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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 ... -
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. ... -
Dumangas fisherfolks get aid
(The Daily Guardian,March 31, 2014 , on page 2)Around 30 fisherfolks of Dumangas, Iloilo are recipients of a P100,000-funding from Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano to jumpstart their own small and medium enterprise (SME) venture. Cayetano said the Punta Lucaran Fisherfolks ... -
Plant more mangroves, Negrenses urged
(The Daily Guardian,April 3, 2014 , on page 6)Negrenses were urged to plant more mangroves to protect the environment. In his message during the Earth Hour program recently, Coastal Resource Management Officer Dave Fenlon, a US Peace Corps volunteer, urged Negrenses ... -
Iloilo restores beach forest
(The Daily Guardian,April 7, 2014 , on page 2)The nearly extinct beach forests of the country, particularly in Iloilo, are getting a new lease on life. Dr. Rex Sadaba, University of the Philippines Visayas (UP Visayas) professor and mangrove expert, said the restoration ... -
DA commits P2M for port rehab
(The Daily Guardian,April 16, 2014 , on page B2)The Department of Agriculture (DA) committed to provide P2 million initial fund for the rehabilitation of port, procurement of ice plant and liquid quick freezer for Capiz fisherfolk. In his recent visit at Pilar town, DA ... -
Clams and garlic, softshell crab risotto–not your usual seafood fare for Holy Week
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 17, 2014 , on page C3)During Lent, we are challenged to become more creative in how we prepare seafood. I asked Chingling Tanco and Enrique Valles of Mida Food Corp. (MFC) to share their recipes. For 16 years, MFC has been the distributor of ... -
Marine product exports still reeling from 'Yolanda'
(The Daily Guardian,April 21, 2014 , on page 1-2)Marine product exports from northern Iloilo remain tepid five months after Typhoon Yolanda despite assurances from the local and national governments that rehabilitation efforts are in effect. The 2014 first quarter report ... -
Fil-Brits give light of hope to Estancia fishermen
(The Daily Guardian,May 15, 2014 , on page B6-B7)A Filipino-British group literally gave a shimmer of hope to fishermen in Estancia, Iloilo. The Berkshire Filipino-British Association (BFBA) donated 50 kerosene lamps to a fishing community that was ravaged by Super Typhoon ... -
Stakeholders called to protect mangroves
(The Daily Guardian,May 22, 2014 , on page B6)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-6 called on stakeholders to work together to protect mangroves in the region. The agency celebrates Month of the Ocean 2014 this May with the theme “Mangroves ... -
Sogod Bay losing its fishery resources
(The Daily Guardian,May 27, 2014 , on page 5)The Country's marine resources is vast-200 million hectares of coastal and oceanic territorial water area. But like the other vital resources such as forests, Philippine fisheries are about to collapse. If people living ... -
PNoy's help sought on oil spill compensation
(The Daily Guardian,August 12, 2014 , on page 2-7)The mayor of Nueva Valencia Guimaras appealed to President Benigno Aquino III to help hasten the case filed against those responsible for the massive oil spill in the island eight years ago. In a letter dated June 20, 2014, ... -
New council to open markets to agriculture, fishery sectors
(The Daily Guardian,January 5, 2015 , on page 2)The creation of the Highly Urbanized City Agricultural and Fishery Council of Iloilo City (HUCAFC-IC) will help spur the agriculture and the fisheries sectors of the city. The council was created through an ordinance ... -
Fatal sea mishap: 3 Ilonggos onboard sunken ship in Vietnam
(The Daily Guardian,January 5, 2015 , on page 1-7)Three Ilonggos were among the crewmembers of an ill-fated cargo ship which sank in Vietnam waters over the weekend, a Vietnam news agency reported. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the families of the crew members ... -
DENR-EMB to conduct water samplings on coal spill site
(The Daily Guardian,January 6, 2015 , on page 2-7)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB-6) will conduct water sampling on the area in Antique province where a barge filled with coal ran aground last month. DENR-EMB ... -
Agriculture remains top priority in 2015
(The Daily Guardian,January 8, 2015 , on page B1)The provincial government of Negros Occidental will keep the agriculture sector a top priority in 2015, said Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. The governor said on Tuesday that the province will continue with the agriculture ... -
Ilonggo survivor in ship sinking in Vietnam returns home
(The Daily Guardian,January 9, 2015 , on page 2-10)It was a bittersweet homecoming for the lone Ilonggo survivor of the cargo ship that sank in the waters of Vietnam on January 2. Angelito Rojas, chief cook of the ill-fated motor vessel Bulk Jupiter and a native of Tubungan, ... -
Protecting the environment
(The Daily Guardian,January 16, 2015 , on page B6-B7)Human activities slowly destroy the Earth. Threats of global warming and climate change have been more alarming that scientists, governments, industrial groups and even the education sector have stepped up efforts to address ... -
Heed Pope Francis' appeal to end culture of waste
(The Daily Guardian,January 22, 2015 , on page 7)Zero Waste, according to Aquino’s Proclamation 760, “is a goal that is ethical, economical, efficient and visionary to guide people in changing their lifestyles and practices to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where ... -
7 LGUs to get P1-M fishery projects
(The Daily Guardian,January 29, 2015 , on page B1)Seven towns and cities in Region 6 are entitled to receive P1 million worth of projects from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for registering the highest number of municipal fisherfolk. The seven LGUs ...