Browsing Panay News by Subject "mangrove conservation"
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2-T mangroves planted in NegOcc's coastal village
(,March 2, 2019 , on page )“We only have one planet earth – one world. It is our earth. Our home.” This was the statement of Ignacio Cabayao Jr., chief Agrarian Reform Program officer during a mangrove-planting activity in Barangay Tomongtong’s ... -
200 mangrove propagules planted in Nueva Valencia
(,February 23, 2021 , on page )Some 200 mangrove propagules were planted along the coast of Barangay La Paz here on Feb. 20 by personnel of the municipal government and police station. Mangrove planting is a quarterly activity of the local government. ... -
350-ha mangrove reforestation up in Capiz
(,May 16, 2014 , on page )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 ... -
5,000 mangroves planted in Anilao
(,May 28, 2017 , on page )A total of 5,000 mangroves seedlings composed of potted bakawan (Rhizopora apiculata) and bungalon (Avicennia officinalis) were planted in Barangay San Carlos, Anilao, Iloilo, recently. The tree-planting activity was in ... -
Aklan brgy has widest natural mangrove area
(,March 18, 1999 , on page )Despite being considered as the province's fishing sanctuary at the Sibuyan sea, barangay Bogtongbato, a coastal barangay in this town 39 kilometers west of Kalibo, still continues to remain thriving on subsistence fishing ... -
Aklanons to plant more mangroves
(,August 21, 2014 , on page )This is the Isla Capispisan mangrove forest in New Washington, Aklan. Some 81.809 hectares of mangrove areas in New Washington will be reforested this year. Mangrove areas in Batan, Nabas, ibajay, Makato, Tangalan, and ... -
Asean ministers' spouses plant mangroves in Aklan
(,March 12, 2017 , on page )The spouses of Foreign Ministers of Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam and the Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) went mangrove planting at the Sitio Lugutan mangrove site ... -
Bacolod jail officers plant 300 mangrove saplings
(,May 19, 2019 , on page )Jail officers of the Metro Bacolod District Jail-Male Dormitory (MBDJ-MD) conducted a mangrove planting activity and coastal cleanup as part of their advocacy for environmental preservation. MBDJ-MD jail warden Chief ... -
Capitol plants more mangrove propagules in Banate
(,March 26, 2021 , on page )In celebration of World Water Day on March 22, the provincial capitol recently planted about 500 mangrove propagules of the bungalon species along the shoreline of Barangay Alacaygan in Banate town. “We must continue with ... -
City mangroves can ease climate change
(,October 9, 2016 , on page )The study, “Species Diversity, Above and Below Ground Biomass, and Carbon Stock Assessments of Selected Mangrove Forests in Iloilo City, Philippines” by Dr. Resurreccion Sadaba and Allen Grace Niego of the University of ... -
DENR Region VI supports ‘Ocean’s Ride’ set June 3
(,June 1, 2017 , on page )To raise awareness and to promote sustainable management of our valuable coastal and marine resources, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( DENR) Region VI supports the Zoological Society of London ( ZSL) ... -
DENR's bike ride kicks off earth day celebration '17
(,April 28, 2017 , on page )Organization by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6, it was the first ever Earth Day Bike Ride which Culminated with a mangrove -planting activity at the Katunggan Park in Barangay Guaan, ... -
Dumangas mangroves buffer for storm surges
(,June 7, 2015 , on page )When fully grown, mangroves lining the coastal area of Dumangas town will serve as buffer for extreme weather disturbances such as storm surges and tidal waves. The mangroves were planted on Friday, June 5, World Environment ... -
Dumangas town fights climate change head-on
(,June 15, 2015 , on page )The coastal town of Dumangas in northern Iloilo is vulnerable to the effects of climate change such as storm surges and tidal waves. Thus, mangrove reforestation is a priority of the local government, said Mayor Rolando ... -
Fight climate change, plant mangroves'
(,October 7, 2012 , on page )Broadcast practitioners in Capiz are set to hold a mangrove-planting activity here on October 13. According the Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) - Capiz Chapter President Ely Abarra, the activity, dubbed as ... -
For marine sanctuary protection, SMPC donates 10,000 mangrove, seedlings to Caluya
(,July 19, 2022 , on page )Integrated energy company Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) provided 10,000 mangrove seedlings to the Municipality of Caluya, Antique as part of its mangrove enrichment and sustainable development program outside ... -
Fun walk, mangrove plating and songs mark Earth Day
(,April 26, 2010 , on page )An early morning walk from Molo Plaza to the Iloilo River started the Earth Day celebration for around 150 mostly young people of the city over the weekend. The fun walk was organized by the Student Council Alliance of the ... -
German agency helps small Negros fishers
(,July 24, 2016 , on page )In collaboration with the Johanniter, a German humanitarian agency, the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) -Negros Office provided livelihood assistance to three small fishers' organization in northern Negros. ... -
Ibajay to vie for Asia's largest mangrove
(,June 30, 2010 , on page )Ibajay town here will compete for the record of having the largest mangrove tree in Asia. Ibajay Mayor Lulu Miraflores said a group of Japanese experts arrived recently to document the mangrove found in the boundary of ... -
Ibajay's Mangrove Eco-Tourism Park: A Nature's Haven
(,January 26, 2010 , on page )Mayor Ma. Lourdes Miraflores of Ibajay disclosed that the "Katunggan it Ibajay" is the only and most diverse natural growth mangrove community in the whole Philippines and even in Southeast Asia as confirmed by the Southeast ...