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Mangroves, mini-forest to surround coal plant
An independent power producer in Iloilo City will establish a mangrove farm and mini-forest around its 164-megawatt coal-fired power plant to promote not just environmental protection but tourism as well. The mangrove farm ...
- March 11, 2010
Coastal radars for 3 areas in WV to be installed soon
The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC-6) passed in July 2016 a resolution requesting the weather bureau to install coastal radars in Iloilo, Guimaras, and Bacolod to address issues of stranded ...
- October 4, 2016
Healing the water shed
The metro Iloilo water district (MIWD) board is correct in focusing it's concern on the watershed as the main source of its potable water supply. The first thing fisherman engineering student is taught is to define understand ...
- April 22, 2015
Expert says mangroves need 50 years to recover
“We are talking about 50-year old mangroves, so if you’re going to talk about restoration to its original state, then we need approximately 50 years also.” This was the assessment of Dr. Resurreccion Sadaba, a member of ...
- December 19, 2017
DOT targets one farm tourism site in every town
In its drive to empower farmers, the Department of Tourism (DOT) aims to establish one farm tourism site in every town in the country. Undersecretary Silvino Tejada said this is a long term goal that the agency envisions ...
- October 4, 2017
'Kasag' hatchery eyed within the year
The Iloilo provincial government is eyeing to establish the first blue crab hatchery in Iloilo in 2018 at Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC) in Concepcion town. Provincial Agriculture Office head Dr. Ildefonso ...
- June 11, 2018
P75 million spent on shore protection in southern Iloilo
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Iloilo 1st District Engineering Office, allocated P75 million from its 2019 budget to complete the construction of the shore protection in Guimbal, Iloilo. District Engineer ...
- April 2, 2019
29 boats grounded for trawl fishing
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 ...
- August 17, 2015
Red tide-stained shells sold in city
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 ...
- January 29, 2016
'Fish kill' causes foul odor in village
Chemicals spewed by a plant in Pavia, Iloilo are believed to be the cause of the "fish kill" inside a drainage which resulted in foul odor disturbing the community. The foul odor from the drainage was the subject of ...
- February 11, 2014