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    • Du30 to meet families of sea mishap victims today 

      Co, Adrian Stewart; Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, July NaN, 2019, on page 1-10)
      President Rodrigo Duterte will be in Guimaras today to personally condole with the families to those who died in the capsizing of three motorboats in the Iloilo Strait on Saturday. According to Presidential Spokesperson ...

    • Du30 visiting Benham Rise 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, May 9, 2018, on page 6)
      President Rodrigo Duterte will visit Benham Rise next week. “The President will be commemorating the renaming of Benham Rise to Philippine Rise by visiting the Philippine Rise itself,” Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque ...

    • Du30 wants 'a small tourism area' in Boracay 

      (Panay News, May 4, 2018, on page 13)
      Insisting that Boracay is a forestal and agricultural land, President Rodrigo Duterte said he only wanted a portion of the island used for commercial purposes, such as tourism. “You know, ‘yung Boracay is a forestal ...

    • DU30: Boracay for Land Reform 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, April 10, 2018, on page 1-14)
      The entire Boracay will be subjected to land reform and given to farmers after the island's six-month rehabilitation, said President Rodrigo Duterte. In a press conference in Davao City before flying to China yesterday ...

    • 'Dugong' washes ashore in Belison 

      (Panay News, October 21, 2022, on page 6)
      A three-meter female dugong weighing around 200 kilos was washed ashore in Barangay Boroc-boroc, Belison town on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Dugongs are marine mammal. Commonly known as “sea cows”, they graze peacefully on sea ...

    • ‘Dugong’ found dead in Barbaza 

      PN (Panay News, January 16, 2017, on page 6)
      A 10-foot sea cow, locally known as dugong, was found dead in Barbaza, Antique. Locals spotted the floating dead mammal near the Batabat Coral Reef in Barangay Lisub around 6 a.m. on Saturday. The dead dugong was buried ...

    • Dumangas becomes a SEA aquaculture research center 

      Mateo, Wenceslao (Panay News, October 28, 1998, on page B1-B6)
      Yesterday afternoon's turnover of the Punta Pulao Farm to the South East Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec) marked the launching of the Iloilo town of Dumangas into the world map of fishery research and development ...

    • Dumangas coastal dev't gains momentum 

      Portal, Tadz (Panay News, July 4, 2002, on page 5-11)
      Bullish oil players in the country informed Mayor Rolando Distura here of their interest in putting up a depot near the port. Distura informed Panay News on this update yesterday. Three of the oil companies mentioned were ...

    • Dumangas mangroves buffer for storm surges 

      (Panay News, June 7, 2015, on page 3)
      When fully grown, mangroves lining the coastal area of Dumangas town will serve as buffer for extreme weather disturbances such as storm surges and tidal waves. The mangroves were planted on Friday, June 5, World Environment ...

    • Dumangas town fights climate change head-on 

      (Panay News, June 15, 2015, on page 4-35)
      The coastal town of Dumangas in northern Iloilo is vulnerable to the effects of climate change such as storm surges and tidal waves. Thus, mangrove reforestation is a priority of the local government, said Mayor Rolando ...

    • Duterte and Xi discuss West PH Sea issue 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, April 27, 2019, on page 8)
      Malacañang said issues on the West Philippine Sea were among those discussed during a meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said Duterte raised ...

    • 'Duterte didn't order halt in WPS patrol' 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, June 11, 2018, on page 8-14)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has not ordered the military to stop patrolling the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang and Armed Forces officials said. Opposition lawmaker Gary Alejano, a Magdalo party-list representative, claimed ...

    • Duterte not subservient to China - Palace 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, July 14, 2019, on page 5-10)
      Malacañang denied allegations that President Rodrigo Duterte became subservient to the interests of China instead of protecting the Philippines’ right over the contested South China Sea. Presidential Spokesman Salvador ...

    • Duterte to hear 'both sides' on Reed Bank incident 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, June 19, 2019, on page 7)
      President Rodrigo Duterte wanted to have the results of Philippine and Chinese authorities’ investigations before issuing a statement on the Reed Bank incident. In his speech during the 121st anniversary of the Philippine ...

    • Duterte to push for code of conduct at Asean summit – DFA 

      PN (Panay News, October 29, 2019, on page 6)
      President Rodrigo Duterte will push for the discussions on the proposed Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea when he attends the 35th Asean Summit later this week in Thailand. Department of Foreign Affairs assistant ...

    • 'Duterte wants Chinese crew sanctions over Recto Bank collision' 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, September 1, 2019, on page 13-10)
      Despite the apology, President Rodrigo Duterte wanted the Chinese crew – in the vessel that rammed a Filipino fishing boat at Recto Bank – to be sanctioned, according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo. He added ...

    • Duterte won't stop mega dam 

      Ereñeta, Merianne Grace (Panay News, July 25, 2016, on page 1-19)
      Those against the construction of the Jalaur River mega-dam in Calinog, Iloilo have been making a lot of noise lately in a bid to get President Rodrigo Duterte's attention. Delegates to the recent international solidarity ...

    • Duterte, Xi agree on ‘dissipating’ South China Sea tensions 

      Corrales, Nestor (Panay News, April 11, 2022, on page 5)
      President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday renewed their call for “dissipating tensions” in the heavily disputed areas of the South China Sea, during a telephone summit initiated by the Chinese ...

    • Duterte-Xi agreement on EEZ 'informal' - Palace 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, July 2, 2019, on page 6-15)
      Malacañang said the agreement entered by President Rodrigo Duterte to Chinese President Xi Jin Ping on allowing Chinese fishermen to trawl in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) was “informal.” Presidential ...

    • Duterte: Nothng wrong with Manila Bay project 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, September 23, 2020, on page 9)
      President Rodrigo Duterte sees nothing wrong with the crushed dolomite project in Manila Bay as the artificial white sand beach is now being enjoyed by the public. In his address to the nation on Monday, President Duterte ...