Browsing Panay News by Subject "public health"

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    • Fishers group urges boycott of imported galunggong 

      Cervantes, Ding (Philippine Star, August 28, 2018, on page 6)
      A group of fishermen yesterday vowed to campaign for a nationwide boycott of imported galunggong (round scad), insisting that while the imports are expected to cost less than local harvest, they are a health hazard. “We ...

    • [ Foot spa ] 

      (Panay News, April 17, 2015, on page 2)
      In Tibiao, Antique, a foot spa is attracting a lot of attention. It uses fish. During a treatment, customers place their feet in tanks of warm, fresh water containing dozens of fishes. They suck and gently nibble away at ...

    • Galunggong prices down due to formalin scare 

      GMA News (Panay News, September 9, 2018, on page B2)
      Galunggong prices declined in recent weeks as consumers steered clear of the fish due to formalin scare. In a report on GMA News' "24 Oras," fish vendor Arlene Carabuena said that from P180 per kilogram in the last week ...

    • Guv: red tide ban in Capiz still in effect 

      (Panay News, September 15, 2015, on page 4)
      The local ban imposed in the harvest, transport, and sale of shellfish from Capiz province is still in effect. Capiz Governor Victor Tanco said the ban will remain in effect until the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...

    • Health hazard: DOH warns of adverse health effects from oil spill 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, July 9, 2020, on page 1-14)
      Harsh fumes from the bunker fuel that spilled from a power barge in Barangay Bo. Obrero, Lapuz district pose serious health threats, the Department of Health (DOH) Center for Health Development in Western Visayas cautioned ...

    • Healthiest fish to eat 

      (Panay News, September 10, 2015, on page B3)
      Fish can provide an excellent low-calorie protein source without the fat and cholesterol of red meats. However; some varieties such as shark and mackerel are very high in mercury. Mercury is a known carcinogen and a pollutant ...

    • 'Hutik-hutik' results to super fast spread of COVID at Iloilo Fish Port 

      (Panay News, August 10, 2020, on page 9)
      In less than one week, the number of people infected with COVID-19 traced to the frequently crowded Iloilo Fish Port Complex in Barangay Tanza, Iloilo City ballooned to 105 by Friday last week. This super fast community ...

    • Iloilo Fish Port on 72-hour lockdown 

      Cordero, Ian Paul (Panay News, August 3, 2020, on page 1-15)
      The Iloilo Fish Port Complex, a major center of fish trading and marine products processing in Region 6, is on a 72-hour lockdown beginning yesterday. Mayor Jerry Treñas ordered the temporary closure of the facility “to ...

    • Japanese city on alert for deadly blowfish 

      British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Panay News, January 17, 2018, on page 6)
      A Japanese city has broadcast emergency warnings to prevent people consuming blowfish, after potentially deadly portions were mistakenly sold. A local supermarket in Gamagori city sold five packets of fugu fish without ...

    • Jed: Milk tea resto can reopen only if ... 

      Silubrico, Ruby P. (Panay News, November 21, 2013, on page 2-14)
      Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog warned the management of a milk tea house at the Ayala Techno Hub in Mandurriao district not to reopen and operate unless they prove that their foods and drinks are safe for human consumption. ...

    • Kalibo diocese backs local groups vs Boracay closure 

      Aguirre, Jun (Panay News, April 11, 2018, on page 13)
      The Diocese of Kalibo supports the preparations of several local organizations against the six-month temporary closure of this island resort. The Diocese also expressed its opposition on the proposed construction of a mega ...

    • Massive fish kill in WV remote - BFAR 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, June 7, 2011, on page 8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office here said a widespread fish kill like what occurred in Batangas and Pangasinan provinces is a remote possibility to happen in Western Visayas. Regional ...

    • Militants raise concern over 'oil spill deaths' 

      PN (Panay News, February 16, 2014, on page 2)
      "We could have avoided loss of life had there been appropriate response from the government to the oil spill in Estancia." this was the statement issued by Task Force (TF) Buliganay, a network of progressive people's ...

    • More on fighting cholesterol 

      Vego, Herbert (Panay News, September 27, 2016, on page 8)
      Studies in the 1970's showed that Greenland Eskimos had a lower rate of heart disease than did other individuals living in Greenland at the same time. Analysis of dietary differences between the groups showed that the ...

    • Mussel culture management 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, May 2, 2018, on page 10)
      A seminar on the application of geospatial technologies for enhanced mussel culture management was recently conducted in Capiz City. The seminar titled “Project SSAM: Seminar- Workshop on the Applications of Geospatial ...

    • Mussels washing up in San Enrique safe to eat? 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, July 16, 2022, on page 5)
      Are the mussels (tahong) washing up on the beaches of San Enrique, Negros Occidental safe for human consumption? They are, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Negros Occidental. BFAR-Negros ...

    • 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 ...

    • No red tide in NegOcc - BFAR 

      Colmo, Edith B. (Panay News, November 25, 2015, on page 16)
      Unlike in several areas in the country, there is no red tide in Negros Occidental, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Laboratory test results showed fish caught in the province's waters are ...

    • No red tide in region 

      PN (Panay News, March 24, 2013, on page 3)
      Western Visayas remains red-tide free. "The current situation could not yet trigger occasional or seasonal algal blooms that carry toxins," said the regional director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), ...

    • Oil spill a wakeup call 

      (Panay News, July 9, 2020, on page 6)
      Thousands of liters of oil spilled into the waters off Iloilo on July 3, 2020 after an explosion at a power barge owned by AC Energy. Authorities’ earlier estimate was an area of around 1,200 square meters affected. This ...