Browsing Panay News by Name "Sampulna, Jim"

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    • LGUs to have control over natural resources - Roque 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI; PN (Panay News, February 5, 2018, on page 3-14)
      Under the proposed Philippine federal government, local government units (LGUs) do not need to consult the central government on what to do with their natural resources, according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque ...

    • Mangrove and Beach Forest Development Project gets P400M 

      PN; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) (Panay News, June 25, 2015, on page C5)
      The need to protect mangrove and beach forests against the devastating effects of climate change has come to the fore with the aftermath of super typhoon "Yolanda". In the light of possible typhoons that could damage ...

    • Over 200 trees planted along Libertad coastline 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, June 30, 2022, on page 4)
      More than 200 seedlings of talisay and native dangkalan trees were planted along the coastlines of barangays Cubay and Pajo in Libertad town on Tuesday. Personnel of the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources (MENRO) ...

    • 'Pawikan' released back to sea 

      PN (Panay News, February 19, 2014, on page 2-14)
      A green sea turtle accidentally caught by a fisherman here was released back to the sea. Regional Executive Director Jim Sampulna of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 led the releasing, ...

    • Students pledge to protect sea cows 

      PN (Panay News, May 18, 2017, on page B10)
      Dugongs, also known as "sea cows" once grazed in thousands on the seabed off the Philippines. Presently, only a few can be seen and they can only survive in specially designated areas, where they are guaranteed food and ...

    • Team of experts to check on Boracay coral reefs 

      (Panay News, June 16, 2015, on page 2-31)
      In light of environmental issues besetting Boracay, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) created a team of experts that will study the reported degradation of the coral reef ecosystem in the island ...

    • Tourism vs Environment: Esplanade extension could kill Iloilo River mangroves 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, July 28, 2017, on page 1-13)
      The land reclamation at the Iloilo River to further extend the Iloilo Esplanade could kill mangroves growing there, warned the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6. The land reclamation for an ...

    • Typhoon - ravaged mangroves recover 

      PN; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (Panay News, March 29, 2016, on page 3-15)
      Iloilo-Mangrove and beach forests in Iloilo's coastal towns, ravaged by super typhoon "Yolanda" in 2013, have recovered and gotten stronger thru reforestation. A third party team validated the 86 percent reforestation ...

    • Wastewater causes Boaracay algal blooms - DENR 

      Sologastoa, Glenda; Golez, Prince (Panay News, March 9, 2017, on page 1-14)
      Untreated wastewater is causing algal blooms in Boracay Island, a research of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 last year showed. The recurring appearance of green algae in Boracay’s ...

    • Why destroy mangroves for a jogging area? 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, August 16, 2017, on page 1, 16)
      Just how serious is the damage that the expansion of the Iloilo Esplanade has wrought on mangroves at the Iloilo River? During a visit here on Aug. 8 and 9, Piñol said he was “bothered to see the construction of a pathway ...

    • Why remove Boracay green algae 

      (Panay News, May 6, 2018, on page 9)
      Every day many government workers are removing tons of green algae from the shores of Boracay. If it were true- as what hotel owners and the natives of the island believe that the green algae are a natural cleanser that ...