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    • Iloilo moves to boost blue swimming crab population 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, May 15, 2024, on page 2-15)
      In a bid to revive the blue swimming crab population in the province and sustain local livelihoods, the Provincial Agriculture Office recently released crablets in Sitio Banban, Barangay Tambaliza, Concepcion town. Led by ...

    • Iloilo mulls crab hatchery 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, July 30, 2017, on page 3)
      Iloilo plans to replicate a practice of the neighboring province of Negros Occidental in conserving blue crabs. During a recent meeting on the Visayan Sea, Negros Occidental governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. shared that they ...

    • Iloilo plants more trees riverbanks 

      PN; Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Panay News, May 9, 2015, on page 4)
      The Iloilo province has embarked on reforestation of riverbanks to prevent siltation and erosion. The initiative is part of the Rainwater Harvesting and Watershed Board Strengthening Project which focuses on stabilizing ...

    • Iloilo researchers see potential for drug development; Marine bacteria in Tubbataha show anti-cancer properties 

      Subingsubing, Krixia (Panay News, November 28, 2023, on page 2)
      For the last five years, scientists from the University of San Agustin (USA) in Iloilo province have been combing the country’s oceans for microorganisms that can cure intractable diseases. This year, they finally discovered ...

    • Iloilo River can be PH model in river cleanup 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, May 17, 2017, on page 2-16)
      The Iloilo River can be a model in river cleanup, according to newly-installed Environment secretary Roy Cimatu. He was impressed by efforts to clean the Iloilo River which is actually an estuary, said Cimatu. Over a decade ...

    • Iloilo RIver dev't project wins Galing Pook award 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, October 5, 2018, on page 5-15)
      The Iloilo-Batiano River Development Project won the coveted Galing Pook Award. The city government’s entry to the 2018 Galing Pook Awards was the river rehabilitation project started in 2011. Mayor Jose Espinosa III ...

    • Iloilo river getting shallow 

      (Panay News, March 11, 2015, on page 11)
      Unlike many years ago when the Iloilo River - properly called Arm of the Sea - was a favorite spot for swimming it is now polluted. Also heavily-sited, the river is not deep enough to float a match. We hope that Senate ...

    • 'Iloilo river no longer a public toilet' 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, March 14, 2014, on page 1-14)
      Over the years, the 15-kilometer Iloilo River had been deteriorating because of pollution, sedimentation, depletion of mangrove areas, illegal settlers and the proliferation of manmade constrictions, among others. Not ...

    • Iloilo seeks to conserve blue crab population 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, February 27, 2018, on page 3-14)
      The provincial government will put up a crab hatchery worth P5-million in Concepcion town this year to help conserve and restore the population of the kasag or blue swimming crabs. In partnership with the Bureau of Fisheries ...

    • Iloilo seeks to revive seaweed industry: Prov’l gov’t to hold first-ever seaweed summit 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, April 12, 2023, on page 1-15)
      In Panay Island, the province of Iloilo was a pioneer in seaweed production before it was overtaken by Antique. Due to climate change and the loss of interest among Iloilo’s seaweed farmers, production gradually decreased, ...

    • Iloilo's farmers, fisherfolks feted 

      Cavañas, Mary Joy (Panay News, October 9, 2023, on page 5)
      Outstanding farmers and fisherfolks across Iloilo were recognized by the provincial government through the Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) during the Farmers and Fisherfolks’ Day held on Friday, Oct. 6, at Punta Villa ...

    • Ilonggo fisherfolk rethink use of motorboats due to TRAIN impact on diesel 

      Gelito, Abeguen (Panay News, February 7, 2018, on page B1)
      Iloilo City – Ilonggo fisherfolk are choosing ease off the use of motorboats when fishing due to the increase in oil prices brought by the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. The 44-year-old fisherman ...

    • Ilonggos urged to join planting of 5T mangroves today 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, July 1, 2017, on page 2-14)
      To cap the Environment Month celebration, the provincial government will be “bringing people to nature” today (July 1) through mangrove planting. Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) chief Arthuro ...

    • Ilongo fisherfolks get fiberglass boats 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-6; PN (Panay News, September 25, 2020, on page 15)
      Amid the coronavirus pandemic, fisherfolks from Iloilo City received 10 fiberglass reinforced plastic boats from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 6 and Department of Agriculture-Office of Assistant ...

    • Impact assessment showed role of credit in improving livelihoods of farmers, fisherfolk 

      Department of Science and Technology (DOST) (Panay News, December 22, 2015, on page C5)
      Inadequate capital is a common constraint among small-scale farmers and fisherfolk. Monetary problems also limit their households to pursue other livelihood activities that could augment the family income. To address these ...

    • 'Implementing amended fisheries code a challenge' 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, September 30, 2015, on page 3)
      Implementing the amended law on fisheries, Republic Act 10654, will be challenge, said Regional director Remia Aparri of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Fishing boat operators and traders staged a ...

    • Importance of coral reefs 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, March 7, 2016, on page 12)
      The World Resources Institute has predicted that by 2030, over 90 percent of the country's coral reef will be threatened. Destructive fishing, coastal development, agriculture, aquaculture, and lack of treatment for ...

    • 'Importing galunggong will disadvantage 1.5M fisherfolk' 

      GMA News (Panay News, September 2, 2018, on page B2)
      The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) plan to import round scad, or galunggong every year will disadvantage some one and a half million small fisherfolk in the country, Sen. Cynthia Villar said. Villar, who chairs the Senate ...

    • Imposition of SRPs on agri products starts in Metro Manila 

      GMA News (Panay News, February 23, 2020, on page B1)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has set suggested retail prices (SRP) for major agricultural commodities in a bid to protect consumers against price irregularities. “Under the Price Act, the DA is directed, whenever ...

    • Improving the survival rate of mud crab 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, April 30, 2018, on page 10)
      Through the use of formulated feeds and natural food, the survival rate of mud crab from zoea to megalopae and zoea to crab instar has significantly improved. The improvement was realized under a project entitled “Improvement ...