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'Bida'
(Panay News,July 29, 2020 , on page 6)It is fervently hoped that Congress would hasten the passage of a law creating the Boracay Island Development Authority (BIDA) as proposed by the President in his State of the Nation Address on Monday to sustain the gains ... -
'Big Western brands pollute oceans with cheap plastic'
(Panay News,September 24, 2017 , on page 7)Western consumer giants are polluting oceans by selling products packaged in cheap, disposable plastic to Filipinos, Greenpeace has claimed - naming Nestle, Unilever and Procter and Gamble among the worst offenders. The ... -
Biggest export-oriented food expo to showcase PH's 'best of the seas'
(Panay News,February 28, 2018 , on page 1)The International Food Exhibition (IFEX) Philippines 2018 will focus on the country’s seafood products this coming May 25 to 27 at the World Trade Center, Pasay City. With the theme “The Best of the Seas”, IFEX Philippines ... -
Biggest losers in Recto Bank boat-ramming incident
(Panay News,June 23, 2019 , on page 9)In his previous statement, Defense secretary Delfin Lorenzana strongly condemned the Chinese fishing vessel that rammed a Filipino fishing boat and abandoned the Filipino crew. He also demanded that china apologize for the ... -
Bill to strengthen PH salt industry gets Senate's nod
(Panay News,September 13, 2023 , on page 13)The Senate yesterday approved a bill that seeks to strengthen and revitalize the country’s salt industry. Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2243, or the Philippine Salt Industry Development Act, was approved in a plenary session with ... -
'Biodiversity for food seacurity' conserves coastal, ocean resources
(Panay News,June 3, 2016 , on page C4)The oceans, seas and coastal areas contain bounties of aquatic resources that feed mankind and animals.These areas are also sources of organic ingredients used in medicines that have cured deadly diseases. For thousands ... -
Biodiversity in Samar Sea
(Panay News,October 5, 2016 , on page 12)The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned that by 2050, catches of main fish species could decline by up to 40 percent in the tropics, where livelihoods, food and nutrition security ... -
Biotech forum held communicators
(Panay News,November 20, 2012 , on page B2)A scientific forum on biotechnology which focused on the communicators as the people who play a vital role in spreading the information regarding biotechnology was held at MO2 Westown Hotel here on November 15. The said ... -
Biotech lab in SEAFDEC soon
(Panay News,May 21, 2001 , on page 7)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo is now prepared to put up the new biotechnology laboratory to house researchers for its Aquaculture Biotechnology ... -
Biz groups urge APEC economies to invest in cold-chain systems
(Panay News,October 6, 2015 , on page B1)Developing countries of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) should invest in cold-chain systems for food products to reduce waste and improve food security, the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) said. ... -
Black tiger shrimp revival program stepping up at AQD
(Panay News,December 2, 2023 , on page 13-15)As a highlight of its 50th anniversary, Aquaculture Department (AQD) inaugurated its new Black Tiger Shrimp Broodstock Facility in Tigbauan, Iloilo on July 3, 2023. The biosecure facility was built to reduce reliance on ... -
Blast fishing a persistent menace
(Panay News,December 5, 2023 , on page 6)Blast fishing, an environmentally devastating and illegal practice, continues to plague the waters of northern Iloilo. Despite the comprehensive ban under the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998, the persistence of this ... -
Bleaching 'killing' Great Barrier Reef
(Panay News,May 31, 2016 , on page 11)At least 35 percent of corals in the northern and central parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have been destroyed by bleaching, Australian scientists say. The experts from James Cook University ( JCU) say it is the ... -
Blessings from a tree
(Panay News,June 25, 2020 , on page 3)From the water we drink to the food that sustains us and the wood we use to build our homes - these are but a few of the many blessings God has given to man from a tree. The DENR 6 through the Provincial ENR Office in ... -
Bloggers tapped for into campaign on West PH Sea
(Panay News,May 4, 2015 , on page 6)The information campaign on the West Philippine Sea is now tapping bloggers to penetrate netizens. for the first time, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) launched a modern means to make the public, local and international, ... -
Blue swimming crab hatchery in Concepcion
(Panay News,June 12, 2018 , on page 13)The establishment of a hatchery for blue swimming crabs at the Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC) campus in Concepcion, Iloilo is seen to increase the marine species’ production. Provincial Agriculturist ... -
Bluebottle jellyfish alert up in Boracay, tourists warned
(Panay News,February 15, 2019 , on page 12)Beachgoers and swimmers here in the popular beach destination are reminded of the potential dangers of bluebottle jellyfish. In an advisory, the Malay Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) said ... -
Board hearing to fish for El Niño measures
(Panay News,September 3, 2015 , on page 22)The provincial government of Negros Occidental is bracing for the El Niño phenomenon that is expected to hit the country in the last quarter of this year and the first quarter of 2016. Sangguniang Panlalawigan will have a ... -
Boat capsizes off Guimaras coast; 10 rescued
(Panay News,May 12, 2022 , on page 1-11)A motorboat with 10 people aboard capsized off the coast of Guimaras Island yesterday at around 7:30 a.m. The boat was from Valladolid, Negros Occidental, according to Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Negros Occidental station ... -
Boat capsizes; passengers rescued
(Panay News,April 5, 2021 , on page 4)Seven people were rescued on Good Friday after a boat capsized in the waters off Sitio Puntales, Barangay Nipa, Concepcion, Iloilo. Motorboat MBCA Jennes Skipper Ed was carrying six passengers. They were Deeno Villaluna, ...