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    • California oil spill gushed like hose 'without a nozzle' 

      Associated Press (AP) (Panay News, June 28, 2015, on page 10)
      Firefighters investigating a reported petroleum stench at a California beach last month didn’t take long to find a spill — oil was spreading across the sand and into the surf. Tracing the source, they found crude gushing ...

    • Caluya amping up seaweeds prod'n 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, May 19, 2015, on page 2-15)
      Seaweed farming proves to be a gainful venture for Caluya, Antique, and the municipality eyes boosting its production. Majority of the townsfolk are engaged in seaweed farming. Caluya is the fifth largest seaweed producer ...

    • Caluya could be next tourism miracle 

      (Panay News, May 1, 2016, on page 1-15)
      This cluster of islets that comprise the only isolated municipality of Antique does not look as sad as it sounds. As every Antiqueño knows, "kaluya" means "sadness" in English. Through the initiative of Mayor Genevive Lim ...

    • Caluya goes environmental 

      (Panay News, July 9, 2017, on page 9)
      Mayor Genevive Lim Reyes is leaving no stone unturned in her determination to keep the sea off her town of Caluya, Antique a haven for sea creatures. Recently, a team of experts from the Municipal Agriculture Office and ...

    • Caluya's Tatusan Festival reels off May 22 

      Vego, Herbert (Panay News, April 26, 2015, on page 15-16)
      Every annual celebration of Tatusan Festival, this isolated island municipality literally suspends its isolation in the three days it takes to gather together migrant natives, local and foreign tourists to its white-sand ...

    • Campaign on amended fisheries code increased 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA); PN (Panay News, December 1, 2015, on page 5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 6 (BFAR6) is stepping up efforts on information, education and communication campaign on a new law which amended the Philippine Fisheries Code. Republic Act 10654, an act to ...

    • Can bangus from Tigbauan feed the world? 

      (Panay News, November 4, 2017, on page 1, 2, 14)
      Iloilo - Feeding more than nine billion people by 2050 is one of the world’s greatest challenges, according to the United Nations (UN). At the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) - Aquaculture Department ...

    • Canada 1st G20 country to ban shark fin trade 

      BBC (Panay News, June 23, 2019, on page 11)
      The country is the largest importer of shark fins outside Asia, though shark finning in the domestic fishery has been illegal since 1994. The shark fin trade is believed to have contributed to the precarious status of many ...

    • Capitol goes on with bangus experiment despite the fire 

      Melliza, Pet (Panay News, November 25, 1998, on page 2)
      By next month, the fishery station in Molo district here will be selling milkfish in the market, the fruit of an experiment and, incidentally, a timely move now that Gov. Arthur Defensor calls for "rationalization" to ...

    • Capitol plants more mangrove propagules in Banate 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, March 26, 2021, on page 4)
      In celebration of World Water Day on March 22, the provincial capitol recently planted about 500 mangrove propagules of the bungalon species along the shoreline of Barangay Alacaygan in Banate town. “We must continue with ...

    • Capitol seeks to expand Bantay Dagat capabilities 

      PN (Panay News, January 26, 2020, on page 4)
      The provincial government seeks to improve the capabilities of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force to deter illegal fishing which remains a problem particularly in the northern waters of Iloilo. Among others, ...

    • Capitol seeks to plant 10T mangroves today 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, May 19, 2018, on page 3-14)
      The provincial government hopes to plant 10,000 mangrove propagules today in the municipalities of Leganes and Dumangas. Some 5,000 mangrove propagules are being targeted for planting in Barangay Bigke, Leganes and another ...

    • Capitol's seaweed farm also serves a learning center 

      Melliza, Pet (Panay News, December 9, 1998, on page B6)
      The one-hectare seaweed demonstration farm off Manlot Island, Carles town, serves not only to showcase practical know-how and a nursery. It also serves as a learning center for students and public officials on field trips ...

    • Capitol, Seafdec release native catfish at Tigum 

      PN (Panay News, September 8, 1999, on page 7)
      Governor Arthur Defensor and officials from the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec) had released some 1,500 native catfish fingerlings at Tagum River last September 4, to launch the program to restock ...

    • Capiz aquafarmers hurt by lockdown woes; seek help to lower feed costs 

      Dianala, Rex Delsar B. (Panay News, July 11, 2020, on page 13)
      Aquafarmers from the seafood capital of the Philippines are feeling the sting of the pandemic as transport restrictions have driven down prices given the difficulties in distributing their milkfish, crab, and shrimp produce. ...

    • Capiz fish farmers laud UPV livelihood support 

      (Panay News, August 4, 2022, on page 9-11)
      The Roxas City Aquaculture Association (RACA) lauded the livelihood support initiative of the Institute of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS-IA), University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV). Manuelito ...

    • Capiz fisherfolks affected by red tide continue to receive aid 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, November 23, 2022, on page 4)
      The provincial government of Capiz, through its Task Force Pagdumdum, continues to extend assistance to fisherfolks affected by red tide. Just recently, the taskforce went to Barangay Culajo, Roxas City and distributed ...

    • Capiz fishermen trained on fishery laws 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, October 5, 2022, on page 4)
      Around 30 fisherfolks here underwent an orientation and training on Fisheries Law Enhancement and Enforcement from Sept. 21 to 29. It was a collective endeavor of the provincial government of Capiz in partnership with the ...

    • Capiz governor vows to save Panay River 

      Heredia, John (Panay News, August 29, 2016, on page 6-19)
      Capiz governor Antonio del Rosario promised to revitalize the Panay River, which he claimed to have become “polluted” and “not fit for human activities.” Del Rosario plans to form a Panay River Council, under which a “Task ...

    • Capiz guv bans shellfish; coastal waters monitored for red tide 

      Heredia, John S.; Mijares, Ralph John (Panay News, September 3, 2015, on page 3)
      Capiz governor Victor Tanco Sr. banned shellfish in the province following the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources' (BFAR) Aug. 29 advisory that Sapian Bay has red tide toxins. In an interview, Tanco said he already ...