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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 ...
    • '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 ...
    • Aklanons hired for agri-fishery survey 

      Villanueva, Venus (Panay News, March 4, 2013, on page 7)
      Hundreds of Aklanons were employed as enumerators and team supervisors for this year's nationwide Census of Agriculture and Fisheries by the National Statistics Office (NSO). The NSO has fielded 290 census enumerators to ...
    • Boracay best for farming? 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, April 11, 2018, on page 1-15)
      Which is best for Boracay Island – farming or tourism? The government should observe the “suitable land use rule” in deciding what to do with Boracay after its rehabilitation, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph ...
    • Caluya goes environmental 

      (Panay News, July 9, 2017, on page 9)
      Mayor Genevive Lim Reyes is leaving no stone unturned in her determination to keep the sea off her town of Caluya, Antique a haven for sea creatures. Recently, a team of experts from the Municipal Agriculture Office and ...
    • Climate change and sustainable development 

      Señeres, Ike (Panay News, January 17, 2016, on page 12-15)
      First things first, we should get our act together to be able to respond to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG17) and the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) agreement as soon as possible. It has been months after ...
    • DOLE meets Boracay stakeholders, assures aid for displaced workers: job fairs set April 26, May 18 in Kalibo and Malay 

      (Panay News, April 22, 2018, on page B1-B3)
      Boracay Island - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) officials assured members of the Boracay Industry Tripartite Council (ITC) and various stakeholders as the agency rolls out its package assistance available ...
    • NSO double-checks agri-fishery census data 

      PN (Panay News, June 6, 2013, on page 5)
      The National Statistic Office (NSO) Aklan has finished gathering data for its 2012 Census of Agriculture and Fishery. It is currently conducting data processing for the accomplished questionnaires. The process, which started ...
    • Registration program for fishermen launched 

      Escopel, Raymart (Panay News, February 21, 2014, on page B1-B9)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) headed by Director Asis G. Perez launched the National Program for Municipal Fisherfolk Registration (FishR) in Western Visayas on February 18. According to Director ...
    • Skills, knowledge, resources for farmers and fishermen 

      Yap, Julio Jr. (Panay News, February 1, 2017, on page 10)
      The lives and livelihood of farmers and fisherfolk in Mindanao have been affected by recurrent displacement as a result of sporadic armed clashes. The farming and fishing families in Mindanao are no stranger to both natural ...
    • Vessel monitoring tech can save lives of Pinoy fisherfolk 

      (Panay News, September 25, 2017, on page B5-B11)
      Proper vessel monitoring can save lives and make fishing more sustainable. Seven sailors drowned when a Filipino merchant ship crashed into the USS Fritzgerald in the sea of Japan last 17 June. The accident was caused ...