Browsing Panay News by Author "Sologastoa, Glenda"

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    • 'Iloilo river no longer a public toilet' 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, March 14, 2014, on page 1-14)
      Over the years, the 15-kilometer Iloilo River had been deteriorating because of pollution, sedimentation, depletion of mangrove areas, illegal settlers and the proliferation of manmade constrictions, among others. Not ...

    • Ilonggos urged to join planting of 5T mangroves today 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, July 1, 2017, on page 2-14)
      To cap the Environment Month celebration, the provincial government will be “bringing people to nature” today (July 1) through mangrove planting. Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) chief Arthuro ...

    • 'Implementing amended fisheries code a challenge' 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, September 30, 2015, on page 3)
      Implementing the amended law on fisheries, Republic Act 10654, will be challenge, said Regional director Remia Aparri of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Fishing boat operators and traders staged a ...

    • IPPO, capitol, maritime cops join forces as 'hulbot-hulbot' returns: Oplan Octopus 

      Sologastoa, Glenda; Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, February 15, 2015, on page 1-14)
      An alarmed Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) and provincial government have joined forces with the Regional Maritime Unit (RMU). They agreed to conduct joint operations against illegal fishing called the campaign ...

    • 'Market denial': new tack vs illegal fishing targets hawkers 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, July 11, 2017, on page 1-14)
      Illegal fishers are getting creative. So must the authorities. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) bared a new measure to combat illegal fishing. It called the strategy "market denial". "Market denial" was ...

    • More aid for 'Yolanda'-hit WV fishers 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, November 12, 2017, on page 3)
      Fisherfolk in Western Visayas affected by super typhoon “Yolanda” in November 2013 have received P300 million worth of aid from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6. The assistance was in the form ...

    • More patrol boats for coastal towns vs illegal fishermen 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, October 26, 2017, on page 2-14)
      To bolster its anti-illegal fishing campaign, the provincial government is giving patrol boats to seven coastal towns. Provincial Administrator Raul Banias said the local governments of San Joaquin, Miag-ao, Oton, Barotac ...

    • No more red tide in Carles' Gigantes group of islands 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, October 14, 2017, on page 2-14)
      Recent laboratory analysis on shellfish samples from the islands showed these did not anymore have paralytic shellfish poison, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The gathering of samples and ...

    • Oil depot could displace fisherfolk 

      Sologastoa, Glenda; Toreno, Sheila Mae H. (Panay News, September 11, 2017, on page 1-18)
      A proposed oil depot in Dumangas, Iloilo could displace fisherfolk and threaten food security, warned the Department of Agriculture (DA). Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has thrown his support to the Bureau of Fisheries ...

    • Oil sheen creeps into 7 Guimaras brgys 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, January 22, 2014, on page 14)
      The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) of Guimaras created Task Force Sportivo to look into the oil spill penetrating some coastal barangays and to seek solutions to its harmful effects. The ...

    • Oil spill evacuees may now go home 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, March 4, 2014, on page 2)
      ILOILO- Estancia town may now return home. Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. announced this development yesterday following consultations with Task Force Power Barge 103, Department of Health (DOH), Department of Environment and ...

    • Oil spill worker dies: Defensor orders probe 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, January 29, 2014, on page 14)
      Did foul odor kill a 26-year-old oil spill worker in Brgy. Botongon, Estancia?. Donnie Trogo was a patinet at the Jesus M. Colmenares Memorial District Hospital in Balasan, near Estancia. Former Estancia Sangguniang Bayan ...

    • PCG orders salvage of sunken ship 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, January 21, 2014, on page 1-14)
      The Philippine Coast Guard- Western Visayas (PCG-WV) has ordered the company of the cargo ship that sank between the waters of Iloilo and Guimaras on Sunday to refloat it. Coast Guard divers yesterday saw patches of soil ...

    • 'PH needs more marine reserves' 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, June 21, 2015, on page 2-27)
      No-take marine reserves (NTMRs) are areas of the sea, usually with coral reefs -- but could include other coastal ecosystems such as mangroves and seagrasses -- that are fully protected from fishing. The area around MPAs ...

    • Pilar Bay still with red tide toxins 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, March 9, 2016, on page 2-19)
      Pilar Bay in Pilar; Capiz remains red tide-positive, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). On the other hand, Sapian Bay also in Capiz, Batan in Aklan and Gigantes Island in Carles, Iloilo were ...

    • Red tide alert in Carles still up 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, January 27, 2017, on page 2-13)
      There are still red tide toxins in Gigantes Island in Carles, Iloilo, according to Fish Bulletin No. 3 of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Based on laboratory test results, shellfishes collected from ...

    • Red tide calamity 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, September 29, 2017, on page 1-18)
      Around 2,500 households in the villages depend on the sea for their food and livelihood. They have been displaced, said Mayor Sigfriedo Betita. SB members are convening in a special session today to make the declaration. ...

    • Red tide in Carles don’t eat shellfish, shrimps – BFAR 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, August 17, 2017, on page 1, 18)
      The waters surrounding the Gigantes group of islands in Carles town tested positive for red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced. Other areas with red tide, according to BFAR’s bulletin dated ...

    • Red tide invades Capiz's Sapian Bay 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, September 1, 2015, on page 2)
      Sapian Bay in Capiz province has red tide toxins, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). In an advisory dated Aug. 29, BFAR director Asis Perez urged the public to refrain from eating, gathering, ...

    • State of calamity mulled for red tide-hit villages 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, September 5, 2017, on page 1-14)
      The local government of Carles plans to place four island barangays under a state of calamity due to red tide. The coastal waters of the Gigantes group of islands remain positive for paralytic shellfish poison beyond the ...