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Taiwan companies eye PH aquaculture market
(Panay News,September 22, 2017 , on page B1, B5)Manila – Ten Taiwanese companies will visit the Philippines next week to explore business opportunities in the country’s aquaculture market, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) said. According to TAITRA, ... -
Talisay leaves may 'revolutionize' PH aquaculture
(Panay News,December 21, 2019 , on page 9)A recent study has shown that the leaves of the common talisay (also known as the Indian or tropical almond tree) improve the survival of the ayungin larvae, or silver therapon (Leiopotherapon plumbeus) a freshwater fish ... -
Tañon Strait celebrates 19th year as protected area
(Panay News,June 11, 2017 , on page 12)Tañon Strait, a 161-kilometer strip which separates the islands of Cebu and Negros, is celebrating nearly two decades as a protected area. It is host to 62 percent of the country's coral species, plus 14 species of whales ... -
Tañon Strait dolphins declining and in peril
(Panay News,December 2, 2023 , on page 9-15)Researchers from the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) are warning that unchecked ecotourism and overfishing are threatening the cetacean biodiversity of the famous and richly diverse Tañon ... -
Task force seeks more oil spill clean up workers
(Manila Bulletin,February 25, 2014 , on page 2)The power Barge 103 oil spill task force has recommended to the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM), owner of the typhoon-wrecked power barge 103, to add more workers for the oil spill clean up in ... -
Team of experts to check on Boracay coral reefs
(Panay News,June 16, 2015 , on page 2-31)In light of environmental issues besetting Boracay, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) created a team of experts that will study the reported degradation of the coral reef ecosystem in the island ... -
Tech service on seaweed culture for Culasi brgys
(Panay News,July 4, 2016 , on page 4)Residents of two barangays in Culasi, Antique, will be taught about technological services related to seaweed culture. Seaweed culture is just one of several topics to be discussed during the Technology Caravan and Fisherfolk ... -
Tech Transfer Day highlights DOST’s R&D efforts
(Panay News,October 28, 2017 , on page 10)The Technology Transfer Day will be held Friday at the vast Iloilo Convention Center, Megaworld Boulevard, Mandurriao in Iloilo City. It was learned that the Region-6 office of the Department of Science and Technology ... -
Technical congress renames mud crab as mangrove crab
(Panay News,February 10, 2016 , on page C5-C6)Mud crabs will now be referred to as mangrove crabs. This was agreed upon during the first National Mud Crab Congress held by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) in Tigbauan, ... -
Temporary road closure due to Paraw activities in Guimaras
(Panay News,February 10, 2019 , on page 9)The province of Guimaras hosts the two-day kickoff activities of the Iloilo-Guimaras Paraw Regatta Festival 2019. The first way yesterday and the second is today. In view of the foregoing considerations, there is a temporary ... -
Thai marine biologist pleads for dugong conservation plan
(Panay News,October 5, 2019 , on page 9)A top marine biologist has urged Thailand’s government to speed up conservation plans for the dugong, an imperiled sea mammal, after their death toll for the year in Thai waters has already climbed to a record 21. Thon ... -
Therma Visayas initiates Marine Conservation Strategy in Toledo
(Panay News,December 19, 2020 , on page 13)The whale shark, locally known as Butanding, is a migratory species that regularly passes through the coastal areas of South Luzon and the Visayan islands. These creatures frequent tropical waters and areas where plankton ... -
‘They need someone to blame’: Boracay env’t mess: Aklan guv to prove innocence
(Panay News,July 1, 2018 , on page 7)Gov. Florencio Miraflores denied the accusations stated in a complaint filed against him and 16 other local officials in Aklan over Boracay’s environmental problems. The governor was accused of negligence in ensuring the ... -
Tigbauan wows
(Panay News,July 22, 2012 , on page D5)The municipality of Tigbauan was named after the giant grass known as "tigbaw" in the local dialect. The St. John of Sahagun Parish church was constructed using forced using forced labor under Fray Florencio Martin in 1867 ... -
Tigbauan: a passion for history
(Panay News,October 24, 2005 , on page 16)Among the famous historical towns in Iloilo is Tigbauan, a 52-barangay municipality 22.5 kilometers away from Iloilo City. Bounded in the northwest by the municipality of San Miguel, in the east by the town of Oton and ... -
Tilapia culture gives 49% ROI
(Panay News,November 21, 2000 , on page 13)Data from harvest of tilapia cultured in freshwater ponds, pens and net cages showed a return on investment (ROI) of 49% with a payback period of two years. The system was done in a natural or man-made water impoundment. ... -
'Time to assert tribunal ruling on West PH Sea'
(Panay News,November 7, 2016 , on page 9)The Philippines should now strategize how it can assert its tribunal victory over China in the South China Sea dispute, a former government lawyer said. The Hugue Tribuna Court's ruling in favor of the Philippines serves ... -
Toilsome recovery for Culasi seaweed farmers
(Panay News,January 6, 2014 , on page 16)Residents of the island barangay of Maniguin in this northern municipality have not yet recovered two months after super typhoon "Yolanda" struck and devastated Antique. The typhoon washed away the tambalang (seaweed) ... -
Tons of dead fish scatter on polluted Lebanese lake
(Panay News,May 1, 2021 , on page 5)Tons of dead fish washed up on the banks of a lake on Lebanon’s Litani river, engulfing a nearby village in a pungent smell, in a disaster blamed on polluted waters. Volunteers collected rotting fish carcasses near the ... -
Total shellfish ban in Capiz town
(Panay News,October 29, 2015 , on page 3)In Pilar town, harvesting, transporting, selling and eating of all types of shellfish are banned. Mayor Gideon Ike Patricio issued an Executive Order regarding the total ban of shellfish in their area following the Bureau ...