Browsing Panay News by Place "Carles"

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    • 15 divers join Capiz's underwater clean-up 

      (Panay News, June 4, 2022, on page 4)
      Fifteen volunteer licensed divers from different government and non-government organizations participated in Capiz’s first-ever underwater clean-up drive on May 27 in Barangay Balogo, Pilar town. The activity dubbed “Sisid ...

    • Capitol's seaweed farm also serves a learning center 

      Melliza, Pet (Panay News, December 9, 1998, on page B6)
      The one-hectare seaweed demonstration farm off Manlot Island, Carles town, serves not only to showcase practical know-how and a nursery. It also serves as a learning center for students and public officials on field trips ...

    • Carles forms country's biggest task force vs IUU fishing 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, February 21, 2023, on page 4-11)
      To curb illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the local government unit (LGU) of Carles organized the largest Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) in the country. A kick off ceremony for the IATF was held on Feb. ...

    • Carles police chief sacked for 'failure' to solve illegal fishing 

      Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, July 5, 2023, on page 11)
      The chief of police of Carles town was relieved and is now under investigation for failing to stop illegal fishing activities. Police Major Robert Jayson Pancha is currently on “floating status” at the Iloilo Police ...

    • Carles waters positive for red tide 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, November 18, 2022, on page 1-27)
      The seawaters of Gigantes Island in Carles, Iloilo tested positive for red tide toxins. In a local red tide warning, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Western Visayas disclosed that shellfish samples ...

    • Fish supply enough for holiday season -BFAR-6 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, December 28, 2023, on page 1-11)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ( BFAR) Region 6 has assured consumers of enough supply of fish in Western Visayas this holiday season. BFAR- 6 director Remia Aparri said the region is more than 100 percent ...

    • P5-M disaster resilience hub in Carles seen to boost drive vs illegal fishing 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, July 3, 2023, on page 2)
      To strengthen the campaign against illegal fishing in northern Iloilo, a disaster resilience hub broke ground in Carles town on Saturday, July 1. To be called the Provincial Civil Defense (ProCid) Operations Center, it ...

    • SEAFDEC promotes abalone farming in Carles 

      PN (Panay News, April 4, 2003, on page 7-6)
      For the first time in the Philippines, the technology to raise abalone in cages is now being adopted by a local fishing community. This is taking place in a far-flung island barangay of Islade Gigantes in Carles, Iloilo. ...

    • Shellfish from 2 Carles villages safe for consumption - BFAR 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, September 30, 2022, on page 2)
      Shellfish harvested from the coastal waters of barangays Asluman and Gabi in Gigantes Island, Carles town were found to be safe for human consumption. On Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 28, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • Visayan Sea fishing ban lifted 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, February 20, 2020, on page 4)
      It’s open season again for fishing in the Visayan Sea. The three-month fishing ban from November 2019 to February 2020 was lifted on Sunday, Feb. 16. The ban covered herrings, mackerels and sardines. Now fishermen could ...