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    • Poor fishermen get solar lamps 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, September 25, 2016, on page 3-15)
      Gone are the days when fishermen of this agricultural province have to use pressurized paraffin lamp in their fishing expeditions. The provincial government hast started distributing solar powered lamps to 1,130 fishermen ...

    • Popularity of mangrove crabs spurs trainings on crab farming 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (Panay News, November 20, 2019, on page B1-B6)
      Due to the growing popularity of mangrove crabs, locally known as alimango, aqua farmers and entrepreneurs have recently been busy attending trainings on how to grow the prized seafood. In a span of three months, five ...

    • Potentials of fish and fishery products 

      Yap, Julio Jr. (Panay News, December 30, 2017, on page 8)
      The country has high export potentials for its fish and fishery products. These potentials stemmed from the country's vast natural resources, including the market demand and good prices being offered to export products. ...

    • Potentials of mangrove crab and mussel production 

      Yap, Julio Jr (Panay News, April 6, 2018, on page 22)
      The Philippines has been one of the major sources of mangrove crab or alimango and green mussel or tahong for export to other countries. The country has also been hailed as the second top producer of alimango and a major ...

    • Pototan eyed as native catfish dev't center 

      PN (Panay News, October 1, 1999, on page 7-6)
      If the town Zarraga is known as the African catfish center, Pototan would like to be known as the native catfish center. The African catfish (Clarias gariepinus, C. lareza) made Zarraga famous because of the proliferation ...

    • 'Practice proper waste mgt, save forests, seas': Citizen mobilization drive for env’t protection launched 

      PN; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) (Panay News, July 4, 2018, on page 13)
      Environment secretary Roy Cimatu urged the youth to practice proper waste segregation to save the environment from degradation. “Bilang mga kabataan, siguraduhin nating huwag tayong magkalat sa kung saan-saan. Clean as you ...

    • 'Prayers for families of teachers in sea mishap' 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Iloilo; PN (Panay News, August 5, 2019, on page 7)
      The regional office of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Western Visayas called on the whole DepEd family to pray and support the families of teachers who perished in a sea tragedy here. "We enjoin our DepEd family ...

    • 'Preserve Islas de Gigantes' 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, July 14, 2018, on page 2-14)
      To preserve the environment of the Gigantes group of islands, a fledgling tourism destination in the municipality of Carles in northern Iloilo, tourism businesses there were told close shop temporarily and do some cleanup. ...

    • Prevent fish kills, government urged 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, May 18, 2013, on page 5)
      Our government should minimize, if not eliminate, massive fish kills in the country, said AGHAM party-list Rep. Angelo Palmones. Government data showed that, two years ago, about 1,900 tons of fish in fish pens and fish ...

    • Primavera conferred honorary doctorate by Stockholm University 

      PN (Panay News, November 4, 2004, on page 2)
      In ceremonies held at the historic Stockholm City Hall where the prestigious Nobel Prizes are awarded, Dr. Jurgenne H. Primavera, senior researcher of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department ...

    • Private sector urged to invest in Boracay projects 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, October 28, 2018, on page C1)
      The government urged private enterprises to invest in projects meant to support sustainable tourism in Boracay which is scheduled to reopen Friday. “So we are reopening, there are interventions done by the government but ...

    • PRO-6 plants 1,000 mangroves in Capiz 

      Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, April 9, 2021, on page 2)
      A total of 1,000 mangroves were planted by the Police Regional Office in Region 6 (PRO-6) in the province of Capiz yesterday. PRO-6 personnel together with the Capiz Police Provincial Office (CPPO) and the local government ...

    • Production and delivery of milkfish, crab seeds unhampered despite lockdowns 

      PN (Panay News, April 29, 2020, on page B1)
      Production and delivery of aquaculture seeds remain uninterrupted at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo despite the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) imposed in Iloilo ...

    • Profiles in Science: Peter Palma and the Case of Serendipity 

      Pagador, Juliana Rose (Panay News, December 30, 2020, on page 13)
      Being a scientist was never part of his career plan, but this young researcher is already making waves in aquaculture research with his award-winning study on the giant grouper, a “threatened” fish locally known as lapu-lapu. ...

    • Program to boost catfish industry 

      Ardieta, Lulu D.; Samson, Norida P. (Panay News, September 4, 2012, on page B2)
      The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) has formulated a program aimed at conserving and increasing the production of the native catfish. The fish locally ...

    • The proper way to rescue trapped, washed-up turtles 

      (Panay News, April 29, 2018, on page B11)
      While rescued in two separate occasions, both were found trapped in fish corrals. Mary, a female juvenile green sea turtle, was rescued in Buyu-an coast while Manuela, a female juvenile Olive ridley sea turtle, was found ...

    • 'Proposed Manila Bay reclamation projects of foolish economic value' 

      GMA News (Panay News, February 8, 2019, on page B8)
      The proposed reclamation projects in Manila Bay are “foolish, stupid, and criminal,” lawyer Tony La Viña, who is also the council chair for Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA), said ...

    • 'Protect Iloilo river' 

      Gonzales, Roma R. (Panay News, March 7, 2015, on page 1-15)
      Specifically, Drilon wanted Benigno Aquino Avenue, or Diversion Road, to be rid of establishments, big and small, selling oysters (talaba) and small oysters (sisi). "I'm asking the barangay captains and the residents to ...

    • Protect marine life, LGUs urged 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA); PN (Panay News, November 17, 2017, on page 6)
      Local governments play a key role in protecting marine resources, a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) official said. They must come up with a plan to sustain marine life and have the “political will” to ...

    • Protect PH fishers in WPS, Du30 told 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, June 12, 2018, on page 6-14)
      President Rodrigo Duterte was urged to protect the Filipino fishermen who were allegedly harassed by the Chinese coast guard at the Scarborough Shoal. “Instead of taking action to protect our fishermen, the Duterte ...