Browsing Panay News by Place "Guimaras"

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    • 200 mangrove propagules planted in Nueva Valencia 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, February 23, 2021, on page 9-14)
      Some 200 mangrove propagules were planted along the coast of Barangay La Paz here on Feb. 20 by personnel of the municipal government and police station. Mangrove planting is a quarterly activity of the local government. ...

    • 2018 int'l gab on coastal mgt in Guimaras 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Iloilo; PN (Panay News, December 27, 2017, on page 3)
      Gov. Samuel Gumarin accepted the PNLG flag recently at Sanya Visun Yacht Hotel in Hainan province, China as a symbol of acceptance for the hosting of the 2018 PNLG. Guimaras has an integrated coastal management program for ...

    • AC Energy doing its best to address oil spill 

      (Panay News, July 17, 2020, on page 7)
      There's a big difference between the July 3, 2020 oil spill in this city and the August 2006 oil spill in Guimaras. This time, there is fast action. Thus after two weeks, the city oil spill has been contained.

    • Activities restricted at new marine reserve 

      PIO Guimaras; PN (Panay News, August 22, 2017, on page 3-14)
      Under Municipal Ordinance No. 004-2017, the MPA is from the village’s Sitio Casita to Sitio Balingasag spanning 24.49633 hectares. Within the core zone of the MPA, fishing of any kind or manner or collecting of shellfish ...

    • Agri dep't aids seaweed producers in Guimaras 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, May 20, 2018, on page B1)
      More seaweed growers in Guimaras are benefitting from the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) implemented by the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the province. Guimaras agriculturist Ronnie Morante, in an interview ...

    • Agri, Aquaculture investments eyed in Iloilo, Guimaras 

      JVF; PIO Iloilo City; PN (Panay News, August 4, 2013, on page 4)
      Stakeholders in Iloilo and Guimaras started to map out strategies to promote investments and support the development and agriculture and aquaculture sectors. A focused group discussion (FGD) was conducted on August 14 ...

    • Agri-fishery enterprises in Guimaras on far quality product packaging 

      Salazar, S. (Panay News, November 18, 2020, on page 13)
      Some 15 agri-business enterprises in the Province of Guimaras including walk-in participants attended the Orientation on Packaging and Labeling at Caza Guesthouse, San Miguel, Jordan, Guimaras. The event was conducted by ...

    • 'Agriculture, fisheries sector to recover in Q4' 

      (Panay News, August 22, 2016, on page B1-B14)
      Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary Manny Piñol expects the agriculture and fisheries sector to rebound and register positive growth in the last quarter of 2016, as the government provides more support to boost the ...

    • Allow Guimaras boats to sail, Du30 urged 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, August 13, 2019, on page 1-13)
      Gov. Samuel Gumarin of Guimaras appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to lift the suspension order on motorboats plying the Iloilo-Guimaras route. The island-province’s economy and people were suffering for more than a ...

    • Another Guimaras boat capsizes 

      Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, August 9, 2019, on page 1-14)
      A squall hit another Guimaras boat. But this time it was a fishing boat, according to the Guimaras Police Provincial Office (GPPO). The boat’s two fishermen, a father and son, survived. They were residents of Barangay ...

    • Bacolodnons encouraged to eat fish following ASF cases in Iloilo 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, October 19, 2022, on page 4)
      Task Force Botagoy (TFB) is encouraging residents of this city to eat fish instead of meat following the confirmed cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Oton, Iloilo. Just to be safe, “we must avoid eating pork meat or ...

    • 'Bad for Guimaras': Grounding of motorboats hurts economy - Gumarin 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, August 8, 2019, on page 1-10)
      The grounding of motorboats plying the Iloilo-Guimaras route has made it difficult for people here to go to Iloilo City to work, study or do business. It has also become harder to transport goods from this island province ...

    • Barge owner pressed to pay for oil spill 

      Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, July 8, 2020, on page 1-14)
      AC Energy Corp., owner of the power barge that discharged bunker oil into this city’s waters following an explosion Friday last week, is being pressed to compensate those adversely affected. “There is no skirting the issue. ...

    • Better protection of marine area in Guimaras town sought 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); PN (Panay News, February 13, 2017, on page 4)
      Locals and the Environment department have come up with a management plan that serves as their pledge for the better conservation of the Balcon Marine Protected Area. The plan involving strategies for area development was ...

    • BFAR: 'Enough salt in Western Visayas' 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, September 2, 2022, on page 2)
      Consumers in Western Visayas should not worry. There is enough supply of salt in the region, according to Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional director Remia A. Aparri. She has not received any report ...

    • The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources joins the Agri-Food Fair at the PNB Multi-Purpose Hall, General Luna Street, Iloilo City from March 7-11, 2000 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (Panay News, March 7, 2000, on page 11)
      Our Share Vision: A modernized smallholder agriculture and fisheries; a diversified rural economy that is dynamic, technologically advanced and internationally competitive. Its transformation is guided by the sound practices ...

    • Byahe Iloilo-Guimaras 

      Jamolo, Runji Rocio (Panay News, August 6, 2019, on page 8)
      Kasubong sang paghanut sang pugada sa mga pump boat sang nagligad nga Sabado, liwat naman natay-og ang aton balatyagon sa kaangtanan sang Guimaras kag Iloilo. Depende seguro sa mga laragway nga nakita sa social media, may ...

    • Coastguard faces probe: Duterte may visit victims of sea tragedy 

      Co, Adrian Stewart; Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, August 6, 2019, on page 1-10)
      Two passenger boats already capsized in the rough Iloilo Strait earlier on Saturday but why was a third one still allowed to proceed on its journey? It, too, capsized. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) central office's ...

    • Compensation for those affected by oil spill 

      (Panay News, July 7, 2020, on page 7)
      The owner and operator of the power barge that blew up and spilled fuel oil off the coast of Iloilo City must pay compensation to coastal communities that suffered economic losses. AC Energy should also pay for the cleanup ...

    • DA-PRDP to develop seaweeds industry in Guimaras 

      (Panay News, February 6, 2015, on page B3)
      Aside from its world-renowned sweet mangoes, the provincial of Guimaras is geared to develop its seaweeds industry through the collaboration between the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), ...