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    • Maasin watershed's vulnerability to climate change being assessed 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, August 27, 2010, on page B7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources 6 and other stakeholders are now conducting an assessment on the vulnerability of the Maasin Watershed to climate change. The assessment is part of the five-day on going ...

    • Major challenge: boat operators: no money for modern hulls. 

      PN (Panay News, August 30, 2019, on page 1-14)
      The lack of financial resources to secure technologically-improved hull materials is a major challenge to boat operators and associations of Iloilo and Guimaras that have been told to change their wooden-hulled boats to ...

    • 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, ...

    • ‘Make city waters swimmable again’ 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, March 31, 2019, on page 1-14)
      The goal is to make the coastal waters “swimmable again.” The local government unit here conducted yesterday a massive cleanup drive dubbed as “One Time, Big Time,” which covered 26 coastal villages in the city. The ...

    • Making our seas sustainable 

      (Panay News, September 28, 2018, on page 8)
      It is hoped that today’s meeting of governors of the provinces sharing the bounties of the Visayan Sea would be able to come up with doable plans to curb exploitative commercial fishing and destructive fishing practices ...

    • Malay council members divided over env't fee hike 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, July 15, 2018, on page 14-15)
      Members of the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) have differing takes on the proposed increase of the environmental fee for tourists in the world-famous Boracay Island. SB member Maylynn Aguirre-Graf is proposing to increase the fee ...

    • Malay LGU pushes 'tropical design' in Boracay Island 

      PN; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) (Panay News, May 20, 2019, on page 8)
      The local government of Malay, Aklan has created a committee to review plans and designs for structures on this famed island resort in a bid to ensure compliance with a standard “tropical design” and environmental regulations. ...

    • Malay LGU spurns 'big events' 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, April 2, 2018, on page 1-14)
      According to the Malay local government, its decision to prohibit big “LaBoracay” events this year is in line with “the rehabilitation of Boracay Island since big events for Labor Day generates a significant increase in ...

    • 'Malay must ensure proper Boracay Island Waste Mgt' 

      Aguirre, Jun (Panay News, June 29, 2018, on page 8)
      The local government unit (LGU) of Malay, Aklan may face more charges for failing to address the garbage problem in this island resort, warned the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) of the Department of ...

    • Malaysia establishes biggest 1-million-hectare marine park 

      (Panay News, June 10, 2016, on page B3-B14)
      Malaysia has just established the biggest marine protected area (MPA) in the country. The Tun Mustapha park (TMP) occupies 1m hectares (2.47m acres) of seascape off the northern tip of Sabah province in Borneo, a region ...

    • Man drowns in Himamaylan 

      (Panay News, July 31, 2023, on page 2)
      A man accidentally fell into the water from a boat off the coast of Barangay Aguisan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, July 29. The 26-year-old Joven Buenaflor was a resident of Purok 6 of the aforementioned ...

    • Mangrove and Beach Forest Development Project gets P400M 

      PN; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) (Panay News, June 25, 2015, on page C5)
      The need to protect mangrove and beach forests against the devastating effects of climate change has come to the fore with the aftermath of super typhoon "Yolanda". In the light of possible typhoons that could damage ...

    • Mangrove conservation, rehabilitation gab held 

      Pelayo, Edwin C. (Panay News, August 20, 2005, on page 6)
      A three-day seminar on Mangrove Conservation and Rehabilitation was recently held at the Sampaguita Garden Resort in New Washington town Aklan. The activity, which wrapped up yesterday, aims to promote people's awareness ...

    • Mangrove cutting in Oton slammed 

      Melliza, Pet (Panay News, November 19, 1999, on page 2-14)
      One of southern Iloilo's last mangrove stands if gone, courtesy of a "developer" and a set of public officials in stupor. And a scientist at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec) based in Tigbauan tow, ...

    • Mangrove eco-park a pride of Leganes 

      Umahag, Yla (Panay News, December 12, 2015, on page 1-15)
      "KATUNGGAN" is Cebuano for mangrove. Often taken for granted by casual observers, mangroves provide a habitat for animals and plants of various species. Their rotten leaves and decaying roots serve as food for fishes, ...

    • Mangrove sanctuary 

      Iñigo, Liezle Basa (Panay News, August 14, 2014, on page 8)
      The Bangrin Marine protected area is a 42.25-hectare mangrove forest located in Bani, Pangasinan. aside from serving as a habitat for 53 bird species, the tourist spot also offers visitors board walking, forest adventure, ...

    • Mangrove-friendly crab culture, a lucrative source of livelihood 

      Dianala, Rex Delsar B. (Panay News, February 29, 2020, on page B8-B6)
      The lush foliage of mangrove forests is now the pride of their host communities – a badge for environmental conservation, a natural protection from storm surges, and a potential tourist draw. This is a far cry from the ...

    • Mangroves act as buffers during inclement weather 

      PN; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (Panay News, May 26, 2014, on page 6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 has embarked on mangrove tree growing as part of the implementation of the National Greening Program (NGP). NGP targets to plant 1.5 billion trees across ...

    • 'Mangroves good for coastal villages': Int'l Day of Forests marked 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Iloilo; PN (Panay News, March 24, 2014, on page 4)
      Planting mangroves in Brgy. Talisay, Barotac Nuevo town was the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) way of celebrating the international day of forests. Some 150 mangrove propagules were planted Friday ...

    • Mangroves survive attack of 'tide moth' 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI; PN (Panay News, February 7, 2016, on page 2-11)
      After almost two months, the mangrove area in Barangay Ingore, La Paz district which was "browned" by the "tide watching mangrove moth" (Aucha velans) has fully recovered and has re-grown its green leaves once again. Last ...