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    • UCN red list reveals wildlife destruction from treetop to ocean floor 

      The Guardian (Panay News, July 20, 2019, on page 9)
      Latest list shows extinction now threatens a third of all assessed species, from monkeys to rhino rays. From the tops of trees to the depths of the oceans, humanity’s destruction of wildlife is continuing to drive many ...
    • UI law students to help protect Visayan Sea 

      (Panay News, March 15, 2018, on page 3)
      Students of the University of Iloilo's (UI) College of Law volunteered to help preserve the Visayan Sea. The college’s In Solidum Student Council presented to Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. a manifesto offering support and help ...
    • 'Ulang' culture take strides 

      Portal, Tadz (Panay News, August 6, 2003, on page 9)
      If there is one thing Ilonggos have to learn to earn profit, it would be the farming of "ulang" or the freshwater prawn, macrobrachium rosenbergii. Old folks said that ulang used to thrive at the Jaro River way before the ...
    • Ulian Watershed bags 'Prize on Blue Waters' 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, January 23, 2015, on page 3)
      For the second time, the Ulian Watershed in Lambunao town won the coveted Governor's Prize on Blue Waters, an award for the most sustainable and well-managed watershed. The Ulian Watershed proved that it has the most ...
    • Under the sea in the land of Lego 

      (Panay News, July 20, 2019, on page 10)
      A Lego-themed marine sanctuary, SEA LIFE Malaysia is a two story indoor aquarium that houses more than 13,000 marine life from 120 species and 11 different habitat zones. Among those hosed across 25 tanks are stingrays, ...
    • Undesirable practices threaten Gigantes island chain 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, September 17, 2019, on page 1-10)
      Prohibitive prices of seafoods. Lack of serviceable restrooms. These two concerns threaten the Gigantes group of islands, a fledgling tourism destination in the northern municipality of Carles. “Their seafoods are more ...
    • UP prof cited for book on Panay seashells 

      Garibay, Soledad S. (Panay News, October 12, 2010, on page 2-14)
      Dr. Liberto V. Laureta, faculty member of the University of the Philippines in the Visayas' Institute of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, received the prestigious Gintong Aklat Award, Natural Sciences ...
    • UPV extends expertise in fish processing to Antique farmers 

      University of the Philippine Visayas (Panay News, June 21, 2022, on page 9-11)
      The seafood processing team of the Institute of Fish Processing Technology, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS-IFPT), University of the Philippines Visayas introduced fish processing technologies to Agrarian ...
    • UPV seaweed team to help Iloilo seaweed farmers 

      (Panay News, July 8, 2022, on page 6-15)
      Prof. Encarnacion Emilia Yap, dean of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV), expressed willingness to assist the seaweed sector in the province. Yap, project ...
    • UPV students win telco tilt 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, March 19, 2013, on page 11)
      Whou would have thought that discarded tahong shells could be used to produced hollow blocks? The group from University of the Philippines Visayas-Tacloban did. Graduating Bachelor of Science Management students Maria ...
    • Urban greenbelt 

      (Panay News, September 18, 2016, on page 4)
      Personnel of the Roxas City Jail plant mangrove propagules at Palina Ecopark in the coastal village of Cagay. The recent activity was part of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology's effort for climate change mitigation.
    • 'Ursula' damage in Iloilo seen to exceed P104M 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, January 3, 2020, on page 2-14)
      Damage that this province incurred from typhoon “Ursula” is expected to exceed P104 million. The four towns were Ajuy, Batad, Concepcion, and Estancia. Here are the other losses that the four towns reported: * livestock / ...
    • US aircraft carrier patrols disputed sea amid China buildup on islands 

      Associated Press (AP) (Panay News, June 28, 2018, on page 6-14)
      The United States military deployed the third aircraft carrier this year to patrol the disputed South China Sea, where Washington has criticized China’s military buildup on new man-made islands. The 97,000-ton USS Ronald ...
    • US backs Philippine move to settle sea row thru UNCLOS 

      Julian, Sammy (Panay News, February 22, 2013, on page 15)
      US Secretary of StateJohn Kerry expressed support to the Philippines' resolve to settle conflicting claims with China in the West Philippine Sea through the rule of law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the ...
    • US compensation for Tubbataha Reef 

      Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) (Panay News, February 19, 2015, on page 12)
      On Jan. 20, 2015, the Philippine government received from the US government the full requested amount of P87,033,570.71 as compensation for the damage caused to Tubbataha Reef by the grounding of the "USS Guardian". The ...
    • US fires warning shots at Iran boats 

      BBC (Panay News, May 12, 2021, on page 15)
      A US Coast Guard ship fired warning shots at Iranian boats that came close to American naval vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon says. The Pentagon said 13 fast boats from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ...
    • US helped Ukraine sink Russian cruiser 

      BBC (Panay News, May 7, 2022, on page 5)
      The US provided intelligence that helped Ukraine sink the Moskva, Russia’s flagship Black Sea missile cruiser, several US media report. Unnamed officials said Ukraine had asked the US about a ship sailing to the south of ...
    • US hits out at China on sea reclamation 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Panay News, May 31, 2015, on page 9)
      The United States on Saturday vowed to keep sending military aircraft and ships to disputed parts of the South China Sea and called for an immediate halt to reclamation works by Beijing in the tense region. US Defense ...
    • US Navy destroyer conducts operation in South China Sea 

      (Panay News, October 23, 2016, on page 11)
      A United States Navy warship on Friday passed through waters claimed by China near disputed islands in the South China Sea, the Defense Department said, drawing Chinese condemnation. A department spokesman, Navy Commodore ...
    • US Navy presence meant to stop China 

      (Panay News, October 29, 2015, on page 10)
      China has asked the United States to withdraw out of the South China Sea even as the warship USS Lassen, a guided-missile destroyer, plows the sea near the disputed Spratly archipelago. The ship is on a mission to cruise ...