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    • 10 nabbed for illegal fishing 

      Billones, Jomarie (The Daily Guardian, June 23, 2015, on page 3)
      Ten persons were arrested last week for alleged illegal fishing in the waters of Panay. The Panay police and the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) personnel conducted seaborne patrol which resulted ...
    • 17 officials sued over Boracay woes 

      Conserva, Louine Hope; Rendon, Jennifer P. (The Daily Guardian, June 28, 2018, on page 1-14)
      Seventeen officials of Aklan province are accused of allegedly neglecting their duties that led to Boracay Island’s environmental crisis. Punong Barangays Hector Casidsid of Barangay Gabay of Manoc-Manoc and Lilibeth ...
    • 18 face illegal fishing charges 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (The Daily Guardian, March 31, 2017, on page 2)
      The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force filed multiple charges against 18 fishermen who were caught fishing using the forbidden Danish seine in the coastline of Gigantes Island at Barangay Abong, Carles. These fishermen ...
    • 2 fishermen missing after sea mishap 

      Yasa, Dolly (The Daily Guardian, January 5, 2019, on page 6)
      Search and rescue operations are still going on for two fishermen who went missing at sea after their fishing boat crashed into a roll on-roll off (RORO) vessel evening of Jan 3, 2019, at Iguana Bank near Guimaras Island. ...
    • 200 Aklan employees to plant 8,000 mangroves 

      Villanueva, Venus (The Daily Guardian, January 17, 2014, on page B6)
      About 200 employees of the Provincial Capitol of Aklan will plant 8,000 mangrove propagules on January 22 at the Bakhawan Eco-Park in New Buswang here. Activity organizer Economic Enterprise Development Department (EEDD) ...
    • 2018 International Coastal Cleanup 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (The Daily Guardian, September 14, 2018, on page 17)
      Every September, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) participates in the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) a global movement that provides opportunity to make a difference in the deterioration of ...
    • 29 boats grounded for trawl fishing 

      Napomoceno, Jezza (The Daily Guardian, August 17, 2015, on page 3-7)
      Owners and crews of 29 fishing boats in the province of Iloilo were slapped with sanctions and complaints for using trawl within the municipal waters of San Dionisio, Concepcion, Carles, Estancia and Barotac Viejo earlier ...
    • 2nd agri-aqua forum eyes global investments 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, September 1, 2018, on page 7)
      The 2nd Agri-Aqua Investment Forum in Iloilo Province eyes to score global investments for local products. The forum themed as “Accelerating Agricultural Investments for Global Market” is organized by the Panay Organic ...
    • 3 fish landing centers established in Region 6 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, September 21, 2016, on page 2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-6) inaugurated three Community Fish Landing Centers (CFLCs) in strategic coastal communities n the provinces of Aklan, Capiz, and Iloilo. Each center costs an estimated ...
    • 30 fish vendors get fish cladding tables 

      De Los Santos, Maricyn A. (The Daily Guardian, March 27, 2018, on page 13)
      Thirty fish vendors from three public markets in Iloilo City received fish cladding tables from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-6, Mar. 26, 2018. The BFAR-6 turned over the livelihood assistance to ...
    • 41 fishermen nabbed 

      Yasa, Dolly (The Daily Guardian, May 22, 2015, on page 9)
      Forty-one crew of a fishing boat from Misamis Oriental were arrested for illegal fishing early morning yesterday. The 40.07-ton fishing boat named “FB Joshua Marie 88” owned by a certain Lito Duhaylungsod was apprehended ...
    • 47th Paraw Regatta Fest kicks off in Guimaras 

      (The Daily Guardian, February 13, 2019, on page 12-13)
      The province of Guimaras spearheaded the kick-off activities of the 47th Iloilo-Guimaras Paraw Regatta Festival on January 9 and 10, 2019. Lighted boats, Sinamba sa Regatta, and Miss Paraw Regatta talent competition opens ...
    • 5 important facts about China's alleged incursion in Pag-Asa Island 

      Heydarian, Richard (The Daily Guardian, August 29, 2017, on page 5)
      Not long after the Philippines hosted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial meetings, reports emerged that Chinese vessels have been gathering near Pag-Asa (Thitu) island in the West Philippine ...
    • 5 key facts on Benham Rise 

      (The Daily Guardian, February 6, 2018, on page 5)
      Around a year ago, the obscure Benham Rise was catapulted to the center of national discourse, when Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed the suspicious presence of Chinese vessels within our Exclusive Economic Zone ...
    • 5-year ludong fish ban pushed 

      Ebreo, Ben Moses (Manila Standard, March 21, 2017, on page C1)
      The imminent extinction of the rare “ludong” fish species, also known as the lobed river mullet, depends on the proactive moves of local government units hosting the fish’s habitats and their support of the fishery sector ...
    • 50 City fisher folks get fishing gears 

      De Los Santos, Maricyn A. (The Daily Guardian, November 28, 2017, on page B7)
      Fifty fishermen from coastal barangays in Iloilo City received fishing gears from the City Agriculturist Office and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-6, Nov. 27, 2017. Pangantihon said the fishing gears ...
    • 50 student leaders join climate change initiative 

      Noarbe, Elyrose (The Daily Guardian, May 31, 2016, on page B6)
      The camp is a brainchild of the JBLFMU Community and Extension Services (CES) spearheaded by Mary Mar Esmaña in cooperation with the Research Department under Dr. Melchor Magramo. Aside from Guimaras youths, the camp also ...
    • ₱500M earmarked for PH-wide coral restoration program 

      Casayuran, Mario B. (Manila Bulletin, December 27, 2015, on page 11)
      The senates climate change committee chaired by Sen. Loren Legarda said yesterday that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) would start next year a nationwide coral restoration program. The Senate ...
    • 51 fish landing centers for Region 6 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (Panay News, October 28, 2015, on page 2)
      Western Visayas received 51 community fish landing centers (CFLCs) from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Of the 51 CFLCs, 17 will be established within the year and the remaining 34 will be operational ...
    • 6 nabbed for illegal fishing 

      Billiones, Jomarie (The Daily Guardian, February 22, 2018, on page 4)
      Six persons were apprehended on Feb 19, 2018 for alleged illegal fishing in the seawaters of Roxas City and Panay town. The team Roxas City police and the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) in Panay ...