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WV 2nd fastest-growing economy in PH in 2023
(Panay News,April 26, 2024 , on page 4)Western Visayas was the second fastest-growing regional economy in the country last year, the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) announced yesterday. The economy of Region 6, which comprised the provinces of Aklan, ... -
PCG, Japanese ship begin 'bagging' oil from sunken tanker
(Panay News,April 5, 2023 , on page 7-15)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the crew of the Shin Nichi Maru, a Japanese dynamic positioning vessel, have begun “bagging” operations to seal off leaks from tanker MT Princess Empress, more than a month after it ... -
Sum-ag River now a tourist destination
(Panay News,November 22, 2022 , on page 4)The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved on its third and final reading a proposed ordinance establishing Sum-ag River as a tourist destination. The city has become a gateway for various tourist destinations, and it is the ... -
Antique, Misamis Oriental, N. Mindanao eyed as go-to dive sites
(Panay News,September 18, 2023 , on page 14)The Department of Tourism (DOT) is preparing Antique, Northern Mindanao and Misamis Oriental as the next go-to diving sites to sustain the Philippines’ standing as the leading dive destination in the region. Tourism secretary ... -
Seizing the El Niño advantage in aquaculture
(Panay News,April 26, 2024 , on page 12-15)While the El Niño phenomenon brings about a cascade of environmental changes, such as extreme heat and below-normal rainfall, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) says it also ... -
Needlefish kills fishermen in Tigbauan
(Panay News,April 26, 2024 , on page 5)A fisherman was killed by a needlefish, locally known as tambilawan, while fishing off shore of Tigbauan town on Wednesday, April 24. The 59-year-old Rudy Tinasas, a resident of the town’s Barangay Parara Norte, was declared ... -
Parola 'plastic pollution'
(Panay News,November 4, 2021 , on page 9)Paging the officials and personnel of the regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources 9DENR) based in Iloilo City. Palihog pagtamwa man kamo sa into opisina and check the Parola wharf, specifically ... -
Seven collared in Sebaste for 'illegal fishing'
(Panay News,April 11, 2024 , on page 5)According to Police Captain Felimon Espinosa, station chief of the Antique Maritime Police, they violated Article VI, Sec. 30, of Sebaste Municipal Ordinance No. 2024-09, which prohibits the use of active gear in the ... -
Carles police chief sacked for 'failure' to solve illegal fishing
(Panay News,July 5, 2023 , on page 11)The chief of police of Carles town was relieved and is now under investigation for failing to stop illegal fishing activities. Police Major Robert Jayson Pancha is currently on “floating status” at the Iloilo Police ... -
IATF: 'Positive result on Caluya oil spill cleanup'
(Panay News,July 6, 2023 , on page 3)Months-long cleanup initiatives to address the oil spill in the island municipality of Caluya yielded positive results, according to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF). On July 3, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and ... -
Fruits, seafood, meat ease Guimars' food inflation in June
(Panay News,July 7, 2023 , on page 5)This province’s food inflation rate eased to 6.9 percent in June 2023 from 8/2 percent in May, based on the generated data of the Consumer Price Index from the Retail Price Survey of Commodities conducted by the Philippine ... -
BFAR-6 patrol boat sinks
(Panay News,July 5, 2023 , on page 4)The eight-year-old patrol boat of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-6 (BFAR-6) docked at the Iloilo River in Barangay Arsenal-Aduana was found sinking. Around 8 a.m. yesterday, July 4, the Philippine Coast Guard ... -
P5-M disaster resilience hub in Carles seen to boost drive vs illegal fishing
(Panay News,July 3, 2023 , on page 2)To strengthen the campaign against illegal fishing in northern Iloilo, a disaster resilience hub broke ground in Carles town on Saturday, July 1. To be called the Provincial Civil Defense (ProCid) Operations Center, it ... -
Boracay lacks accessible, clean public toilets
(Panay News,July 12, 2023 , on page 7)Without an iota of doubt Boracay Island is a favorite destination of tourists domestic and foreign. But they have one very important concern-the lack of public toilets in Boracay. -
Boracay truly back in harness
(Panay News,July 15, 2023 , on page 7)The massive rehabilitation of Boracay Island instituted back in 2018 keeps on reaping dividends. It remains in the Top 10 of the “Favorite Islands in the World 2023” list by Travel + Leisure Magazine. Wow! Ka- level sang ... -
7 rescued from sinking fishing boat
(Panay News,July 31, 2023 , on page 9)A crew of seven persons was rescued from a distressed fishing boat in the waters between Masbate province and Carles, Iloilo on Friday, July 28. Roldan Maghanoy, owner and operator of FBCA Raj Warrior, called the Coast ... -
Pollution in the ocean and more, 2
(Panay News,November 11, 2023 , on page 8)Rain forests are being destroyed and global warming due to human activity i s killing off the vital life sustaining phytoplanktons that could save us by absorbing CO2. The human species, many of whom are ignorant, are ... -
Palawan fishermen report continuing Chinese harassment
(Panay News,January 23, 2023 , on page 11-15)Just days after the Philippines and China supposedly reached an agreement in which China would allow Filipinos to return to their own fishing grounds in the West Philippine Sea, a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel drove away ... -
'Florita' agricultural damage and losses jump to P19 million
(Panay News,August 26, 2022 , on page 5)The estimated worth of agricultural damage and losses caused by Severe Tropical Storm “Florita” rose to P19.1 million, said the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday. This is over six times the amount reported by the ... -
PCPC donates PPEs for oil spill cleanup
(Panay News,April 12, 2023 , on page 13)Heeding the call of the Environmental Management Bureau Region VI (EMB VI) to respond to the massive oil spill in Oriental Mindoro, Palm Concepcion Power Corporation (PCPC) donated hazmat suits or personal protective ...
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