Browsing Panay News by Place "Caluya, Antique"
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Aquaculture farm update conducted nationwide
(Panay News,October 28, 2017 , on page 6)The Philippine Statistics Authority PSA hopes to generate sampling frame for the quarterly surveys on aquaculture, said Provincial Statistics Officer Jesus F. Escote Jr. The list update will be based on collected information ... -
BFAR to establish fish-landing sites
(Panay News,May 11, 2015 , on page 6)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) strengthens its efforts to reduce poverty among the fishermen by establishing at least 252 community fish-landing centers (CFLCs) nationwide. Alma Saavedra, BFAR 7 ... -
Caluya amping up seaweeds prod'n
(Panay News,May 19, 2015 , on page 2-15)Seaweed farming proves to be a gainful venture for Caluya, Antique, and the municipality eyes boosting its production. Majority of the townsfolk are engaged in seaweed farming. Caluya is the fifth largest seaweed producer ... -
Caluya could be next tourism miracle
(Panay News,May 1, 2016 , on page 1-15)This cluster of islets that comprise the only isolated municipality of Antique does not look as sad as it sounds. As every Antiqueño knows, "kaluya" means "sadness" in English. Through the initiative of Mayor Genevive Lim ... -
Caluya goes environmental
(Panay News,July 9, 2017 , on page 9)Mayor Genevive Lim Reyes is leaving no stone unturned in her determination to keep the sea off her town of Caluya, Antique a haven for sea creatures. Recently, a team of experts from the Municipal Agriculture Office and ... -
Caluya's Tatusan Festival reels off May 22
(Panay News,April 26, 2015 , on page 15-16)Every annual celebration of Tatusan Festival, this isolated island municipality literally suspends its isolation in the three days it takes to gather together migrant natives, local and foreign tourists to its white-sand ... -
Farmers learn to improve quality of dried seaweeds
(Panay News,September 10, 2012 , on page 6)Seaweed farmers in the island town of Caluya were recently trained on improving the quality and productivity of dried seaweeds. "We hope to upgrade the quality of dried seaweeds produced by local farmers in Caluya so they ... -
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 ... -
More improved quality of dried seaweeds soon
(Panay News,September 10, 2012 , on page B2)Seaweed farmers in the island town of Caluya have been trained on productivity and improved quality of dried seaweeds. Caluya is among the areas in the country considered as major producer of seaweeds locally known as ... -
Motorboat capsizes in Caluya; cop missing
(Panay News,May 9, 2020 , on page 2-14)A motorboat bound for the island municipality of Caluya, Antique capsized at around 11:20 a.m. yesterday. Two policemen and two personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) were injured and hospitalized – Police Staff ... -
No oil spill detected in Antique waters - PCG
(Panay News,August 15, 2020 , on page 2)No oil spill was reported in the waters between the islands of Nagubat and Liwagao in the municipality of Caluya, Antique where a Vietnamese cargo vessel ran aground. The vessel ballast tank of MV Globe 6 remained intact ... -
Not just coal; seaweeds, too
(Panay News,January 17, 2018 , on page 9)It's Not only coal that may be considered a money maker for the municipality of Caluya. In fact, the residents of Caluya themselves are directly reaping the financial bounty of seaweed production in the only island ... -
Search continues for missing Antique cop
(Panay News,May 13, 2020 , on page 5)The search and rescue (SAR) operation for a missing police officer who went missing between the waters of Sibolo and Sibato islands, two of the small islands comprising Caluya, Antique, continues. Antique Provincial Disaster ... -
Search for missing Caluya cop ends
(Panay News,May 14, 2020 , on page 5)After six days, authorities terminated their search and rescue (SAR) operation for the missing 33-year-old policeman onboard a motorboat that capsized between the waters of Sibato and Sibolo Islands in Caluya, Antique. “We ... -
Seaweed 'overtakes' coconut in caluya
(Panay News,March 21, 2014 , on page 1-14)No less than Mayor Genevive Gumban Lim-Reyes has encouraged them to go into seaweed production without necessarily abandoning coconut because of its economic potential. "Seaweeds are so in demand," the mayor enthused, ... -
Seaweed chips have international potential
(Panay News,December 7, 2017 , on page 11)Have you ever snacked on seaweed chips that are crispy like banana and potato chips? The good news is that seaweed chips are now among Caluya, Antique's exportable delicacies. You see, with encouragement from Mayor Genevive ... -
'Seaweeds industry can boost tourism'
(Panay News,February 16, 2015 , on page 8)Seaweed farmers in this island town asked for support from the local government. They also want to get more involved in the growing tourism industry. Growing seaweeds, locally known as tambalang, has become one of the ... -
Semirara: beyond mining
(Panay News,June 27, 2015 , on page 1-3)The continued operation of a coal mining company in the island has allowed the local government to implement various projects and programs beneficial to the residents, according to Mayor Genevive Lim-Reyes. Aside from ... -
September to February provides higher yield in seaweed culture
(Panay News,October 6, 2002 , on page 5-11)Research results conducted by scientists from the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and the University of the Philippines in the Visayas (UPV) at Panagatan Cays (shoal) in Caluya Group of Islands, ... -
Six rescued from distressed fishing boat off Aklan waters
(Panay News,April 12, 2019 , on page 13)Six residents of Caluya, Antique were rescued from a distressed fishing boat while they were traveling home off Aklan waters. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) identified the rescued passengers as 22-year-old Victor Domingo, ...