Browsing Panay News by Subject "public health"
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Oil spill worker dies: Defensor orders probe
(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 ... -
OPA counter-checks 'red tide' in Capiz
(Panay News,November 21, 2015 , on page 6)The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) counter-checks suspected paralytic shellfish poisoning or red tide victims in Capiz, a senior aquaculturist said. The Provincial Health Office advised families of suspected ... -
Oplan SWIM hopes to make Iloilo River swimmable
(Panay News,March 31, 2014 , on page 7)The Oplan SWIM or "Sustainable Work plan for Iloilo River Management" aims to make the body of water clean on the short-term and swimmable on the long-term. According to Raul Lorilla of the Provincial Environment and Natural ... -
Prevent fish kills, government urged
(Panay News,May 18, 2013 , on page 5)Our government should minimize, if not eliminate, massive fish kills in the country, said AGHAM party-list Rep. Angelo Palmones. Government data showed that, two years ago, about 1,900 tons of fish in fish pens and fish ... -
Red tide affects 3,000 fisherfolk in Bacolod
(Panay News,January 16, 2016 , on page 9)The presence of red tide in the city waters has affected the livelihood of about 3, 000 fisherfolk from 12 coastal barangays here. City agriculturist Goldwyn Nifras said the names of the affected fisherfolk were submitted ... -
Red tide alert in Carles still up
(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 back in Sapian Bay
(Panay News,November 18, 2015 , on page 7)Shellfishes in Sapian Bay are once again positive of paralytic shellfish poison. In its Shellfish Advisory No. 19 dated Nov. 13, 2015, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) said the red tide toxin level in ... -
Red tide calamity
(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
(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 in north Negros Occ., too
(Panay News,December 26, 2015 , on page 16)A red tide alert has also been raised in several areas in northern Negros Occidental. Mayors Patrick Escalante of Cadiz City and David Lacson of EB Magalona town confirmed on Dec. 24 the occurrence of red tide in their ... -
Red tide invades Capiz's Sapian Bay
(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, ... -
Red tide still up in Aklan waters
(Panay News,December 1, 2023 , on page 4)A red tide alert is still raised in Mambuquiao and Camanci in Batan town. In the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) shellfish bulletin on Nov. 24, samples collected in the coastal waters of Mambuquiao and ... -
Red tide still up in Pilar- expert
(Panay News,November 12, 2015 , on page 5)Shellfishes in Pilar, Capiz, still have toxicity beyond the regulatory limit, an indication that red tide remains in the municipality, according an aquaculturist here. The regulatory limit for shellfish toxicity is 60 ... -
Red tide still up in WV waters
(Panay News,September 22, 2023 , on page 5)All varieties of shellfish and Acetes sp., commonly known as alamang or hipon, from specific coasts in Western Visayas are still deemed unsafe for human consumption. Recent samples collected from Panay, Pilar, President ... -
Refrain from harvesting, eating green shells - Capiz guv
(Panay News,September 24, 2022 , on page 6)Gov. Fredenil Castro advised the public against harvesting and eating green shells from the waters of Pilar, President Roxas, Ivisan, and Roxas City. Water analysis by the Capiz Agri-Aqua Laboratory of the Provincial ... -
Roxas City, PIlar, Panay still positive for red tide
(Panay News,September 30, 2022 , on page 9)The coastal waters of Roxas City and the towns of Pilar and Panay in this province remain positive for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP), according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Shellfish samples ... -
Roxas City, Pilar, Panay still positive for red tide
(Panay News,September 30, 2022 , on page 9)The coastal waters of Roxas City and the towns of Pilar and Panay in this province remain positive for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP), according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Shellfish samples ... -
Saving the seas from plastic pollution
(Panay News,April 29, 2021 , on page 6-14)The video of a marine biologist removing a plastic straw stuck in a sea turtle’s nose in August 2015 catalyzed a larger movement to eliminate single-use plastics, like plastic straws, from our day-to-day lives. Marine ... -
Scientists to fish farmers: Convert red tide episodes to opportunities
(Panay News,December 26, 2015 , on page B2)Two of the country's top aquaculture scientists admitted there is no solution anymore to the natural phenomenon called red tide and went on to advise people in those areas to just grind and bear it. However, fish farmers ... -
'Seafood capital' on guard vs shellfish
(Panay News,November 20, 2015 , on page 6)Will shellfish be served at the food festival during the Sinadya sa Halaran? Festival director Rommel Roberto Lastimoso said the organizers were still awaiting word from authorities, including the provincial government, ...