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    • BFAR grants P3.69M to boost Antique salt industry 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, January 20, 2023, on page 6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will provide P3.69 million worth of equipment to 45 individuals and a fisherfolk group to boost the salt industry in this province. BFAR-Antique provincial director ...
    • BFAR: 'Enough salt in Western Visayas' 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, September 2, 2022, on page 2)
      Consumers in Western Visayas should not worry. There is enough supply of salt in the region, according to Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional director Remia A. Aparri. She has not received any report ...
    • Bill to strengthen PH salt industry gets Senate's nod 

      Abarca, Charie (Panay News, September 13, 2023, on page 13)
      The Senate yesterday approved a bill that seeks to strengthen and revitalize the country’s salt industry. Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2243, or the Philippine Salt Industry Development Act, was approved in a plenary session with ...
    • DA works with private sector, Congress for salt industry dev't 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, July 17, 2023, on page 14-15)
      The government is awaiting the passage of bills that would modernize the salt industry. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) national director Demosthenes Escoto said the law needs updating. “The existing law ...
    • DA, BFAR urged to revitalize salt industry in Antique 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, September 12, 2022, on page 16-15)
      A member of the Provincial Board here has urged the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and t he Department of Agriculture (DA) to revitalize the salt i ndustry i n the province. Board member Victor Condez ...
    • Innovative solar dryer to benefit coastal communities 

      Yap, Julio Jr. (Panay News, October 23, 2017, on page 9)
      A technology-based multi-purpose solar facility in Sagay City, Negros Occidental is expected to open a new opportunity for the local resident, particularly to the fisherfolk living in the city's coastal areas. Through the ...
    • Ocean currents 

      Bulao, Magnolia D. (Panay News, March 28, 2018, on page B2)
      In this article , the lesson about the ocean currents or the properties of water density due to temperature and various concentrations of salt is being discussed through an activity where materials needed are as follows: ...
    • [ Salt farm ] 

      GMA News (Panay News, May 31, 2015, on page 8)
      Salt farm workers in Cavite fill up a pond with saltwater that produces rock salt when left to dry under the sun. Salt producers take advantage of the hot dry spell stemming from the El Niño phenomenon.
    • Salt-making alternative to Antique's fisherfolk 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, December 11, 2015, on page 6)
      Aside from setting into sea at the onset of the El Niño phenomenon, more Antiqueño fisherfolk are engaging in solar salt-making as their alternative livelihood. Allette Gayatin, Antique Office of the Provincial Agriculture ...