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    • Vast potentials for fishery products 

      Yap, Julio Jr. (Panay News, November 7, 2017, on page 10)
      With its vast natural resources, the Philippines is considered as one of the key players in the export market for fish and fishery products – taking into account the market demand and good prices being offered for these ...

    • Vegetables, fish in Antique way too expensive? 

      (Panay News, January 25, 2015, on page 4)
      The prices of such agricultural products in the province were so high that some Antiqueños said they prefer to eat pork and dressed chicken in the past weeks. Leah Gonzales, provincial director of the Department of Trade ...

    • Vendor defies shellfish ban 

      Mijares, Ralph John (Panay News, September 27, 2015, on page 5)
      Despite the directive that totally bans the harvesting, transporting, selling and eating of all kinds of shellfish in Capiz, a 50-year-old vendor at the Teodoro Arcenas Trade Center here said she has no other choice but ...

    • Venezuelans scour polluted river to survive 

      Associated Press (AP) (Panay News, January 9, 2018, on page 11)
      Angel Villanueva waded into the dirty brown water of the Guaire River, the putrid channel snaking through Venezuela’s capital, where he hoped to scavenge for a bit of treasure. He raked his hands across the bottom of the ...

    • Vessel monitoring tech can save lives of Pinoy fisherfolk 

      (Panay News, September 25, 2017, on page B5-B11)
      Proper vessel monitoring can save lives and make fishing more sustainable. Seven sailors drowned when a Filipino merchant ship crashed into the USS Fritzgerald in the sea of Japan last 17 June. The accident was caused ...

    • Vessel tracking in Negros Occidental 

      (Panay News, August 6, 2017, on page 16)
      In the August, Ocean-Philippines will pilot-test its Vessel Monitoring Measures (VMM) in some towns in Negros Occidental. VMM is now mandated by law through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Ocampo said. A VMM ...

    • Viability of prawn farming in the Philippines 

      Yap, Julio Jr. (Panay News, August 23, 2017, on page 12)
      The local industry may have been experiencing a setback due to the prevalence of certain viral diseases affecting the vannamei variety. It is a variety of prawn of the eastern Pacific Ocean that is commonly caught or farmed ...

    • Viability of producing functional food 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, July 27, 2018, on page 10)
      The production or processing of functional food is becoming one of the fast growing segments of the country’s food industry. Functional food contains both essential nutrients and health promoting non-nutrients. However, ...

    • Vietnamese boat owner recounts rescuing Pinoys 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, June 20, 2019, on page 8)
      Voices of the 22 Filipino fishermen from the fishing boat that was rammed by a Chinese vessel awakened the Vietnamese fishermen who helped them, the owner of the Vietnamese boat recalled. In an article published at VnExpress ...

    • Village Chief refuses red tide help from city 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, January 8, 2016, on page 16)
      Councilor Noli Villarosa, Association of Barangay Councils president, has refused the assistance from the city government for red tide-affected fisherfolk in Barangay Tangub. In a letter, the City Agriculture Office (CAO) ...

    • Virtual forum underscores innovative tech, better practices on aquaculture 

      Salazar, S.; Bernardino, K. S.; Gabiota, J. R. A. (Panay News, August 18, 2020, on page 13-11)
      Having demonstrated how science-based approaches can mitigate the impacts of COVID-19, the webinar series highlighting the innovative technologies in improving aquaculture practices were set to help micro, small and medium ...

    • Visayan Sea closed season starts 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, November 16, 2022, on page 2)
      The three-month closed season for fishing in the Visayan Sea started yesterday until Feb. 15, 2023. Fisherfolks are banned from catching, selling and buying sardines, mackerel and herring in a portion of the marine ...

    • Visayan Sea closed season starts, will last until Feb. 15; Areas of closure include Northern Iloilo, parts of Capiz, Northern Negros 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Region VI; PN (Panay News, November 16, 2020, on page 15)
      The agriculture and fisheries sector proved to be the most important during these trying times. These sectors provided and keep providing us our primary need – food. “Ang pagtilaw sang pandemya nagpakita sa aton nga tuman ...

    • Visayan Sea exclusive for small fishers - governors 

      (Panay News, June 14, 2015, on page 2-15)
      Three Visayas provinces have signed a resolution requesting Congress and President Benigno Aquino III to declare the one million- hectare Visayan Sea a marine reserve exclusive only for small fishers. Iloilo, Negros ...

    • Visayan Sea fishing ban lifted 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, February 20, 2020, on page 4)
      It’s open season again for fishing in the Visayan Sea. The three-month fishing ban from November 2019 to February 2020 was lifted on Sunday, Feb. 16. The ban covered herrings, mackerels and sardines. Now fishermen could ...

    • Visayan Sea gab to tackle illegal fishing 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, July 16, 2017, on page 2, 13)
      Illegal fishing is in the agenda of the meeting of governors on July 22 in Sicogon Island in Carles, Iloilo. Arthur Defensor Sr. of Iloilo province will also bring up "market denial," a new strategy to combat the problem. ...

    • Visayan Sea governors seek ways to stop destructive fishing 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, September 27, 2018, on page 2-14)
      FAO No. 246-1 of the Department of Agriculture banned Danish seine fishing and its variants. The Department recently introduced an update to FAO No. 246-1. Now, mere possession of Danish seine or modified Danish seine gears ...

    • The vital 'Balik Scientists' bill 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, March 9, 2016, on page 15)
      It is interesting to note that the House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the much-needed "Balik Scientists" bill. The measure encourages Filipino scientists or technology experts who are working ...

    • Volunteers tapped to help save to boracay environment 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, November 2, 2018, on page 6)
      Environmental volunteers have been tapped by the Philippine National Police (PNP) to protect the welfare of this popular tourist island. Chief Superintendent Rhodel Sermonia, Acting director of Police Community Relations ...

    • Vulnerable ecosystems in Eastern Visayas 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, October 8, 2018, on page 12-14)
      Biodiversity is an important factor in improving our ecosystem because each species of plants or animals, no matter how small, all have an important role to play. It is often used to measure the health of biological systems, ...