Browsing Panay News by Place "Leganes, Iloilo"
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105 families flee bunker oil fumes: PCG mulls raps vs barge owner for oil spill
(Panay News,July 6, 2020 , on page 1-14)Harsh fumes from the bunker fuel that spilled from a power barge in Barangay Bo. Obrero, Lapuz district here drove 105 families or 378 persons away from their houses, according to the City Disaster Risk Reduction and ... -
Barge owner pressed to pay for oil spill
(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. ... -
Color-coding: boats tagged as Iloilo steps up campaign vs illegal fishing
(Panay News,December 9, 2018 , on page 1-15)A provincial ordinance assigns colors and numbers to fishing vessels operating in coastal towns to let enforcers easily identify boats operated by the local fisherfolk and better protect municipal waters from poachers. ... -
DENR's bike ride kicks off earth day celebration '17
(Panay News,April 28, 2017 , on page B10)Organization by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6, it was the first ever Earth Day Bike Ride which Culminated with a mangrove -planting activity at the Katunggan Park in Barangay Guaan, ... -
Don't eat dead fish from oil spill-hit areas, BFAR warns
(Panay News,July 9, 2020 , on page 1-14)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has issued a warning against eating dead fish in coastal areas contaminated by bunker fuel from a barge damaged by an explosion last week. Remia Aparri, ... -
DPWH joins int'l coastal clean-up
(Panay News,September 26, 2017 , on page B11)The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 6 and Negros Island Region (NIR) observed and celebrated the 31st International Coastal Clean Up (ICC) Day last Saturday Sept. 16, 2017. Several employees of DPWH ... -
Health hazard: DOH warns of adverse health effects from oil spill
(Panay News,July 9, 2020 , on page 1-14)Harsh fumes from the bunker fuel that spilled from a power barge in Barangay Bo. Obrero, Lapuz district pose serious health threats, the Department of Health (DOH) Center for Health Development in Western Visayas cautioned ... -
Mangrove eco-park a pride of Leganes
(Panay News,December 12, 2015 , on page 1-15)"KATUNGGAN" is Cebuano for mangrove. Often taken for granted by casual observers, mangroves provide a habitat for animals and plants of various species. Their rotten leaves and decaying roots serve as food for fishes, ... -
MIAGB adopts 1-hectare mangrove sites in bigke
(Panay News,October 18, 2015 , on page C5)The Metro Iloilo Airshed Governing Board (MIAGB) adopted a one-hectare mangrove area in Bigke, Leganes, Iloilo and made the commitment by signing a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department of Environment and Natural ...