Browsing Panay News by Subject "Human food"

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    • Aklan free from red tide – BFAR 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, November 5, 2016, on page 3-13)
      Coastal waters in the province are free from toxic red tide, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Fish, squids, shrimps, and crabs may be eaten provided they are fresh, washed thoroughly, and ...

    • ‘Antique has enough supply of rice, fish amid quarantine’ 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, March 25, 2020, on page B1)
      Nick Calawag, chief of OPA on Tuesday said the province being rice self-sufficient has enough supply for the consumption of its people. For fish, Calawag said that it is sufficient especially that fishermen are able to ...

    • Antique still red tide-free 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, December 10, 2015, on page 5)
      Fish caught in Antique's waters are safe for human consumption, an official assured on Wednesday. Allette Gayatin, Office of the Provincial Agriculture Fisheries division head, said there is no red tide in Antique unlike ...

    • BFAR lifts red tide alert in Aklan, Capiz 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan B. (Panay News, October 14, 2015, on page 6)
      Shellfish captured from Sapian Bay in Capiz and Batan in Aklan are now safe for eating, said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Based on the BFAR's latest test, Sapian Bay (Ivisan and Sapian) in Capiz ...

    • BFAR maintains red tide alert in some Visayas, Mindanao areas 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, February 6, 2017, on page B1)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued warning against consumption of shellfish in toxic red tide-infested bays in several areas in Visayas and Mindanao. “All types of shellfish and Acetes sp. of ...

    • BFAR raises red tide alert in WV 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan B. (Panay News, September 18, 2015, on page 7)
      Do not harvest, sell, buy, or eat shellfish from red tide affected areas. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned consumers to avoid shellfish collected from the coastal waters of Mambuquiao and Camansi ...

    • BFAR tests show galunggong samples not injected with formalin 

      GMA News (Panay News, August 26, 2018, on page B3)
      The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) said Friday that the collected samples of galunggong from three public markets tested negative for formalin. No formalin was injected in the ...

    • BFAR warns consumers on marine products from red tide areas 

      Tianero, Resel Joy (Panay News, November 6, 2016, on page B1)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6 warned the public to refrain from consuming all types of shellfish and alamang coming from Gigantes Islands in Carles as their coastal waters are now positive ...

    • BFAR: WV coastal waters free from red tide toxin 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, December 11, 2017, on page 6)
      The Dec. 5 bulletin showed that there are no red tide toxin in the waters of New Washington, Altavas and Batan in Aklan, Gigantes Group of Islands in Carles, Iloilo, and President Roxas, Pilar, Panay, Roxas City, Ivisan, ...

    • Capiz launches 'Buwan ng Kalutong Pilipino' 

      PN; Department of Agriculture (DA)-Region VI (Panay News, April 14, 2019, on page 7)
      The province of Capiz launched the Visayan leg of “Buwan ng Kalutong Pilipino,” or the Filipino Food Month during the Farmers and Fisherfolk’s Day celebration in this capital city. Department of Agriculture (DA) regional ...

    • Crabmeat canning factory opens 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, March 4, 2015, on page 2)
      Today, Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. will lead the inauguration of the first-ever crabmeat canning factory in the province. The Saravia Crabmeat Canning Factory is located in Barangay Poblacion, Concepcion town. According to ...

    • 'Don't eat shellfish from Gigantes' 

      (Panay News, January 14, 2016, on page 4)
      Shellfishes collected in the coastal waters of the Gigantes group of islands in Carles town are positive for paralytic shellfish poisoning that is beyond the regulatory limit, announced the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • Don’t eat Gigantes shellfish – BFAR 

      PN (Panay News, January 3, 2017, on page 5)
      Shellfish from the coastal waters of Gigantes Islands in Carles town are not safe for human consumption. according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). They are “positive for paralytic shellfish poison ...

    • Guv: red tide ban in Capiz still in effect 

      (Panay News, September 15, 2015, on page 4)
      The local ban imposed in the harvest, transport, and sale of shellfish from Capiz province is still in effect. Capiz Governor Victor Tanco said the ban will remain in effect until the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...

    • 'Importing galunggong will disadvantage 1.5M fisherfolk' 

      GMA News (Panay News, September 2, 2018, on page B2)
      The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) plan to import round scad, or galunggong every year will disadvantage some one and a half million small fisherfolk in the country, Sen. Cynthia Villar said. Villar, who chairs the Senate ...

    • Jed: Milk tea resto can reopen only if ... 

      Silubrico, Ruby P. (Panay News, November 21, 2013, on page 2-14)
      Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog warned the management of a milk tea house at the Ayala Techno Hub in Mandurriao district not to reopen and operate unless they prove that their foods and drinks are safe for human consumption. ...

    • "Lampirong will be back in our tables soon" - BFAR 

      Portal, Tadz (Panay News, June 3, 2002, on page 5)
      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Director Sonia Seville advised fishermen along shores where once there were abundant harvests of lampirong (Placuna placenta) or kapis shells to "wait a little bit ...

    • More on fighting cholesterol 

      Vego, Herbert (Panay News, September 27, 2016, on page 8)
      Studies in the 1970's showed that Greenland Eskimos had a lower rate of heart disease than did other individuals living in Greenland at the same time. Analysis of dietary differences between the groups showed that the ...

    • P5.2- million projects for Iloilo fish port 

      (Panay News, February 10, 2017, on page 4)
      The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority – Iloilo Fish Port Complex (PFDA-IFPC) continues to improve its facilities to accommodate more fish processors. Port Manager Elmer Figuracion said that this year, using their ...

    • PH coasts red-tide free except Samar bay-BFAR 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, April 11, 2016, on page 6)
      Coastal waters in the country were safe from red tide toxins except for Cambatutay Bay in Western Samar, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). In its latest shellfish bulletin on April 4, 2016, ...