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Oil sheen creeps into 7 Guimaras brgys
(Panay News,January 22, 2014 , on page 14)The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) of Guimaras created Task Force Sportivo to look into the oil spill penetrating some coastal barangays and to seek solutions to its harmful effects. The ... -
Oil spill a wakeup call
(Panay News,July 9, 2020 , on page 6)Thousands of liters of oil spilled into the waters off Iloilo on July 3, 2020 after an explosion at a power barge owned by AC Energy. Authorities’ earlier estimate was an area of around 1,200 square meters affected. This ... -
Oil spill cleanup contractor mum on Defensor's plaints
(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
(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 ... -
Oil spill evacuees may now go home
(Panay News,March 4, 2014 , on page 2)ILOILO- Estancia town may now return home. Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. announced this development yesterday following consultations with Task Force Power Barge 103, Department of Health (DOH), Department of Environment and ... -
Oil spill fouls 20 Guimaras coastal brgys
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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'
(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
(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
(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
(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 ...