Browsing Panay News by Subject "public health"

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    • 3 Aklan towns under state of calamity 

      Aguirre, Jun Ariolo N.; Zabal, Boy Ryan B. (Panay News, December 12, 2015, on page 6)
      The Aklan Sanguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has placed three towns in the eastern part of Aklan under state of calamity on Wednesday due to red tide infestation."Prior to the declaration, the affected towns of Batan, Altavas ...

    • 900 red tide-stricken shellfish farmers get aid 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, October 15, 2022, on page 3)
      The city government has extended financial aid to several registered small shellfish farmers here affected by red ride. A total of 900 registered shellfish farmers from barangays Balijuagan, Barra, Baybay, Cagay, Culajao, ...

    • Aklan free from red tide – BFAR 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, November 5, 2016, on page 3-13)
      Coastal waters in the province are free from toxic red tide, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Fish, squids, shrimps, and crabs may be eaten provided they are fresh, washed thoroughly, and ...

    • Antique still red tide-free 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, December 10, 2015, on page 5)
      Fish caught in Antique's waters are safe for human consumption, an official assured on Wednesday. Allette Gayatin, Office of the Provincial Agriculture Fisheries division head, said there is no red tide in Antique unlike ...

    • Back to 'fishing' 

      Vego, Herbert (Panay News, January 3, 2019, on page 5)
      Studies in the 1970s showed that Greenland Eskimos had a lower rate of heart disease than did other individuals living in Greenland at the same time. Analysis of dietary differences between the groups showed that the Eskimos ...

    • Barge owner pressed to pay for oil spill 

      Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, July 8, 2020, on page 1-14)
      AC Energy Corp., owner of the power barge that discharged bunker oil into this city’s waters following an explosion Friday last week, is being pressed to compensate those adversely affected. “There is no skirting the issue. ...

    • Bataan red tide alert still up 

      Cervantes, Ding (Panay News, April 3, 2014, on page 7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) yesterday said the red tide plague that hit coastal areas in Bataan last year has remained. In an updated advisory, the BFAR urged the public to refrain from gathering ...

    • BFAR lifts red tide alert in Aklan, Capiz 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan B. (Panay News, October 14, 2015, on page 6)
      Shellfish captured from Sapian Bay in Capiz and Batan in Aklan are now safe for eating, said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Based on the BFAR's latest test, Sapian Bay (Ivisan and Sapian) in Capiz ...

    • BFAR maintains red tide alert in some Visayas, Mindanao areas 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, February 6, 2017, on page B1)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued warning against consumption of shellfish in toxic red tide-infested bays in several areas in Visayas and Mindanao. “All types of shellfish and Acetes sp. of ...

    • BFAR raises red tide alert in WV 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan B. (Panay News, September 18, 2015, on page 7)
      Do not harvest, sell, buy, or eat shellfish from red tide affected areas. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned consumers to avoid shellfish collected from the coastal waters of Mambuquiao and Camansi ...

    • BFAR tests show galunggong samples not injected with formalin 

      GMA News (Panay News, August 26, 2018, on page B3)
      The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) said Friday that the collected samples of galunggong from three public markets tested negative for formalin. No formalin was injected in the ...

    • BFAR warns consumers on marine products from red tide areas 

      Tianero, Resel Joy (Panay News, November 6, 2016, on page B1)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6 warned the public to refrain from consuming all types of shellfish and alamang coming from Gigantes Islands in Carles as their coastal waters are now positive ...

    • BFAR warns vs Capiz, Aklan red tide 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, November 17, 2015, on page 7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned anew against the gathering, selling and eating of shellfish from Pilar and Sapian Bays in Capiz and Batan Bay in Aklan. BFAR regional director Remia Aparri ...

    • BFAR: Aklan red-tide free 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, July 22, 2017, on page 5)
      BFAR’s bulletin on Aug. 15 showed that shellfishes collected from the waters of Batan, Altavas and New Washington were red-tide free. International and domestic tourists are fond of eating shrimps, oysters, squids and ...

    • BFAR: WV coastal waters free from red tide toxin 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, December 11, 2017, on page 6)
      The Dec. 5 bulletin showed that there are no red tide toxin in the waters of New Washington, Altavas and Batan in Aklan, Gigantes Group of Islands in Carles, Iloilo, and President Roxas, Pilar, Panay, Roxas City, Ivisan, ...

    • Bluebottle jellyfish alert up in Boracay, tourists warned 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, February 15, 2019, on page 12)
      Beachgoers and swimmers here in the popular beach destination are reminded of the potential dangers of bluebottle jellyfish. In an advisory, the Malay Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) said ...

    • 'Buriring', a delicacy in Cadiz City 

      Garde, Cyrus M. (Panay News, September 2, 2012, on page D6)
      Despite of its potent nerve poison in its ovAry and liver, small pufferfish, locally known here as "buriring", is one of the delicacies on the table in Cadiz, a seashore city in Northern Negros Occidental, about 65 kilometers ...

    • Capiz fisherfolks affected by red tide continue to receive aid 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, November 23, 2022, on page 4)
      The provincial government of Capiz, through its Task Force Pagdumdum, continues to extend assistance to fisherfolks affected by red tide. Just recently, the taskforce went to Barangay Culajo, Roxas City and distributed ...

    • Capiz governor vows to save Panay River 

      Heredia, John (Panay News, August 29, 2016, on page 6-19)
      Capiz governor Antonio del Rosario promised to revitalize the Panay River, which he claimed to have become “polluted” and “not fit for human activities.” Del Rosario plans to form a Panay River Council, under which a “Task ...

    • Capiz guv bans shellfish; coastal waters monitored for red tide 

      Heredia, John S.; Mijares, Ralph John (Panay News, September 3, 2015, on page 3)
      Capiz governor Victor Tanco Sr. banned shellfish in the province following the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources' (BFAR) Aug. 29 advisory that Sapian Bay has red tide toxins. In an interview, Tanco said he already ...