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IATF: 'Positive result on Caluya oil spill cleanup'
(Panay News,July 6, 2023 , on page 3)Months-long cleanup initiatives to address the oil spill in the island municipality of Caluya yielded positive results, according to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF). On July 3, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and ... -
Ibajay to vie for Asia's largest mangrove
(Panay News,June 30, 2010 , on page 4)Ibajay town here will compete for the record of having the largest mangrove tree in Asia. Ibajay Mayor Lulu Miraflores said a group of Japanese experts arrived recently to document the mangrove found in the boundary of ... -
Ibajay's Mangrove Eco-Tourism Park: A Nature's Haven
(Panay News,January 26, 2010 , on page B1)Mayor Ma. Lourdes Miraflores of Ibajay disclosed that the "Katunggan it Ibajay" is the only and most diverse natural growth mangrove community in the whole Philippines and even in Southeast Asia as confirmed by the Southeast ... -
Ice turns pink in Italy's Alps, sparks algae probe
(Panay News,July 7, 2020 , on page 16)Italian scientists are investigating the mysterious appearance of pink glacial ice in the Alps, caused by algae that accelerate the effects of climate change. There is debate about where the algae come from, but Biagio Di ... -
Idle fishponds considered for mangrove planting
(Panay News,February 12, 2014 , on page 16)Idle fishponds in negros Occidental were being eyed for mangrove reforestation, non-government organization (NGO) leaders said yesterday. The province has 16,375 hectares (ha.) of fishponds, Josephine Abares of the Zoological ... -
Illegal fish cages at Iloilo River demolished
(Panay News,June 28, 2016 , on page 4)Twenty-one illegal fish cages locally called punot at the Iloilo River were demolished from Carpenter's Bridge upstream along Barangay Navais, Mandurriao district and Barangay Sooc, Arevalo district. -
Illegal fishers arrested in Concepcion, Carles
(Panay News,October 30, 2015 , on page 4)Eight fishermen using active gears within the municipal waters of Carles and Concepcion towns were apprehended from Oct. 25 to 27. They were detained in jails, according to Police Officer 3 Charlie Asturias of Provincial ... -
Illegal fishers caught
(Panay News,August 19, 2014 , on page 7)Five fishermen in Sagay City were caught for encroaching the marine sanctuary there. They were identified as Boy Mark Seronda, 27; Emelito Seronda, 24; Lito Sanita, 50; Bernardo Estelita, 44; and Leopoldo Leponario, 57, ... -
Illegal fishers caught
(Panay News,March 28, 2014 , on page 10)Authorities arrested 27 crew members of a fishing boat for encroachment in the coastal municipality of Cauayan yesterday. The crew members were onboard FB Aquaking Dos, which was caught within the municipal waters 5.7 ... -
Illegal fishers caught in Concepcion waters
(Panay News,September 18, 2015 , on page 2-19)The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force apprehended a commercial fishing boat engaged in purse seine fishing and two motorized boats engaged in shell gathering with the use of air compressor off the waters of Concepcion, ... -
Illegal fishers fall
(Panay News,March 16, 2014 , on page 2)A police team led by PO3 Paul Magdaong conducted a seaborne patrol that resulted to the apprehension of three fishing vessels owned by Artemio Fortaleza Sr., Bella Torente and Melgar Durano. -
Illegal fishers from oil spill-hit towns fall
(Panay News,March 6, 2014 , on page 2-12)Thirty-six fishermen from the oil spill-hit towns of Batad and Estancia were arrested for illegal fishing early this week. The fishermen were caught engaging in Danish seine fishing. The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task ... -
Illegal fishers in 'hot water'
(Panay News,August 14, 2014 , on page 11-14)Seven fishermen caught using improvised dynamites off the coast of Barosbos Island in Carles are in deep trouble here. SPO1 Gilbert Piedad of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task force is set to file a criminal complaint ... -
Illegal fishers use 'spotters' to elude arrest - Banias
(Panay News,August 27, 2018 , on page 2-14)Illegal fishers have found a way to avoid arrest. They use “spotters”, according to Provincial Administrator Raul Banias. These spotters monitor the Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force’s movements. Through mobile phone text ... -
Illegal fishing
(Panay News,August 6, 2016 , on page 6)Illegal fishing is rampant in Western Visayas, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. What should be done? The country already has a strengthened law against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) ... -
Illegal fishing
(Panay News,August 3, 2019 , on page 6)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 6 simulated an apprehension of an illegal commercial fishing vessel Thursday in Iloilo City for the benefit of judges and prosecutors. The goal was to make the courts ... -
Illegal Fishing
(Panay News,July 8, 2017 , on page 10)Illegal fishing remains a concern in Iloilo province although the Bantay Dagat is doing all it can to catch poachers. Some quarters may find this concern picayune compared to illegal drugs. Increasing national productivity ... -
Illegal fishing activities in Carles, Iloilo still rampant
(Panay News,September 21, 2019 , on page 7)Is there no end to illegal fishing in Carles, Iloilo? No less than Mayor Siegfredo Betita confirmed that illegal fishing remain rampant in his municipality. The local police unit appears ineffective and helpless. -
Illegal fishing cases surge
(Panay News,June 10, 2015 , on page 2-15)In just five months, the criminal charges filed against illegal fishers here nearly doubled compared to last year's accomplishment of the Bantay Bata Task Force. The task force reported that the number of cases filed in ... -
Illegal fishing is stealing - guv
(Panay News,February 10, 2015 , on page 8)Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. reiterated his call against illegal fishing activities in the Visayan Sea. Marañon, during his visit in Molocabocc Island, Sagay City, urged the fisherfolk to "continue the drive in protecting the ...