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    • 4 'missing' fishermen return home safely 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, June 4, 2021, on page 10)
      The four fishermen reported missing at the height of Typhoon “Dante” on June 2 survived the bad weather and were able to return home safely. According to boat captain Vicente Salvadico, 42, of Sitio Kawit, Barangay Binaobawan, ...
    • 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, ...
    • '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 ...
    • 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 waters still positive for red tide 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, November 11, 2022, on page 4)
      The seawater around Capiz province is still positive for red tide toxins. In Shellfish Bulletin No. 22 on Nov. 4, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced that shellfish collected and tested from the ...
    • 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 ...
    • Festive walk Iloilo, ILOMOCA host 'Panagbo: Encounters with tradition' 

      (Panay News, September 6, 2022, on page 9)
      Festive Walk Iloilo and the Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art (ILOMOCA) are hosting the Panagbo: Encounters with Tradition event to showcase the dynamic and cultural relationship between Roxas City and Iloilo City. Happening ...
    • Hydroponics farming research center launched in Roxas 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, March 15, 2021, on page 11)
      A center for modern farming has been launched here — the Indoor Hydroponics Farming Research Center at Doña Emeliana Alba Memorial School (DEAMS) in Barangay Pinaypayan Lanot. Hydroponic farming is a method of growing ...
    • Oyster farming pushed 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, August 3, 2022, on page 4)
      The city government wants to develop oyster farming. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) recently discussed this with city officials. Also presents were representatives from the Gerry Roxas Foundation – ...
    • Refrain from harvesting, eating green shells - Capiz guv 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, September 24, 2022, on page 6)
      Gov. Fredenil Castro advised the public against harvesting and eating green shells from the waters of Pilar, President Roxas, Ivisan, and Roxas City. Water analysis by the Capiz Agri-Aqua Laboratory of the Provincial ...
    • Roxas City coasts, Sapian Bay negative of red tide 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, January 12, 2023, on page 4)
      After more than two months, the coastal waters of Roxas City and Sapian Bay which cover the Ivisan and Sapian coasts, are now red tide-free. Shellfish Bulletin No. 01-2023 of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Will Iloilo City sink or swim?: Treñas skeptical of study on rising sea levels 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, November 12, 2019, on page 1-15)
      “Things like that should not be immediately accepted by anyone.” This is Mayor Jerry Treñas’ reaction to a report about this city possibly disappearing by 2050 due to rising sea levels. The study was conducted by Climate ...