Browsing Panay News by Subject "protected areas"
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1.5 tons of 'endangered' giant clams seized in Sagay
(Panay News,April 13, 2019 , on page 2-10)Around 127 pieces of “endangered” giant clams weighing about 1.5 tons were confiscated from three fisherfolk in Barangay Molocaboc, Sagay City, Negros Occidental. Nabbed for violation of the act preventing the illegal, ... -
6 persons nabbed for 'illegal fishing'
(Panay News,October 1, 2020 , on page 4)Police arrested six individuals for alleged illegal fishing in Barangay Odiongan, San Dionisio, Iloilo. They were Jay Morong, 19, of Barangay Bacjawan Sur, San Dionisio; Joey Peñaflorida, 23, of Barangay Nipa, Dionisio; ... -
Ancient megashark tooth stolen
(Panay News,March 14, 2018 , on page 14)A tooth that belonged to an ancient giant shark has been stolen from a World Heritage Site in Australia, authorities have said. -
Cauayan man nabbed for 'illegal fishing'
(Panay News,September 26, 2020 , on page 5)For alleged illegal fishing, a resident of Barangay Guiljungan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental was nabbed. The 30-year-old Elvis Arroz was caught around 1 p.m. on Sept. 24, a police report showed. -
DENR okays guidelines for ecotourism in protected areas
(Panay News,August 11, 2013 , on page B1-B6)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has come up with a set of guidelines for planning and managing of ecotourism activities within nationally designated protected areas. DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. ... -
DENR: Protect ocean for the future
(Panay News,May 14, 2020 , on page 9-11)“You're not a wave you’re part of the ocean,” says Mitch Albom. Who doesn’t love the ocean? Each of us enjoys the breeze from the blue crystal waters and the cool, soft sands on our feet. Either white or blackish sand, ... -
Freedivers for ocean conservation
(Panay News,March 1, 2020 , on page B6-B8)“It's quite a liberating experience to explore the sea in such an immersive way, not weighed down by heavy equipment, seeing firsthand how amazing, yet also so delicate, the underwater world is,” related Riza Ornos on her ... -
Guimaras hosts int'l forum on coastal management
(Panay News,November 18, 2018 , on page 6)The province of Guimaras will be showcasing its best practices on integrated coastal management (ICM) as it hosts the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia Network of Local Governments (PNLG) ... -
Guimaras seeks to protect 70 hectares of coral reefs
(Panay News,January 15, 2017 , on page 5)This island province boasts of 70 hectares of undistributed coral reefs, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western Visayas. Coral reefs are marine ridges or mounds, which have formed ... -
Guimaras to present best coastal mgt practices in East Asia forum
(Panay News,October 29, 2018 , on page 8)The best practices of the local government unit in this island province in terms of international coastal management (ICM) will be presented in a forum of the 2018 East Asian Seas Congress. The forum – dubbed as the ... -
'Help displaced Boracay residents'
(Panay News,April 16, 2018 , on page 10)Vice Mayor Abram Sualog appeals to the inter-agency group tasked to restore Boracay to find a relocation site for displaced island residents. Sualog was referring to locals whose houses were built on Boracay’s wetlands and ... -
House panel Oks bill declaring portion of Philippine Rise s protected area
(Panay News,July 8, 2021 , on page 5-14)A committee in the House of Representatives approved a measure seeking to declare a portion of the Philippine Rise—also known as Benham Rise—as a protected area. During its meeting on Wednesday, the House committee on ... -
Ibajay's Mangrove Eco-Tourism Park: A Nature's Haven
(Panay News,January 26, 2010 , on page B1)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 ... -
'Keep marine tourism intact'
(Panay News,December 4, 2015 , on page B2)Healthy marine ecosystems are critical to long-term and short-term development in marine tourism, experts said. World Wide Fund for Nature International Global Shark Program leader Andy Cornish made this point during the ... -
Mangrove cutting in Oton slammed
(Panay News,November 19, 1999 , on page 2-14)One of southern Iloilo's last mangrove stands if gone, courtesy of a "developer" and a set of public officials in stupor. And a scientist at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec) based in Tigbauan tow, ... -
Mangrove sanctuary
(Panay News,August 14, 2014 , on page 8)The Bangrin Marine protected area is a 42.25-hectare mangrove forest located in Bani, Pangasinan. aside from serving as a habitat for 53 bird species, the tourist spot also offers visitors board walking, forest adventure, ... -
Marine sanctuaries shield Guimaras' sea bounties
(Panay News,August 19, 2016 , on page 8)The province of Guimaras unveiled its two marine protected areas (MPAs) situated in the towns of San Lorenzo and Sibunag established with the support of South Korea's Yeosu Foundation. The Tumalintinan Point Marine Protected ... -
Men caught fishing in marine protected area
(Panay News,May 24, 2019 , on page 7)About 610 kilos of fish valued at P33,000 were recovered from illegal fishers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, a police report showed. The 38-year-old Reynald Franco and 58-year-old Sammy Munez were arrested off the coast ... -
New law to protect 97 PH 'critical areas'
(Panay News,July 5, 2018 , on page 13)A new law will strengthen the conservation of 97 ecologically “critical areas” in the country. Republic Act 11038, or the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 2018, was approved on June 22. “The ... -
'PH needs more marine reserves'
(Panay News,June 21, 2015 , on page 2-27)No-take marine reserves (NTMRs) are areas of the sea, usually with coral reefs -- but could include other coastal ecosystems such as mangroves and seagrasses -- that are fully protected from fishing. The area around MPAs ...