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    • Therma Visayas initiates Marine Conservation Strategy in Toledo 

      PN (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 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (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 

      Villasis, Joselito (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 

      Marin, Bombette G. (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 

      Portal, Tadz (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' 

      ABS-CBN News (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 

      Mondragon, Anthony Badoy (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 

      Reuters (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 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Capiz; PN (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 ...

    • Tough task for 6 months 

      (Panay News, April 13, 2018, on page 1-14)
      Can the Department of Environment and Natural Resources return Boracay Island to its pristine state in six months? How will it do this? After assessing the island, DENR led by Secretary Roy Cimatu identified five key problem ...

    • Tourism dep't hopes to bring back tourist in WV 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, January 24, 2018, on page 13)
      The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Region 6 hopes that Western Visayas could regain tourist arrivals amid the ongoing closure and rehabilitation of Boracay Island. There was a steep decline in the number of tourist arrivals ...

    • Tourism dep't to retain 5.5-M WV tourist arrivals target despite Boracay closure 

      (Panay News, April 20, 2018, on page B3)
      Boracay Island has been declared closed by President Rodrigo RoaDuterte for 6 months effective April 26, 2018. Despite the scheduled closure of Boracay Island, DOT 6 regional director Atty. Helen Catalbas is confident that ...

    • Tourism department backs Manila Bay rehab 

      PN; Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, January 14, 2019, on page B11)
      The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed full support for the government’s initiative to clean-up and revive the polluted Manila Bay by replicating the same rehabilitation strategy used in Boracay. In a statement, the ...

    • Tourism jobs seen growing despite Boracay shutdown 

      (Panay News, April 13, 2018, on page B1)
      The tourism sector will generate the most number of jobs until 2022, notwithstanding the temporary closure of Boracay Island, a social development group said Tuesday. The six-month closure of the island that will start at ...

    • Tourism opportunities through coral restoration 

      Yap, Julio Jr. (Panay News, December 9, 2016, on page 12)
      Seeing the potential, the Cabuan Community Village Coastal Tour Association (CCVCTA) collaborated with Department of Science and Technology and the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research ...

    • Tourism vs Environment: Esplanade extension could kill Iloilo River mangroves 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, July 28, 2017, on page 1-13)
      The land reclamation at the Iloilo River to further extend the Iloilo Esplanade could kill mangroves growing there, warned the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6. The land reclamation for an ...

    • Tourist arrivals up by 8.4 percent in August even with Boracay closure 

      ABS-CBN News (Panay News, October 15, 2018, on page B1)
      The Department of Tourism has also released a new list of Boracay establishments where tourists may stay once the island reopens. Romulo-Puyat said the island’s reopening on Oct. 26 is just the first phase of the island’s ...

    • Tourists are safe in new Boracay- police 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, September 5, 2018, on page 13)
      Tourists is safe when this famed island destination reopens come Oct. 26, according to Metro Boracay Police Task Force (MBPTF) head Senior Superintendent Jesus Cambay Jr. Cambay said tourists – domestic and foreign – must ...

    • Tourists invited to Seafood Fair 

      PIA; PN (Panay News, April 13, 2015, on page 6)
      Various seafood products and exotic foods will be served by participating stalls in the Seafood Fair from April 10 to 12 at the People's Park in Barangay Baybay here. The three-day fair, which is in line with the Capiztahan ...

    • Tourists urged to report erring tour operators, resort owners 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, September 18, 2019, on page 4-14)
      Tourists visiting the famous Gigantes Island in the northern Iloilo town of Carles have been urged to report unregulated tourist operators and opportunistic resort owners. Carles Mayor Seigfredo Betita, in a phone interview ...