Browsing Panay News by Author "Golez, Prince"

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    • 'It's not fair!': total island closure riles tourism stakeholders Gov’t readies P2-B Boracay calamity fund 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, April 6, 2018, on page 1-37)
      A calamity fund of P2 billion will be used to help worked that would be displaced by Boracay Island's six-month closure starting April 26. No resort owners, however, would benefit form the fund, said Presidential spokesperson ...

    • It's total closure for Boracay 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, April 5, 2018, on page 10)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the recommendation to close Boracay Island for six months. It would be a total closure to tourism, said Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque. The President reached such decision during ...

    • De Lima seeks probe on suspicious activity in Benham Rise. 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, March 23, 2017, on page 7)
      Sen. Leila de Lima wants a Senate investigation into the “suspicious” Chinese incursions in Benham Rise. In filing Senate Resolution No. 334, de Lima said the probe seeks to find out why Chinese vessels sailed into Philippine ...

    • Loren mulls new fisheries agency 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, August 25, 2016, on page 7-15)
      A bill filed in the Senate seeks to create a Department of Fisheries aimed at conserving the country's fisheries and aquatic resources. In enhancing fish production, Sen. Loren Legarda's Senate Bill No. (SBN) 242 mandates ...

    • Majority of Filipinos back Boracay closure - survey 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, July 4, 2018, on page 9)
      Malacañang on Monday welcomed the results of a survey showing majority of Filipinos support the closure of Boracay Island. This means President Rodrigo Duterte was right to decide to shut down the island for six months, ...

    • More gov't troops in Boracay than Spratlys? 

      Silubrico, Ruby; Golez, Prince (Panay News, April 28, 2018, on page 1-15)
      Sen. Francis Pangilinan questioned the deployment of over 600 government troops to popular island resort Boracay in Malay, Aklan. “Boracay is a tourist destination with a long coastline of soft, white sand beach. It is not ...

    • More laws on aquaculture sought 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, May 17, 2017, on page 11-16)
      Sen. Cynthia Villar believes that more bills creating multi-species marine breeding stations in the provinces should be passed. “Aquaculture or fish farming is crucial for our food security. There is an uptrend in aquaculture ...

    • Nancy: Suspend all Boracay permits but… 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, July 26, 2018, on page 13-15)
      While she agreed with an order to suspend all environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) and other permits of business establishments in this famed island resort, Sen. Nancy Binay called for a hassle-free reapplication ...

    • New 'racket' in Boracay 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, April 25, 2018, on page 1-15)
      Are there unscrupulous barangay officials in Boracay raising funds for their election campaign using the island’s rehabilitation as a convenient cover? A businessman in Boracay was asked by certain barangay officials to ...

    • 'No improvement in Manila Bay' 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, June 29, 2016, on page 10)
      Sen. Cynthia Villar urged government agencies to work "double time" in their effort to rehabilitate Manila Bay

    • Oil spill cleanup contractor mum on Defensor's plaints 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, October 10, 2014, on page 1-14)
      Oil spill clean-up contractor Kuan Yu Global Technologies, Inc. refused to comment on the issues raised by Iloilo's Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. "No comment na kami sa mga issues nila. Thank," read a text message from Kuan Yu ...

    • Oil spill cleanup method defended 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, January 16, 2014, on page 1-12)
      Estancia, Iloilo oil spill cleanup contractor Kuan Yu Global Technologies Inc. insists it has a work plan and that this is in accordance with the Philippine National Oil Spill Contingency Plan. "We have submitted our work ...

    • 'Only Filipino can explore Benham Rise' 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, February 7, 2018, on page 7-14)
      President Rodrigo Duterte said only Filipinos can explore and conduct research at the 13-million hectare Benham Rise, Cabinet official said on Tuesday. Duterte ordered the Philippine Navy to "chase out" any foreign fishing ...

    • Palace hit for allowing China into Benham Rise 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, January 27, 2018, on page 6-14)
      The government should not underestimate the capacity of Filipinos to conduct research in Benham Rise, according to Sen. Paolo Benigno Aquino IV. Sen. Nancy Binay, on the other hand, called on the Department of Foreign ...

    • PH rejects Chinese names for Benham Rise features 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, February 15, 2018, on page 6-14)
      Malacañang has rejected China’s naming of several undersea features in Benham Rise, which has been renamed Philippine Rise. “We object and do not recognize the Chinese names given to some undersea features in the Philippine ...

    • PH to brandish Hague ruling in 'proper time' 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, May 31, 2018, on page 7-15)
      The government will use the international tribunal ruling invalidating China’s claim over the entire South China Sea “at the proper time,” National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said. Esperon assured that the ...

    • PH, China mounting talks over sea of cooperation 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, March 29, 2017, on page 11)
      The Philippines and the People’s Republic of China are scheduled to have “bilateral mechanism” talks over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) dispute this coming May. “Through this bilateral mechanism, mutual trust and maritime ...

    • Prevent fish kills, government urged 

      Golez, Prince (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 ...

    • Protect PH fishers in WPS, Du30 told 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, June 12, 2018, on page 6-14)
      President Rodrigo Duterte was urged to protect the Filipino fishermen who were allegedly harassed by the Chinese coast guard at the Scarborough Shoal. “Instead of taking action to protect our fishermen, the Duterte ...

    • 'Sea row affects fishing industry' 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, July 10, 2015, on page 13)
      Filipino fisherfolk stand to lose P200 million worth of daily income if the Philippines loses its case against China over territorial claims at the West Philippine Sea, a Senate leader said. "There lies the greatest danger ...