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Inside the quarantine facility for shrimp with a PCR testing lab to keep out viruses
(Panay News,July 25, 2020 , on page 13)Long before COVID-19 imposed mandatory quarantine and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing on travellers, a small building in a seaside town has been serving to regularly quarantine and test ... -
Int'l film features Sagay mangrove island
(Panay News,June 2, 2022 , on page 3)The mangrove island of Suyac in Sagay City, Negros Occidental will be showcased in an international full-length film helmed by acclaimed Filipino director Anton Juan. Titled “Amon Banwa sa Lawod” (Our Island of the Mangrove ... -
Integrated agri-aqua farming
(Panay News,October 14, 2015 , on page 15)Integrated agriculture-aquaculture farming practices have been introduced to help the farmers in maximizing the use of their farmlands, at the same time contributing to efforts in increasing food security. Under the ... -
Intensified tech transfer eyed to check declining fish catch
(Panay News,September 2, 1999 , on page 11)Undersecretary for Fisheries of the Department of Agriculture Cesar Drilon called for an intensified transfer of aquaculture technologies to increase fish production. "The municipal fish declining at a very alarming rate," ... -
'Intercrop' rice with pantat, farmers urged
(Panay News,December 3, 1999 , on page 7-6)Freshwater fishes can be "intercropped" with rice, increasing a farming family's income and at the same time, the protein and energy intake of its members. That's possible, reads a primer distributed by the Technology and ... -
'Invasion': Local fishers lament inaction on 'illegal fishing' in Cauayan
(Panay News,March 16, 2013 , on page 8)Fishermen in Cauayan, Negros Occidental decried their municipal government's lack of action on what they claimed to be "illegal incursions" of big-time fishing operators in their municipal waters. Ramon Gregas, vice chair ... -
Invasive water hyacinths could fuel PH kitchens
(News Express,February 3, 2017 , on page B4)Several start-ups in the Philippines are turning pesky invasive water lilies into an eco-friendly form of charcoal, fueling tens of millions of kitchens and reducing logging. Also called water hyacinths, the aquatic plant ... -
IPPO, capitol, maritime cops join forces as 'hulbot-hulbot' returns: Oplan Octopus
(Panay News,February 15, 2015 , on page 1-14)An alarmed Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) and provincial government have joined forces with the Regional Maritime Unit (RMU). They agreed to conduct joint operations against illegal fishing called the campaign ... -
IRR for Philippine Fisheries Code ready for signing
(Panay News,September 21, 2015 , on page 14)In less than six months since the start of drafting the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998, as amended by Republic Act 10654, it is now ready for signing. Agriculture Secretary ... -
Is Boracay a war zone?
(Panay News,April 16, 2018 , on page 1-18)“Has Boracay Island suddenly become a war zone that would warrant these extreme measures? Is the government hiding something?” asked NUJP whose acting chairperson, Atty. Jocelyn Clemente urged the government not impose ... -
Is Guimaras sinking ?
(Panay News,June 24, 2016 , on page 8)Guimaras as an island is made up entirely of limestone and this type of soil or rock is a porous one, meaning it absorbs a lot of water. What significant is that the water mostly absorbed by the limestone base of Guimaras ... -
Is the Paris deal a solution against climate change?
(Panay News,January 13, 2016 , on page C2)The world is in a serious threat called climate change brought about by our very own discriminate wrongdoings. Global temperature was seen to increase by 1°C from the 19th century which resulted to the melting of glaciers ... -
'It's not fair!': total island closure riles tourism stakeholders Gov’t readies P2-B Boracay calamity fund
(Panay News,April 6, 2018 , on page 1-37)A calamity fund of P2 billion will be used to help worked that would be displaced by Boracay Island's six-month closure starting April 26. No resort owners, however, would benefit form the fund, said Presidential spokesperson ... -
It's Tatusan time again
(Panay News,June 9, 2016 , on page 1-15)Tatusan Festival is so named because Caluya is the only known source of tatus in the whole Philippines. This blue-streaked crab looks different from other crabs and may be considered "exotic" by world standard, hence selling ... -
It's total closure for Boracay
(Panay News,April 5, 2018 , on page 10)President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the recommendation to close Boracay Island for six months. It would be a total closure to tourism, said Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque. The President reached such decision during ... -
It's up to PH to heal rift over South China Sea - China
(Panay News,November 12, 2015 , on page 6)China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Philippines' case against China at an arbitration tribunal over rival claims in the South China Sea had strained relations between Beijing and Manila, and that it was up to the ... -
'Jalaur mega dam completion means food security for Iloilo': House pledges funds for dam, Iloilo farmers
(Panay News,April 27, 2024 , on page 2)Iloilo is one of the top rice-producing provinces in the country. “We will also assist our farmers with other inputs, such as seeds, fertilizer, and farm equipment, and help them in marketing their produce by building ... -
Japan to restart commercial whale hunts
(Panay News,December 27, 2018 , on page 6)Japan said it will restart commercial whaling in July in a move that is likely to draw international criticism. It said it would withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC), the body tasked with whale conservation. ... -
Japanese city on alert for deadly blowfish
(Panay News,January 17, 2018 , on page 6)A Japanese city has broadcast emergency warnings to prevent people consuming blowfish, after potentially deadly portions were mistakenly sold. A local supermarket in Gamagori city sold five packets of fugu fish without ... -
Japanese conservation biologist is new deputy chief of SEAFDEC/AQD
(Panay News,October 24, 2020 , on page 13)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), a regional treaty organization that promotes sustainable fisheries among its 11 member countries, welcomed the new deputy chief of its Aquaculture Department ...