Browsing Panay News by Subject "private sector"
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Aklan agri-fishery council aims for nat'l Gawad Saka
(,June 6, 2017 , on page )The Aklan Provincial Agriculture and Fishery Council (PAFC) is vying for honors in the national Gawad Saka search for outstanding agricultural achievers. The council was recognized as regional awardee for Outstanding ... -
Biz groups urge APEC economies to invest in cold-chain systems
(,October 6, 2015 , on page )Developing countries of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) should invest in cold-chain systems for food products to reduce waste and improve food security, the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) said. ... -
Boracay eyed as water quality mgt area
(,May 15, 2018 , on page )Making this island resort a water quality management area (WQMA) will ensure the protection of its coasts, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Section 5 of Republic Act 9275, or the ... -
Boracay rehab blueprint will save island – BIATF
(,February 5, 2019 , on page )The medium-term plan to safeguard against the ecological degradation of this island and sustain its tourism activities will be implemented soon by the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF). These strategic interventions ... -
Campaign on amended fisheries code increased
(,December 1, 2015 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 6 (BFAR6) is stepping up efforts on information, education and communication campaign on a new law which amended the Philippine Fisheries Code. Republic Act 10654, an act to ... -
Crabmeat canning factory opens
(,March 4, 2015 , on page )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 ... -
DSWD: Aid distribution for displaced Boracay workers never stopped
(,May 8, 2018 , on page )The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) did not stop releasing transportation and meal assistance to displaced workers in this island resort. DSWD regional director Rebecca Geamala said this as she denied ... -
Farm-based research on abalone-growing launched
(,July 15, 2005 , on page )The Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC - AQD) has forged ties with the private sector to study the economics of abalone rearing in an actual farm situation. The two private ... -
Fish producers appeal to SEAFDEC: harmonize R&D efforts to improve fish production
(,July 24, 2018 , on page )Joseph Martin “Jhong” Borromeo, president of Philippine Association of Fish Producers, Inc. (PAFPI) has appealed to SEAFDEC to harmonize its R&D efforts to be industry-focused towards improvement of fish production. Borromeo ... -
A healthier Boracay should serve as a model
(,July 18, 2018 , on page )The six-month closure and cleanup of the resort-island of Boracay is an opportune time to rethink our tourism development for a more sustainable and long-term growth. While Boracay was getting more than two million foreign ... -
Iloilo River can be PH model in river cleanup
(,May 17, 2017 , on page )The Iloilo River can be a model in river cleanup, according to newly-installed Environment secretary Roy Cimatu. He was impressed by efforts to clean the Iloilo River which is actually an estuary, said Cimatu. Over a decade ... -
Iloilo RIver dev't project wins Galing Pook award
(,October 5, 2018 , on page )The Iloilo-Batiano River Development Project won the coveted Galing Pook Award. The city government’s entry to the 2018 Galing Pook Awards was the river rehabilitation project started in 2011. Mayor Jose Espinosa III ... -
'It's not fair!': total island closure riles tourism stakeholders Gov’t readies P2-B Boracay calamity fund
(,April 6, 2018 , on page )A calamity fund of P2 billion will be used to help worked that would be displaced by Boracay Island's six-month closure starting April 26. No resort owners, however, would benefit form the fund, said Presidential spokesperson ... -
Private sector urged to invest in Boracay projects
(,October 28, 2018 , on page )The government urged private enterprises to invest in projects meant to support sustainable tourism in Boracay which is scheduled to reopen Friday. “So we are reopening, there are interventions done by the government but ... -
SEAFDEC Chief reappointed, serves third consecutive term
(,May 5, 2010 , on page )Dr. Joebert D. Toledo, who hails from Oton, Iloilo, gets a third two-year term as Chief of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department. SEAFDEC or the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center is a regional treaty organization ... -
Tech Transfer Day highlights DOST’s R&D efforts
(,October 28, 2017 , on page )The Technology Transfer Day will be held Friday at the vast Iloilo Convention Center, Megaworld Boulevard, Mandurriao in Iloilo City. It was learned that the Region-6 office of the Department of Science and Technology ... -
Training to boost aqua-marine industry held in Capiz
(,July 21, 2007 , on page )The season-long training to help boost the province's aquamarine production was recently concluded. Provincial Agriculture chief Sylvia de la Cruz disclosed that the first phase of the collaborative fisheries development ... -
TV white space connects Bohol fisherfolk to the Net
(,April 8, 2014 , on page )On April 4, government officials and partners from the private sector formally turned over TV White Space technology to Talibon and five other seaside towns in Bohol. Other than enabling locals to use social media or search ... -
W. Visayas to lose third of tourism receipts due to Boracay closure
(,April 12, 2018 , on page )Western Visayas stands to lose one-third of its biggest tourism contributor once the temporary closure of the island of Boracay takes effect this April 26. Data from the Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 6 showed that in ... -
World Bank to boost funding for climate change projects
(,April 11, 2016 , on page )The plan - which follows the landmark UN climate conference that yielded the Paris Agreement in December - calls for funding projects that would add 30 gigawatts of renewable energy to the global grid, which would power ...