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CHED chair to keynote UPV graduate research conference
(The Daily Guardian,September 22, 2011 , on page B6)The chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) will keynote the 4th University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Graduate Research Conference Saturday, September 24, at the UPV Auditorium in Iloilo City. Dr. ... -
Iloilo to host 4th Visayan Sea Summit February 17
(The Daily Guardian,February 15, 2012 , on page 3)Iloilo province will host the 4th Governor's meeting on the Visayan Sea Protection and Coastal Law Enforcement Program or the Visayan Sea Summit this coming Friday, February 17, 2012. The meeting to be held in Hotel del ... -
BFAR to tackle total ban vs. 'hulbot-hulbot'
(The Daily Guardian,February 16, 2012 , on page 2)The total ban on "Hublot-Hublot" ( fishing vessel using Danish Seine fishing gear) is among the issues to be discussed by Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Director Atty. Asis G. Perez during the 4th Visayan ... -
Prawn industry gets boost with integrated research, dev't program
(The Daily Guardian,March 19, 2012 , on page 3)The Department of Science and Technology has moved to help prop up the prawn industry in the country. DOST 6 information offices Sol Salazar said the Visayas and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Council (SEAFDEC) ... -
Are you into aquaculture?
(The Daily Guardian,April 17, 2012 , on page B5)SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) provides technical assistance to fish farmers through ABOT (Agree-build-operate-transfer aquaculture business) and to communities through ICDSA (Institutional capacity development ... -
Ilonggo authors to book on coastal plants
(The Daily Guardian,November 25, 2012 , on page 1-10)Two Ilonggo scientists will launch an environmental book on Beach Forest Species and Mangrove Associates in the Philippine at the Camiña Balay nga Nato in Arevalo, Iloilo City on November 16, 2012. Dr. Jurgen H. Primavera ... -
Cultured crablets released in northern Iloilo
(The Daily Guardian,December 12, 2012 , on page B1)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 ... -
Artificial reefs seek to revive Oton marine life
(The Daily Guardian,February 1, 2013 , on page 5)The marine life in the southern Iloilo town of Oton will be revived with the continuing installation of artificial reefs. Oton Mayor Vicente Flores said the ceremonial installation Thursday is part of the on-going program ... -
Crocodiles: Caught in the jaws of extinction
(The Daily Guardian,February 15, 2013 , on page 5-7)Two decades later I found myself beside the world's largest captive crocodile, venerable Lolong, in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. As a team from the DOST measured him, I realized that crocodiles actually lived way before many ... -
Nogas Island corals get restoration support
(The Daily Guardian,February 21, 2013 , on page B6)In an effort to help restore the damaged coral reefs in Nogas Island, Anini-y town, the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division and 301st and 82nd Infantry Brigades based in Miag-ao, Iloilo partnered with the municipal government y ... -
Crocodiles: Caught in the jaws of extinction
(The Daily Guardian,February 22, 2013 , on page B12-B4)Two decades later I found myself beside the world's largest captive crocodile, venerable Lolong, in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. As a team from the DOST measured him, I realized that crocodiles actually lived way before many ... -
Agri-fishery survey provides employment to Aklanons
(The Daily Guardian,March 4, 2013 , on page 2)Hundreds of Aklanons found this year’s nationwide Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF) by the National Statistics Office beneficial since they were hired as enumerators and team supervisors. The census, which started ... -
BFAR okays fisherfolk's proposed projects
(The Daily Guardian,March 12, 2013 , on page 8)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) headed by Carlito Delfin has approved the proposed projects of four fisherfolks' associations totalling P210,000. These proposals include the acquisition of a lift net ... -
Boracay beach oily - EMB
(The Daily Guardian,March 20, 2013 , on page 2)The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported said oil levels in the beachfront of this island resort are way above normal quantities. Samuel Guillergan, ... -
Visayan Sea fishing ban lifted
(The Daily Guardian,March 21, 2013 , on page 1-7)Fishing at the Visayan Sea has resumed since March 15 after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the four-month ban on sardine, mackerel and herring fishing. BFAR-6 regional director Drucila Esther ... -
BFAR woos canneries to locate in W. Visayas
(The Daily Guardian,March 25, 2013 , on page B1)Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional director Drusila Esther E. Bayate is encouraging more canneries to locate in Western Visayas because of the region's abundant marine resources. Bayate echoed what ... -
PCG denies extorting fishes in Olotayan
(The Daily Guardian,June 10, 2013 , on page B2)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) based in Olotayan Island denied its personnel extort fishes from bigtime fishing operators to allow them access to the city’s fish sanctuary projects. Petty Officer Jonathan Bornales said ... -
Rural banks urged to lend more to farmers, fishers
(The Daily Guardian,June 17, 2013 , on page B1)The country's rural banks were urged to implement innovative financing programs to serve more small farmers, fishers and rural entrepreneurs. Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala urged members of the Rural ... -
Waffle Time leads mangrove-planting in Guimaras
(The Daily Guardian,June 18, 2013 , on page B6)Determined to continue the drive to environmental preservation, Waffle Time once again conducted its annual tree planting activity as part of its corporate social responsibility program. The area has been one of the ... -
Dr. Jurgenne H. Primavera: nature's lover
(The Daily Guardian,July 27, 2013 , on page C1-C3)Jurgenne Honculada Primavera is the first Senior Scientist of the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center based in Iloilo, central Philippines. In 1966, after earning her degree in Bachelor ...