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    • Oil spill fouls 20 Guimaras coastal brgys 

      Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, July 7, 2020, on page 1-14)
      Twenty coastal villages in the island province of Guimaras are affected by the oil spill from a power barge in Barangay Bo. Obrero, Lapuz, Iloilo City following an explosion Friday last week. Bunker fuel spilled from the ...

    • Oil spill victims seek court help 

      PN (Panay News, January 21, 2014, on page 2-14)
      Oil spill victims in Estancia town charged the government-owned Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) and the National Power Corp. (Napocor) demanding over P300 million in compensation and damages. ...

    • Oil spill worker dies: Defensor orders probe 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, January 29, 2014, on page 14)
      Did foul odor kill a 26-year-old oil spill worker in Brgy. Botongon, Estancia?. Donnie Trogo was a patinet at the Jesus M. Colmenares Memorial District Hospital in Balasan, near Estancia. Former Estancia Sangguniang Bayan ...

    • Oil spill, search and rescue simulation held 

      Tianero, Resel Joy (Panay News, October 4, 2016, on page 2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Iloilo station simulated a search and rescue operation and oil spill response at the Iloilo River on Sept. 30 as part of the National Maritime Week celebration. Some 120 students of St. ...

    • Olive ridley sea turtle rescued from fish net 

      PN; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (Panay News, May 6, 2020, on page 9-11)
      A fisherman rescued a female Olive ridley sea turtle trapped in the fishnet while fishing in the waters of Bucay, Ilog, Negros Occidental at around 7:30 a.m., recently. Federico Alilain, a resident from Sitio Mapait, Brgy. ...

    • Olive ridley turtle in Boracay returns to the sea 

      PN (Panay News, May 19, 2021, on page 9)
      A juvenile olive ridley sea turtle was released in the sandy shores of Puka Beach here recently. It was kept in captivity for more than a year since its hatchling stage, according to the Community Environment and Natural ...

    • One of our four remaining Yangtze turtles dies in China 

      BBC (Panay News, April 17, 2019, on page 11)
      One of the world's rarest turtles, a Yangtze giant softshell or Rafetus swinhoei died in China leaving just three known survivors of the species. The female turtle died in the Suzhou zoo in southern China. Experts tried ...

    • One- stop shop to open for Boracay businesses 

      PN; Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, July 30, 2018, on page 14)
      A one-stop shop will be opened in this island resort to cater to business establishments that have to secure for permits in compliance with the existing environmental laws. Establishing the shop will help the businesses ...

    • Online training courses being fast-tracked to empower aquaculture industry 

      De La Cruz, Joesyl Marie (Panay News, June 27, 2020, on page 15)
      To help bolster the supply of seafood and sustain the development of the fish farming industry during a pandemic, an aquaculture research center is fast-tracking the development of online training courses. The Southeast ...

    • Only 38 of over 1,500 Boracay businesses follow env't rules 

      ABS-CBN News (Panay News, May 30, 2018, on page 13)
      Only 38 out of 1,552 establishments fully complied with business and environment rules in Boracay according to Interior Assistant Secretary Epimaco Densing III. Densing, one of the officials leading the island resort's ...

    • Only e-trikes allowed when Boracay reopens 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, August 2, 2018, on page 1-14)
      When Boracay reopens on Oct. 26 after six months of rehabilitation, the mode of transport in the world-famous resort island would no longer be the noisy, smoke-belching tricycles. It’s going to be the eco-friendly electronic ...

    • '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 ...

    • OPA counter-checks 'red tide' in Capiz 

      Mijares, Ralph John (Panay News, November 21, 2015, on page 6)
      The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) counter-checks suspected paralytic shellfish poisoning or red tide victims in Capiz, a senior aquaculturist said. The Provincial Health Office advised families of suspected ...

    • Oplan ERAP can ensure food security 

      PN (Panay News, November 26, 1999, on page 8-7)
      Oplan ERAP can significantly raise the living standards and provide more food access to the poor, not only in the Philippines but also in Southeast Asia. This was revealed by two international aquaculture scientists in a ...

    • Oplan SWIM hopes to make Iloilo River swimmable 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, March 31, 2014, on page 7)
      The Oplan SWIM or "Sustainable Work plan for Iloilo River Management" aims to make the body of water clean on the short-term and swimmable on the long-term. According to Raul Lorilla of the Provincial Environment and Natural ...

    • Oton deploys artificial reefs 

      Garcia, E. C. (Panay News, February 26, 2014, on page 3)
      The municipality of Oton has installed another batch of artificial reefs on its municipal waters in a bid to regain its marine and aquatic resources on Monday. A ceremonial installation was held at Poblacion South, a coastal ...

    • Oton to be fishing capital of iloilo 

      Escopel, Raymart (Panay News, February 6, 2013, on page B1)
      The Department of Tourism 6 (DOT-6) is planning to make Oton the fishing capital of Iloilo Province. DOT-6 operations officer Maria Fe Jimenea said it is their plan to make Oton, the oldest town in Iloilo, as a favorite ...

    • Outstanding farmers, fishers cited 

      Capitol News; PN (Panay News, May 7, 2017, on page 7-14)
      Outstanding farmers and fisher folks were honored during the Pasidungog sa Panguma, Pangisda kag Pangkasapatan awarding ceremony at the Panaad Stadium. The honorees were individuals and associations involved in agricultural ...

    • Over 200 trees planted along Libertad coastline 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, June 30, 2022, on page 4)
      More than 200 seedlings of talisay and native dangkalan trees were planted along the coastlines of barangays Cubay and Pajo in Libertad town on Tuesday. Personnel of the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources (MENRO) ...

    • Over a thousand mangroves planted 

      PN; Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Capiz (Panay News, February 7, 2016, on page 4-11)
      About 1,115 mangrove seedlings were planted in Barangay Agustin Navarra in Ivisan, Capiz during the World Wetlands Day celebration. The activity was led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region ...