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    • 110 city fishers get aid 

      (Panay News, July 23, 2016, on page 2)
      At least 110 fisherfolk here received livelihood assistance, including 40 banca engines and 70 fish nets, from the city government on Friday. Office of the City Agriculturist acting chief Romulo Pangantihon said the ...
    • Aklan SP seeks relief for fishpond operators 

      Bandiola, Odon (Panay News, January 26, 2014, on page 10)
      The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) approved a resolution asking President Benigno Aquino III to grant fishpond operators in Aklan a five-year recovery period by condoning fishpond rentals. In Resolution No. 010 series of ...
    • BFAR assures ample supply of tilapia amid fish kill 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, June 8, 2019, on page B2-B8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently assured there is sufficient supply of tilapia to meet the market’s demand despite the fish kill in Taal Lake, Batangas. ...
    • Don't eat dead fish from oil spill-hit areas, BFAR warns 

      Sornito, Ime (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, ...
    • Eastern Visayas region targets rebound in fisheries output 

      Meniano, Sarwell (Panay News, April 23, 2015, on page S1/5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) is targeting the restoration of regional fishery production this year back to 2012 levels after more than a year of post-Haiyan rehabilitation activity. BFAR Regional ...
    • Guimaras 1st mariculture park in RP 

      Portal, Tadz (Panay News, August 7, 2001, on page 4-8)
      Guimaras province is where the country's first mariculture park is located. The park was launched on Saturday, bringing brighter economic prospects to poor Guimarasnons. The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...
    • Illegal fish cages at Iloilo River demolished 

      (Panay News, June 28, 2016, on page 4)
      Twenty-one illegal fish cages locally called punot at the Iloilo River were demolished from Carpenter's Bridge upstream along Barangay Navais, Mandurriao district and Barangay Sooc, Arevalo district.
    • Industry execs seek stronger PH-Taiwan aquaculture tie-up 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, October 1, 2017, on page B2)
      An official of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) expressed optimism about a greater tie-up with the Philippines following a trade meeting among industry players on aquaculture at the Manila Hotel ...
    • Oil extraction 

      Griño, Montesa (Panay News, February 20, 2007, on page 10)
      It's final. OnMarch 14, Petron Corp. will start extracting the remaining bunker fuel from MT Solar, almost seven months at the Iloilo- Guimaras Strait, causing an oil spill. Petron has tapped the Singapore-based Sonsub to ...
    • Prevent fish kills, government urged 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, May 18, 2013, on page 5)
      Our government should minimize, if not eliminate, massive fish kills in the country, said AGHAM party-list Rep. Angelo Palmones. Government data showed that, two years ago, about 1,900 tons of fish in fish pens and fish ...
    • SEAFDEC set to launch 1st Mariculture park 

      PN (Panay News, June 5, 2001, on page 9-15)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) is all set to launch the first Mariculture Park in the country on July 5, 2001 at Igang Bay, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras. The project is ...