardian,January 29, 2016 , on page 1-7)BFAR-6 sought IPPO's assistance after it received reports of shellfish from red tide-infested areas being sold in Iloilo City markets. Senior Supt. Roderick Augustus Alba, provincial director, Iloilo Police Provincial ... -
Save blue crab industry-Marañon
(The Daily Guardian,August 2, 2017 , on page 6)Save the blue crab industry. This was the appeal of Negros Occ. Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. as he urged the public to save the industry that is giving livelihood to thousands of fishermen in the province. According to a ... -
Small fishermen form alliance
(The Daily Guardian,March 25, 2014 , on page 6)Small fishermen in Negros Occidental have formed a provincial alliance as a response of the fishery sector and that of coastal communities to the continuing challenges of climate change. The Negros Occidental Small Fisheries ... -
Super hulbot fishers criminal raps
(The Daily Guardian,March 2, 2018 , on page 2-10)The eight were charged with violation of the Fisheries Code of the Philippines; assault on a person in authority; and frustrated homicide. The cases were filed Mar 1, 2018 before the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office at the ... -
Support fishing boat operators
(The Daily Guardian,March 26, 2014 , on page 6)The Department of Agriculture is asked to extend financial support to fishing boat operators who lost their livelihood due to the implementation of certain Fisheries Code provisions, particularly the ban on hulbot-hulbot. ... -
USAID to help NegOcc fishery industry
(The Daily Guardian,January 9, 2019 , on page 6-14)The fishery industry of Negros Occidental is seen to get a boost through the partnership of the academe and the business sector with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Frank Carbon, chief ... -
Water sample tests in NegOcc fishkill show 'above standard limit'
(The Daily Guardian,May 29, 2018 , on page 2)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 6 has released the results of tests on the water samples taken from portions of river in Pontevedra town where a fishkill incident was reported recently. Teody ... -
WV fisherfolks recover two years after Yolanda-BFAR
(The Daily Guardian,November 5, 2015 , on page 2)Fisherfolks in Western Visayas have recovered their livelihood after the devastation of super typhoon Yolanda two years ago, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). BFAR-6 regional director Remia ... -
WV registers 143,267 fishers
(The Daily Guardian,November 29, 2015 , on page 2-6)Western Visayas has a total of 143,267 municipal fisherfolks as of the second week of October 2015. Iloilo has the highest registration with 443,011; Negros Occidental is second with 39,526; Antique, 21,648; Capiz, 1, ...