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Why passengers of Iloilo-Guimaras boats do not use life jackets
(Panay News,August 6, 2019 , on page 7)The unfortunate sea tragedy in the Iloilo Strait on Aug. 3 that claimed the lives of 31 people (as of yesterday) raised a lot of questions. The most prominent of these questions is about the essential lifejacket. Were there ... -
Why remove Boracay green algae
(Panay News,May 6, 2018 , on page 9)Every day many government workers are removing tons of green algae from the shores of Boracay. If it were true- as what hotel owners and the natives of the island believe that the green algae are a natural cleanser that ... -
Why you shouldn't eat shellfish from Roxas yet
(Panay News,September 25, 2015 , on page 3)Waters in this city have not yet been cleared of the red tide toxin, so it's best to avoid selling and eating shellfish harvested here for now, according to an aquaculturist. Rizalde Astrolabio of the City Agriculturist's ... -
'Wild, wild west': Only 38 of 1,552 Boracay firms follow gov't rules
(Panay News,May 30, 2018 , on page B1)Only 38 out of 1,552 establishments in Boracay complied fully with business and environment rules, one of the officials leading the island's cleanup said Tuesday. Boracay was like the "wild, wild west," where some businessmen, ... -
Will Boracay be in good hands after taskforce's exit on June 30?
(Panay News,June 18, 2022 , on page 7)The shelf-life of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) will only be until this June 30. After that date, the rehabilitation of Boracay Island will be overseen by the municipal government of Malay, Aklan which has ... -
Will Iloilo City sink or swim?: Treñas skeptical of study on rising sea levels
(Panay News,November 12, 2019 , on page 1-15)“Things like that should not be immediately accepted by anyone.” This is Mayor Jerry Treñas’ reaction to a report about this city possibly disappearing by 2050 due to rising sea levels. The study was conducted by Climate ... -
WINFISH forum matches women fish processors with potential exports
(Panay News,August 8, 2017 , on page B11)The National Network on Women in Fisheries in the Philippines, Inc. (WINFISH) recently held a fisheries women entrepreneurs forum at Amontay Beach Resort, Nasipip, Agusan del Norte. The was conducted in collaboration with ... -
With sole regulator status: Tieza sees better water services when Boracay reopens this Oct.
(Panay News,October 6, 2018 , on page B1)The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) said it expects more competition between the two water service providers in Boracay after TIEZA was recognized as the sole regulator for the service on the ... -
Woman crosses Iloilo to Guimaras twice on paddleboard
(Panay News,June 13, 2022 , on page 4-14)Early risers who take a walk or jog at the Iloilo River Esplanade in the last six months are now familiar with a woman standing daily on a standup and using a paddle to move through the water. Lucy Lynette Ponce Uygongco, ... -
World Bank to boost funding for climate change projects
(Panay News,April 11, 2016 , on page B1)The plan - which follows the landmark UN climate conference that yielded the Paris Agreement in December - calls for funding projects that would add 30 gigawatts of renewable energy to the global grid, which would power ... -
'World's first ocean wave-powered boat' currently built in Aklan
(Panay News,March 5, 2020 , on page B1-B6)Before the year ends, the world will be seeing its first ocean wave-powered boat, a hybrid trimaran currently being built in Aklan. During a media event earlier, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) secretary Fortunato ... -
World's fish consumption unsustainable, warns UN
(Panay News,July 27, 2018 , on page B4)A third of the world’s oceans are overfished and fish consumption is at an all-time high, raising fears over the sustainability of a key source of protein for millions around the world, the United Nations warned in a report ... -
‘Worm alert’: Sushi parasites have increased 283x in the past 40 years
(Panay News,March 21, 2020 , on page 9)A new study published in the journal Global Change Biology in March 2020 on the occurrence of certain worms in raw or undercooked seafood, in the form of sushi, sashimi, nigiri, etc., reports an increase in the number of ... -
'Wow mali'
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WV 2nd fastest-growing economy in PH in 2023
(Panay News,April 26, 2024 , on page 4)Western Visayas was the second fastest-growing regional economy in the country last year, the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) announced yesterday. The economy of Region 6, which comprised the provinces of Aklan, ... -
WV agri-fishery strong amid pandemic – NEDA
(Panay News,November 23, 2020 , on page 17)The agriculture and fisheries sectors of Western Visayas have remained strong amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) here. In a virtual conference ... -
WV coastal waters free from red tide
(Panay News,October 16, 2017 , on page 6)The coastal waters of Western Visayas are free from the red tide toxin, according to the latest Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) bulletin. The BFAR shellfish bulletin No. 34 showed that the coastal waters ... -
WV eyes marine transport research network program
(Panay News,October 13, 2019 , on page 2-10)Western Visayas is set to launch its marine transport research network program in response to the government’s drive to modernize the transport sector. “We are very serious in addressing the modernization frustrates of our ... -
WV fishing industry gets major infra boost
(Panay News,April 10, 2014 , on page 1-14)A s part of its nationwide infrastructure improvement program, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has made significant investments in Western Visayas during the past three years. With its robust ... -
WV records growth in agri-fishery, forestry in 2020
(Panay News,April 30, 2021 , on page 13)The agriculture, forestry, and fishing (AFF) sectors of Western Visayas (Region 6) posted a positive growth of 6.2 percent last year from its .5 percent performance in 2019, sharing 19.9 percent to the region’s economy. ...