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    • 'Let the corals recover’: Ban on Boracay water sports activities mulled 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan B. (Panay News, October 6, 2018, on page B8)
      Diving and other water sports activities in this famed beach destination must be regulated, according to the Environment department. A study that the DENR conducted showed that Boracay’s coral reefs have been degrading due ...

    • 'Let us be friends but don't touch Pag-asa Island' 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, April 8, 2019, on page 14-37)
      While he maintained that he will not wage war on China, President Rodrigo Duterte said he will not allow the Chinese government to seize the Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea. Duterte said this during his speech ...

    • 'Lets talk about illegal fishing' 

      (Panay News, August 20, 2016, on page 3)
      The provincial government here was hoping to speak with its counterpart in Negros Occidental to come up with a solution to illegal fishing. Illegal fishing is rampant in the part of Guimaras facing Negros Island Region, ...

    • LGU-funded, operated nursery to boost aquaculture in Aklan 

      Armada, Nyra G (Panay News, November 4, 2022, on page 16-15)
      Aklan's thriving fisheries sector received a major boost with the establishment of the Multi-species Marine Fish Nursery in Barangay Baybay, Makato, Aklan, as the local government stepped up efforts to improve the province’s ...

    • LGUs commit to conserve, protect Visayan Sea 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, November 29, 2019, on page 2-13)
      Local government units (LGUs) in the Visayas vowed to hasten the implementation of the “Management Framework for the Conservation, Protection and Restoration of the Visayan Sea.” The Visayan Sea is a rich fishing ground. ...

    • LGUs in WV urged to fight 'hulbot' fishing 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, July 28, 2018, on page 13)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is looking forward to the cooperation of local government units (LGUs) in its campaign against destructive fishing, particularly hulbot fishing. BFAR facilitated a ...

    • LGUs to have control over natural resources - Roque 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI; PN (Panay News, February 5, 2018, on page 3-14)
      Under the proposed Philippine federal government, local government units (LGUs) do not need to consult the central government on what to do with their natural resources, according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque ...

    • Lighted paraws illuminate Villa Beach 

      PN (Panay News, March 20, 2023, on page 4)
      The Lighted Paraw Contest capped the Paraw Regatta Festival 2023. Modern luminous sails met the oldest traditional craft event and illuminated the Villa Beach coastline in Arevalo district on Sunday night, March 19.

    • De Lima seeks probe on suspicious activity in Benham Rise. 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, March 23, 2017, on page 7)
      Sen. Leila de Lima wants a Senate investigation into the “suspicious” Chinese incursions in Benham Rise. In filing Senate Resolution No. 334, de Lima said the probe seeks to find out why Chinese vessels sailed into Philippine ...

    • Livelihood for 45 farmers, fishers in Oton 

      Caoyonan, Montesa G. (Panay News, April 28, 2017, on page 6-18)
      Forty-five farmers and fishers who are members of the Movement for Agrarian and Rural Advancement (MARA) in Barangay Trapiche were given P500,000 worth of livelihood project. The seed capital was taken from the Department ...

    • Livestock ship with 42 crew sinks off Japan coast 

      Associated Press (AP) (Panay News, September 4, 2020, on page 9)
      Japanese rescuers were searching Thursday for a livestock ship that a survivor said sank with 42 crew members aboard during rough weather off a southern Japanese island, the coast guard said.

    • Living without destructive plastic (Continued from July 8, 2021) 

      Cullen, Shay (Panay News, July 9, 2021, on page 10)
      Birds are dying by the thousands from eating plastic items. Penguins, albatrosses and many sea gulls have died as a result of eating floating or submerged plastics. Thousands of dolphins, sharks, whales and turtles are ...

    • Local groups unite vs Boracay closure: Boracay Fundation, Inc. denies involvement in planned protests 

      (Panay News, April 13, 2018, on page 13-14)
      The Boracay Foundation, Inc. (BFI) denied that it is involved in the planned protests of some civic organizations against the imminent closure of this famed island resort. The local group of Boracay business owners and ...

    • Locsin recommends ending contracts with Chinese firms involved in South China Sea 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, August 29, 2020, on page 15)
      Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin, Jr. will recommend the cancellation of local contracts with Chinese firms found to be behind incursions in the South China Sea. Locsin said in an ...

    • Loren mulls new fisheries agency 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, August 25, 2016, on page 7-15)
      A bill filed in the Senate seeks to create a Department of Fisheries aimed at conserving the country's fisheries and aquatic resources. In enhancing fish production, Sen. Loren Legarda's Senate Bill No. (SBN) 242 mandates ...

    • Losing title in the West Philippine Sea 

      Fajardo, Ade S. (Panay News, April 28, 2020, on page 6-8)
      Last week, the Philippines filed diplomatic against China over a couple of the latter's action in the South China Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. branded those actions as violations of international law ...

    • 'Love Boracay' to promote responsible, sustainable tourism 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, April 1, 2019, on page 13-14)
      The Boracay Inter-Agency Rehabilitation Management Group (BIARMG) will conduct an initiative to celebrate the rehabilitation efforts in the world-famous island. The weeklong celebration dubbed as "Love Boracay: Celebrate, ...

    • Lute turtle rescued in Culasi, hawksbill in Guimaras Island 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); PN (Panay News, September 19, 2020, on page 15)
      FOR hundreds of years, marine turtles lived in the vast oceans but they coexist with humans in many countries and shores each time they visit land. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) had reported ...

    • Maasin watershed's vulnerability to climate change being assessed 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, August 27, 2010, on page B7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources 6 and other stakeholders are now conducting an assessment on the vulnerability of the Maasin Watershed to climate change. The assessment is part of the five-day on going ...

    • Major challenge: boat operators: no money for modern hulls. 

      PN (Panay News, August 30, 2019, on page 1-14)
      The lack of financial resources to secure technologically-improved hull materials is a major challenge to boat operators and associations of Iloilo and Guimaras that have been told to change their wooden-hulled boats to ...