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    • DA to intensify aquaculture 

      Flores, Alena Mae S. (Panay News, October 13, 1998, on page 1-6)
      The Department of Agriculture will intensify aquaculture programs to sustain the country's food security. DA secretary William Dar, speaking before guests and employees of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...
    • DA underscores aquaculture technology commercialization 

      PN (Panay News, October 15, 1999, on page 6-2)
      Department of Agriculture (DA) undersecretary Cesar M. Drilon Jr. encouraged intensified efforts in promoting sustainable and environment-friendly aquaculture technology in the countryside. Keynoting the opening ceremonies ...
    • Detect shrimp diseases 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, July 22, 2016, on page 10)
      Boost the country’s shrimp industry, an alternative to expensive disease detection methods in shrimps was developed. The University of Santo Tomas (UST) has developed a technology to detect shrimp diseases, particularly ...
    • DOST 6, PCAARRD offer new rice and corn techs 

      Gabiota, J. R. A. (Panay News, August 31, 2020, on page 13-11)
      Department of Science and Technology Regional Office VI (DOST VI) once again proved that even at the midst of a pandemic, the quality of service should not be affected by bringing the technological innovations in agriculture ...
    • Du30 asserts PH Rise 'ours' but breaks promise to visit 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, May 17, 2018, on page 7-14)
      President Rodrigo Duterte asserted the Philippines’ sovereign rights over the Philippine Rise but did not make good on his promise to visit the undersea region on Tuesday. He does not distinguish between “sovereign rights” ...
    • Du30 visiting Benham Rise 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, May 9, 2018, on page 6)
      President Rodrigo Duterte will visit Benham Rise next week. “The President will be commemorating the renaming of Benham Rise to Philippine Rise by visiting the Philippine Rise itself,” Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque ...
    • Dumangas becomes a SEA aquaculture research center 

      Mateo, Wenceslao (Panay News, October 28, 1998, on page B1-B6)
      Yesterday afternoon's turnover of the Punta Pulao Farm to the South East Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec) marked the launching of the Iloilo town of Dumangas into the world map of fishery research and development ...
    • Duterte won't stop mega dam 

      Ereñeta, Merianne Grace (Panay News, July 25, 2016, on page 1-19)
      Those against the construction of the Jalaur River mega-dam in Calinog, Iloilo have been making a lot of noise lately in a bid to get President Rodrigo Duterte's attention. Delegates to the recent international solidarity ...
    • Ex-agri chief calls for creation of Department of Fisheries 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, May 1, 2019, on page B3)
      Former Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Saturday proposed the creation of a Department of Fisheries that will be independent of the Department of Agriculture to give more attention to and support for the sustainable ...
    • Excellence in Agri, Aqua, Natural Resources Innovations 

      Yap, Julio Jr (Panay News, June 25, 2018, on page 10)
      The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), one of the sectoral councils under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), will be celebrating its seventh ...
    • External evaluators commend SEAFDEC/AQD for leading ASEAN aquaculture 

      (Panay News, February 20, 2018, on page B3-B2)
      External evaluators commended SEAFDEC/AQD during the "2017 Annual Progress and Planning Meeting on the Promotion of Sustainable Aquaculture and Resource Enhancement in Southeast Asia". External evaluators were composed of ...
    • Filipinos have a stake in aquaculture at SEAFDEC 

      PN (Panay News, August 20, 2010, on page B6-B7)
      The right to the science-based technologies in raising fish developed by the research center the government supports. The right to demand technical assistance in aquaculture. The right to be trained by world-class experts ...
    • Fish Ark PH: Keeping hope afloat for conservation of native freshwater fishes 

      Darvin, Loureeda C. (Panay News, March 3, 2013, on page D7)
      Through Fish Ark Philippines, UPLB has succeeded in the induced spawning and larval rearing of the silver therapon or "ayungin". That fish need a boat to survive seems counterintuitive but Fish Ark Philippines aims to be ...
    • Fish producers appeal to SEAFDEC: harmonize R&D efforts to improve fish production 

      (Panay News, July 24, 2018, on page B8)
      Joseph Martin “Jhong” Borromeo, president of Philippine Association of Fish Producers, Inc. (PAFPI) has appealed to SEAFDEC to harmonize its R&D efforts to be industry-focused towards improvement of fish production. Borromeo ...
    • Fisheries center renews call for students to do research; use labs, services 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (Panay News, June 13, 2020, on page 13-11)
      Recognizing the importance of science and research for the country’s future food security, an international research center is encouraging students to pursue research in aquaculture while opening the doors of its laboratory ...
    • Food security and attainment of a robust economy 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, July 2, 2018, on page 10)
      In the Philippines and throughout the world, food security and the attainment of a robust economy will always remain a major challenge. Towards the attainment of this goal, agricultural productivity must be achieved in the ...
    • Fun under the sun: a millennial explores Guimaras and shares the must-visit sites, must try activities 

      Escopel, Raymart (Panay News, April 23, 2016, on page C5)
      Island hopping in Guimaras will not be completed without dropping by the Igang Marine Station (IMS) of SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department. Located at the southwest coast of Guimaras, IMS was established in 1974 primarily for ...
    • Ganzon to SEAFDEC: Spread information on aquaculture technology 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA); PN (Panay News, May 11, 1999, on page 7)
      "Take a more agressive stance in information dissemination activities to increase adoption of aquaculture technologies," Presidential Assistant for Western Visayas Rodolfo Ganzon told the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...
    • Global warming and its impact on local farming 

      Sideño, Leydee F. (Panay News, January 15, 2015, on page B5)
      We all agree that the world is warming up and many people believe that it is caused artificially by HAARP (High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program), a research facility based in the US. HAARP acknowledges that they ...
    • Gov’t lauds advances to lower cost of fish farming 

      Dela Cruz, JM (Panay News, November 6, 2019, on page B1-B6)
      A Philippine government committee commended developments in aquaculture research that lowered the cost of aqua feeds for milkfish and tilapia by 30 percent. In a recent meeting, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...