Browsing Panay News by Subject "hurricanes"

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    • 200 Antique fisherfolk to get materials to repair boats 

      (Panay News, November 12, 2022, on page 5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 6 will provide repair materials worth P10,000 each to 200 fisherfolk whose boats were badly damaged during the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” in ...

    • 350-ha mangrove reforestation up in Capiz 

      Guillermo, Jemin (Panay News, May 16, 2014, on page 4)
      Three hundred fifty hectares of mangrove areas in Capiz are set for reforestation. These mangrove areas are in the municipalities of Ivisan, Panay, Pilar, Pontevedra, President Roxas and Sapian, said Valentin Talabero ...

    • 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, ...

    • Aklan storm-hit areas get fishing boat tools 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan B. (Panay News, March 10, 2014, on page 7)
      Brand new tools for the construction of fishing boats have been given out to the fisherfolk in coastal areas in Aklan hit by super typhoon "Yolanda." Gov. Florencio Miraflores and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...

    • Barbaza OFWs, kin to work on artificial reefs 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, March 3, 2015, on page 5)
      Some active overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) or their families affected by supertyphoon "Yolanda" in Barbaza town may work on jackstone-type artificial reefs sometime this month. The job is for the last of the three batches ...

    • BFAR Region 6 helps repair 2,091 boats 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, May 29, 2014, on page 2-14)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is still helping fishermen back on their feet six months since super typhoon "Yolanda" strick. This rehabilitation effort is embodied in BFAR's "Ahon" Program targeting ...

    • Capitol seeks to plant 10T mangroves today 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, May 19, 2018, on page 3-14)
      The provincial government hopes to plant 10,000 mangrove propagules today in the municipalities of Leganes and Dumangas. Some 5,000 mangrove propagules are being targeted for planting in Barangay Bigke, Leganes and another ...

    • DA to change policies following adverse effects of climate change 

      GMA News (Panay News, January 5, 2015, on page B2-B9)
      After several natural calamities have cut down the country's agricultural output, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is planning to incorporate climate change policies in its programs, plans and budget to meet the demands ...

    • Don't lose hope, guv tells typhoon-hit fisherfolk 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, March 13, 2014, on page 2-14)
      A total of 130 fishermen from Ajuy and Estancia towns affected by super typhoon "Yolanda" received engines and other materials for the construction of their new pump boats. "We in the government are doing everything to ...

    • 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 ...

    • Fishpond operators seek PNoy's help 

      Bandiola, Odon (Panay News, January 8, 2014, on page 5)
      More Than 600 fishpond Operators in Aklan are asking relief support from President Benigno Aquino III through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR). Super typhoon "Yolanda", which struck Visayas last November ...

    • 'Florita' agricultural damage and losses jump to P19 million 

      Sarao, Zacarian (Panay News, August 26, 2022, on page 5)
      The estimated worth of agricultural damage and losses caused by Severe Tropical Storm “Florita” rose to P19.1 million, said the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday. This is over six times the amount reported by the ...

    • Is the Paris deal a solution against climate change? 

      Dordas, Sofia (Panay News, January 13, 2016, on page C2)
      The world is in a serious threat called climate change brought about by our very own discriminate wrongdoings. Global temperature was seen to increase by 1°C from the 19th century which resulted to the melting of glaciers ...

    • Mangrove and Beach Forest Development Project gets P400M 

      PN; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) (Panay News, June 25, 2015, on page C5)
      The need to protect mangrove and beach forests against the devastating effects of climate change has come to the fore with the aftermath of super typhoon "Yolanda". In the light of possible typhoons that could damage ...

    • More aid for 'Yolanda'-hit WV fishers 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, November 12, 2017, on page 3)
      Fisherfolk in Western Visayas affected by super typhoon “Yolanda” in November 2013 have received P300 million worth of aid from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6. The assistance was in the form ...

    • Oil spill evacuees may now go home 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, March 4, 2014, on page 2)
      ILOILO- Estancia town may now return home. Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. announced this development yesterday following consultations with Task Force Power Barge 103, Department of Health (DOH), Department of Environment and ...

    • Oil spill victims seek court help 

      PN (Panay News, January 21, 2014, on page 2-14)
      Oil spill victims in Estancia town charged the government-owned Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) and the National Power Corp. (Napocor) demanding over P300 million in compensation and damages. ...

    • 'Paeng' agri damage in WV balloons to P1.5-B 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, November 8, 2022, on page 2)
      The damage left by Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” in Western Visayas’ agriculture sector has now reached over P1.5 billion, affecting a total of 39,961 farmers and fisherfolk. Data shared by the Department of Agriculture ...

    • 'Quinta' losses: Damage to WV agri, fishery reaches P132M 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, November 5, 2020, on page 11-14)
      Typhoon “Quinta” left P132.63 million worth of damage to rice, high-value commercial crops (HVCC) and the fishery sector in the provinces of Western Visayas. Department of Agriculture (DA) regional executive director Remelyn ...

    • 'Rolly' agriculture damage hits P1.1 billion - DA 

      GMA News (Panay News, November 3, 2020, on page 13)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has recorded P1.1 billion worth of damage and losses in agriculture due to the effects of Super Typhoon “Rolly,” Secretary William Dar said on Monday. For affected fishers, Dar said the ...