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[Slipper lobster]
(Panay News,August 1, 2022 , on page 13)A Fisherman holds freshly caught slipper lobster, also known as pitik-pitik, caught off Suyac Island in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. The lobsters were transported to the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ... -
Slow oil spill response hit
(Panay News,February 9, 2014 , on page 1-10)Gov. Samuel Gumarin is fast losing his patience.Cargo ship M/V Sportivo that sank between the strait separating this island province and Iloilo City has yet to be refloated nearly a month since it went down. The oil spill ... -
Small catches, high seafood price due to hot weather
(Panay News,April 13, 2015 , on page B1)Fishermen here are blaming the hot weather for the smaller catch and rising seafood prices. Fishermen in Cordova town said they are catching fewer fish, shrimp and shellfish. They said they are having a hard time catching ... -
SMPC most active in mangrove development
(Panay News,January 19, 2018 , on page 11)Mayor Genevie Lim Reyes of Caluya, Antique informed us that the Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) is not remiss in its corporate social responsibility in Semirara Island. She said SMPC had just donated snacks ... -
SMPC reseeds 500 endangered clams on Semirara Island
(Panay News,July 8, 2022 , on page 6)Integrated energy company Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC), together with the Department of Energy and barangay local government units, reseeded 500 endangered clams on March 16 and 17, 2022 at the 138-hectare ... -
SMPC turns over 40 fiberglass bancas for fishing livelihood
(Panay News,October 7, 2022 , on page 8-7)Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC), in partnership with the Department of Energy (DOE), has turned over 40 boats through its fiberglass banca program that aims to promote sustainable fishing livelihood to impact ... -
Solar irrigation facility clears scrutiny
(Panay News,June 22, 2020 , on page 8-14)The newly constructed Candaba Solar Irrigation Project is now ready for turnover to its beneficiaries following the strict testing and scrutiny made by the Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation (AMTEC) – the country’s ... -
Solons advocate coastal restoration
(Panay News,June 7, 2016 , on page 7)Two House members on Monday underlined the important role of mangrove and beach forests along coastlines. Coastal reforestation could help cope with impacts of both natural and manmade disasters, they said. -
Solving major aquaculture woes sought
(Panay News,October 6, 2018 , on page B8)The aquaculture industry faces three major constraints – lack of fry supply, high cost of feeds and skilled manpower. Upon identifying these constraints, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and ... -
Some WV waters red tide-positive
(Panay News,December 8, 2015 , on page 4-15)At least eight coastal areas in Western Visayas are positive for red tide. Gathering, selling and consuming shellfish from such areas are prohibited, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said in its Shellfish ... -
‘Someday PH will thank China for Spratlys’
(Panay News,February 9, 2018 , on page 7)Someday the Philippines will be thankful to China for the artificial islands it has built in the disputed Spratlys in the South China Sea, according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. But when? When the Chinese would ... -
The South China Sea and the CoC
(Panay News,November 25, 2018 , on page 9)There's no doubt that the biggest issue discussed during the 33rd ASEAN Summit was the ASEAN-PRC draft for the Code of Conduct (CoC) over the South China Sea. The draft is still a little vague but it does make several ... -
Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department
(Panay News,October 22, 2022 , on page B8)Fry/Seeds, Natural Food, Laboratory Analysis, and Fish Health Diagnostics. -
SP to probe arrest of fishers
(Panay News,August 11, 2013 , on page 8)On August 15, the Sangguniang Panlungsod's committee on agriculture and fisheries will hold an inquiry on the complaints of fishermen arrested by the Bantay Dagat of Guimaras. The apprehension happened two weeks ago. Ten ... -
'Spaghetti' fed to shrimp in bid to cut aquaculture cost
(Panay News,November 21, 2020 , on page 13)Humans are not the only ones who enjoy eating spaghetti – shrimp can, too. Researchers are using nutritious green “spaghetti algae” in fish and shrimp feeds as part of a broader move to bring down the cost of expensive ... -
Speedy trial vs Vietnamese poachers
(Panay News,April 28, 2015 , on page 12)President Benigno Aquino III assured the immediate completion of the trial of 31 Vietnamese fishers arrested after being caught fishing illegally off the waters of Sulu. Aquino and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung ... -
Sperm whale found lifeless in Guimaras
(Panay News,January 27, 2017 , on page 6)A sperm whale, commonly known as balyena, was found dead in Barangay Sawang, Buenavista, Guimaras. It was already decomposing when Barangay Kagawad Rex Camarista discovered it around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, the Philippine ... -
Spill cleanup on the right track: AC Energy doing a good job, says EMB
(Panay News,July 17, 2020 , on page 1-14)AC Energy Philippines, owner of the power barge which spilled bunker fuel into the coast of Iloilo City and Guimaras following an explosion on July 3, is doing okay in its cleanup activity, said the regional chief of the ... -
SPUI-SEAFDEC-AQD renew partnership
(Panay News,August 6, 2014 , on page B7)The past five years have been a mutual partnership between St. Paul University Iloilo (SPUI) and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center - Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD). And for another five years, the two ... -
Starving seabirds 'full of plastic'
(Panay News,June 25, 2018 , on page 7)New footage of the devastating impact of plastic pollution on wildlife has been captured by a BBC team. Seabirds are starving to death on the remote Lord Howe Island, a crew filming for the BBC One documentary Drowning in ...