Browsing Panay News by Place "Panay"

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    • 172 passengers rescued from distressed fast craft 

      (Panay News, November 22, 2023, on page 1-15)
      In a successful rescue operation, 172 passengers were saved after a fast craft bound for Iloilo City experienced mechanical failure off the coasts of Panay and Negros islands yesterday afternoon. There were no serious ...

    • 900 red tide-stricken shellfish farmers get aid 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, October 15, 2022, on page 3)
      The city government has extended financial aid to several registered small shellfish farmers here affected by red ride. A total of 900 registered shellfish farmers from barangays Balijuagan, Barra, Baybay, Cagay, Culajao, ...

    • Another dolphin, sea turtle found dead in Panay 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, January 26, 2022, on page 9)
      Another dolphin and a sea turtle were found dead in Panay town here recently. The dead dolphin was found in Barangay Butacal, Panay on Jan. 23, 2022 by residents Daniel Alaban Jr. and Ryan Binondo. This was eventually ...

    • 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 ...

    • Bantay Dagat reduces illegal fishing in Capiz 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Capiz (Panay News, February 15, 2023, on page 6)
      An intensified house-to-house campaign in fishing villages is being conducted by the Provincial Bantay Dagat (PBD) to end illegal fishing activities within Pilar’s municipal waters. The PBD, locally known as “Task Force ...

    • Capiz fisherfolks affected by red tide continue to receive aid 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, November 23, 2022, on page 4)
      The provincial government of Capiz, through its Task Force Pagdumdum, continues to extend assistance to fisherfolks affected by red tide. Just recently, the taskforce went to Barangay Culajo, Roxas City and distributed ...

    • Capiz's 5 coastal areas still positive for red tide 

      (Panay News, October 26, 2022, on page 4)
      All types of shellfish and Acetes sp. or alamang gathered from Sapian Bay and the waters of Roxas City, Panay, President Roxas, and Pilar towns in this province are still not safe for human consumption. Shellfish collected ...

    • Closed Season 

      (Panay News, November 21, 2016, on page 14-14)
      Feom Nov. 15, 2016 to Feb. 15, 2017 it is prohibited to catch sardines, herrings and mackerels in the Visayan Sea – a rich fishing ground bordered by the islands of Panay, Negros, Cebu, and Masbate. The annual closed season ...

    • 'Closed season' starts: 3-month fishing ban in Visayan Sea-BFAR 6 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, November 17, 2021, on page 1-14)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is urging local government units and coastal communities to help enforce the yearly three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea from Nov. 15 to Feb. 15 next ...

    • Newly discovered fish species was first spotted in a Bohol public market 

      Sambile, Kristel (Panay News, September 9, 2023, on page 4-15)
      In the bustling fish markets of the Philippines, a vibrant and peculiar sight caught the attention of scientists — an orange-eyed sea creature with an air of mystery. This chance encounter marked the beginning of an exciting ...

    • P1.4-M illegal fish seized in major anti-poaching ops 

      Baylon, Jen (Panay News, November 2, 2023, on page 2)
      In a significant move against illegal fishing, the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) successfully conducted a week-long operation, culminating on Monday, Nov. 13. Illegally-caught fish valued at nearly P1.4 million ...

    • Red tide still up in WV waters 

      Cavañas, Mary Joy (Panay News, September 22, 2023, on page 5)
      All varieties of shellfish and Acetes sp., commonly known as alamang or hipon, from specific coasts in Western Visayas are still deemed unsafe for human consumption. Recent samples collected from Panay, Pilar, President ...

    • Roxas City, PIlar, Panay still positive for red tide 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, September 30, 2022, on page 9)
      The coastal waters of Roxas City and the towns of Pilar and Panay in this province remain positive for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP), according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Shellfish samples ...

    • Roxas City, Pilar, Panay still positive for red tide 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, September 30, 2022, on page 9)
      The coastal waters of Roxas City and the towns of Pilar and Panay in this province remain positive for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP), according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Shellfish samples ...

    • UP prof cited for book on Panay seashells 

      Garibay, Soledad S. (Panay News, October 12, 2010, on page 2-14)
      Dr. Liberto V. Laureta, faculty member of the University of the Philippines in the Visayas' Institute of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, received the prestigious Gintong Aklat Award, Natural Sciences ...