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Guimaras 1st mariculture park in RP
(Panay News,August 7, 2001 , on page 4-8)Guimaras province is where the country's first mariculture park is located. The park was launched on Saturday, bringing brighter economic prospects to poor Guimarasnons. The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ... -
Guimaras boats not seaworthy?: MARINA grounds all motorboats, starts probe
(Panay News,August 7, 2019 , on page 1-10)How seaworthy are the motorboats plying the Iloilo-Guimaras route? Following the capsizing of three boats on Aug. 3, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) grounded all the motorboats crisscrossing the Iloilo Strait. ... -
Guimaras fish yield 3.49 percent in Q4 2021
(Panay News,February 23, 2022 , on page 4-14)Guimaras’ fish production dropped by 3.49 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, pulled down by the -11.42=percent decreased output in aquaculture, the quarterly fishery survey of the Philippine Statistics Authority showed. ... -
Guimaras fisherfolk get P18 million in projects
(Panay News,August 26, 2017 , on page B1-B3)Under the Targeted Actions to Reduce Poverty and Generate Economic Transformation Program, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) constructs CFLCs to reduce poverty incidence in coastal communities. BFAR, as ... -
Guimaras fishermen rescued in Cauayan
(Panay News,January 6, 2015 , on page 5)Two fishermen from the island province of Guimaras who were stranded in the middle of the sea for two days were rescued in Cauayan, Negros Occidental. Adrian Galve, 20, and his brother, Ben, 18, of Unisan Island, Nueva ... -
Guimaras holds first Bangus fest
(Panay News,December 20, 2022 , on page 9)The province of Guimaras has provided a venue for bangus or milkfish growers to showcase their produce through the first Bangus Fair held at the capitol grounds on friday, Dec. 16. Guimaras governor JC Rahman Nava, in his ... -
Guimaras hosts int'l forum on coastal management
(Panay News,November 18, 2018 , on page 6)The province of Guimaras will be showcasing its best practices on integrated coastal management (ICM) as it hosts the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia Network of Local Governments (PNLG) ... -
Guimaras hosts RP's 1st mariculture park
(Panay News,July 7, 2001 , on page 4)The country's first mariculture park is in Guimaras. The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (Seafdec/AQD) is readying its launching at Igang Bay, Nueva Valencia town. Seafdec's mariculture ... -
Guimaras integrated coastal mgt cited
(Panay News,January 6, 2016 , on page 3)The Integrated Coastal Management program of the island-province of Guimaras was recognized at the East Asian Seas Congress (EASC) recently held in Da Nang, Vietnam. The Congress, organized by the Partnerships in Environmental ... -
Guimaras marks 1st year of sea tragedy
(Panay News,August 4, 2020 , on page 2)Guimarasnons marked the anniversary of what was deemed as the biggest sea tragedy in the island’s history yesterday with “Pagbangon,” a virtual ceremony in memory of those who died. It was exactly a year ago yesterday when ... -
Guimaras moves to fortify local laws vs illegal fishing
(Panay News,May 21, 2013 , on page 3)To address the rampant incidents of marine resource exploitations and illegal fishing in the coastal waters of the provine, local government units here agreed to harmonize their municipal fishery ordinances. Officials ... -
Guimaras oil spill victims demand P1.8M
(Panay News,April 1, 2014 , on page 1-14)Fisherfolk here affected by the oil spill were demanding a total of P1.8 million from Seen Sam Shipping, Inc., owner of the sunken M/V Sportivo. The claimants were from barangays Sawang, Dagsaan, Zaldivar, Magsaysay, Santo ... -
Guimaras seeks to protect 70 hectares of coral reefs
(Panay News,January 15, 2017 , on page 5)This island province boasts of 70 hectares of undistributed coral reefs, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western Visayas. Coral reefs are marine ridges or mounds, which have formed ... -
Guimaras to hold 1st Bangus Fair
(Panay News,December 10, 2022 , on page 3)To promote and further boost the local bangus industry, the Guimaras provincial government is set to celebrate its first ever Bangus Fair on Dec. 16 at the capitol grounds in Barangay San Miguel, Jordan town. Milk fish, ... -
Guimaras to present best coastal mgt practices in East Asia forum
(Panay News,October 29, 2018 , on page 8)The best practices of the local government unit in this island province in terms of international coastal management (ICM) will be presented in a forum of the 2018 East Asian Seas Congress. The forum – dubbed as the ... -
Guimaras tourism office to require clearance from tour operators
(Panay News,March 8, 2016 , on page C4)Inbound local travel and tour operators are required to secure a clearance and coordinate with the Provincial Tourism Office of Guimaras before they can tour around the province. The Office of the Sanguniang Panlalawigan ... -
Guimaras vows to protect NGP areas
(Panay News,April 25, 2015 , on page 3)Stakeholders in Guimaras vowed to protect National Greening Program areas in the island province. Department of Education and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6; Jordan, Buenavista, Sibunag, and Nueva Valencia towns; seven ... -
Guimaras vulnerable to disasters – OCD
(Panay News,July 17, 2020 , on page 3)The island province of Guimaras is vulnerable to disasters because it is surrounded by waters, according to Director Jose Roberto Nuñez of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region 6. “We have to protect and see to it that ... -
Guimaras: turtle sanctuary
(Panay News,January 11, 2015 , on page 7)Officials of Guimaras mull designating a turtle sanctuary in the island province. Rep. JC Rahman Nava committed to secure funds for the preservation and conservation of sea turtles, also called pawikan. According to the ... -
Guimarasnons anxious
(Panay News,July 9, 2020 , on page 7)The Guimarasnons' anxiety over the oil spill in Iloilo City which reached Guimaras Island is understandable. They experienced the worst oil spill in the country in August 2006 when oil tanker MT Solar 1 sank in the waters ...