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    • It's total closure for Boracay 

      Golez, Prince (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 

      Reuters (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 

      Sornito, Ime (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 

      British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (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 

      British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (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 

      Pagador, Juliana Rose (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 ...

    • JBLFMU vows to protect Igang Bay Marine Sanctuary 

      Silubrico, Ruby P. (Panay News, June 17, 2010, on page 2)
      The John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University (JBLFMU) vowed to protect, preserve and conserve the Igang Bay Marine Sanctuary in Nueva Valencia town. The recent launching of the marine sanctuary was attended by ...

    • Jed: Milk tea resto can reopen only if ... 

      Silubrico, Ruby P. (Panay News, November 21, 2013, on page 2-14)
      Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog warned the management of a milk tea house at the Ayala Techno Hub in Mandurriao district not to reopen and operate unless they prove that their foods and drinks are safe for human consumption. ...

    • Joint PH-China probe in Reed Bank incident eyed 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, June 22, 2019, on page 5-10)
      Philippines and China were eyeing for a joint investigation in the Reed Bank incident where a Chinese vessel allegedly rammed the Philippine fishing boat earlier this month. Department of Justice (DOJ) secretary Menardo ...

    • Jump-start aquaculture business with coaching from experts 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (Panay News, February 8, 2020, on page 11)
      Fish farms and hatcheries need proper management for these to prosper, so experts from the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) are offering aquaculture trainings with first-hand ...

    • Juvenile whale dies after refusing to return to open seas 

      Ocampo, Yas D. (Panay News, May 3, 2018, on page B-9)
      The total number of dead cetaceans found in Mindanao shores is now at 57, according to a non-government organization specializing in the care, rescue, and protection of marine animals. D’Bone Museum curator Darrell ...

    • Juvenile whale shark washes ashore in San Jose 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, January 23, 2023, on page 10)
      A juvenile whale shark, or butanding, washed ashore in Sitio Banay-banay, Barangay San Pedro, San Jose, Antique, around 6:30 a.m. yesterday, Jan. 22. Personnel from the San Jose Municipal Environment and Natural Resources ...

    • Kalibo diocese backs local groups vs Boracay closure 

      Aguirre, Jun (Panay News, April 11, 2018, on page 13)
      The Diocese of Kalibo supports the preparations of several local organizations against the six-month temporary closure of this island resort. The Diocese also expressed its opposition on the proposed construction of a mega ...

    • Kapis shell industry - can the downfall be reversed? 

      Portal, Tadz (Panay News, February 19, 2002, on page 9)
      Kapis shell once made a record of ranking in US$35 million and placed 5th among the major fishery export products of the Philippines. That was 1991. Today, the number of kapis are dwindling and worst, they have totally ...

    • 'Keep marine tourism intact' 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, December 4, 2015, on page B2)
      Healthy marine ecosystems are critical to long-term and short-term development in marine tourism, experts said. World Wide Fund for Nature International Global Shark Program leader Andy Cornish made this point during the ...

    • KOICA grants $4M for Concepcion port 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, October 30, 2016, on page 11)
      To help marginal fishermen, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will be providing a $4-million (P192-million) grant to expand and develop the fishing port of Concepcion town. The Official Development Assistance ...

    • The lamayo: Sea, salt, sun, sinamak 

      Gazo, Betsy (Panay News, November 25, 2019, on page B12)
      The lamayo is fish, usually freshly-caught, slit lengthwise/butterfly-ed, salted and sun dried for half a day. Sun drying is done partially to retain the juiciness of the flesh. Before the advent of refrigeration, the ...

    • "Lampirong will be back in our tables soon" - BFAR 

      Portal, Tadz (Panay News, June 3, 2002, on page 5)
      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Director Sonia Seville advised fishermen along shores where once there were abundant harvests of lampirong (Placuna placenta) or kapis shells to "wait a little bit ...

    • Landbank eyes SEAFDEC for commercialization 

      PN (Panay News, September 27, 1999, on page 11)
      The aquaculture technologies of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is being eyed by the Landbank of the Philippines (LBP) for commercialization. LPD manager Ibra Alonto, said the bank is allocating ...

    • LANDBANK launches scholarship program for dependents of ARBs, farmers, fishers 

      (Panay News, February 18, 2023, on page 12-11)
      The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) launched a new scholarship program designed to assist deserving dependents of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) and small farmers and fisheries nationwide. Under the “Iskolar ...