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1,072 fisherfolks to receive fuel subsidy
(Panay News,July 11, 2022 , on page 9)In Capiz, 1,072 fisherfolks with motorboats are expected to receive fuel subsidy in the form of discount cards from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Each fisherfolk will receive P3,000 worth of fuel ... -
1,300 Boracay residents, displaced workers get P19.9-M livelihood aid
(Panay News,June 2, 2018 , on page 13)A total of 1,323 island closure-affected individuals availed themselves of the P19.9-million livelihood assistance program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). DSWD acting secretary Virginia Nazzarea ... -
1,500 mangroves planted in Leganes
(Panay News,December 10, 2022 , on page 2)Around 1,500 mangrove seedlings were planted by the Regional Finance Service Office (RFSO) of the Police Regional Office 6 at the Leganes Integrated Katunggan Ecopark (LIKE) in Barangay Nabitasan, Leganes town on Friday ... -
1.5 tons of 'endangered' giant clams seized in Sagay
(Panay News,April 13, 2019 , on page 2)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, ... -
10 graduates from WV topnotchers in fisheries board exam
(Panay News,November 9, 2023 , on page 3)Graduates from Western Visayas have occupied the most spots in the Top 10 in the recently released results of the October 2023 Fisheries Technologist Licensure Examinations (FTLE). The Professional Regulation Commission ... -
10 ways APEC can protect the interests of small- scale fishermen, fish farmers
(Panay News,November 7, 2015 , on page B2)High-level officials responsible for food security in member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have moved to protect the interests of small-scale fishers and fish farmers in an effort to integrate ... -
100 farmers, fisherfolk attend 1st regionwide agri-fishery confab
(Panay News,May 16, 2017 , on page B10)Around 100 farmers, fisher folk, municipal agriculturists, farmer associations, and local government units participated in the first regionwide agri- fishery consultative assembly in Region 6 on Thursday in the province ... -
105 families flee bunker oil fumes: PCG mulls raps vs barge owner for oil spill
(Panay News,July 6, 2020 , on page 1)Harsh fumes from the bunker fuel that spilled from a power barge in Barangay Bo. Obrero, Lapuz district here drove 105 families or 378 persons away from their houses, according to the City Disaster Risk Reduction and ... -
110 city fishers get aid
(Panay News,July 23, 2016 , on page 2)At least 110 fisherfolk here received livelihood assistance, including 40 banca engines and 70 fish nets, from the city government on Friday. Office of the City Agriculturist acting chief Romulo Pangantihon said the ... -
12 groups of illegal fishers caught
(Panay News,August 19, 2015 , on page 2)Twelve of groups of illegal fishers have been arrested by the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force off the coast of Concepcion here. According to Police officer 3 Charlie Austurias, these fishermen were using fine ... -
120 captured sea turtles found in swamp
(Panay News,February 1, 2014 , on page 11)Philippine police said Friday, January 31, they rescued 120 protected sea turtles found hidden in a pen inside a mangrove swamp, apparently intended for sale to foreign traders. It is just the latest case of sea turtles ... -
13 arrested for illegal fishing in Antique
(Panay News,February 26, 2024 , on page 6)Thirteen individuals were recently apprehended in Antique Province for illegal fishing. The Sebaste Municipal Police Station (MPS), in collaboration with the Bantay Dagat and Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO), nabbed two ... -
138 sacks of samong seized
(Panay News,July 13, 2015 , on page 9)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) here seized from a fishing boat some 138 sacks of seashells, including the threatened species samong. Commodore Enrico Efren Evangelista, PCG Cebu district commander, said they recovered ... -
14 erring Boracay tourists fined
(Panay News,November 5, 2018 , on page 2)More than a week after Boracay’s reopening on Oct. 26, 14 tourists were fined for violating new island rules and regulations. According to Tourism secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat, these violators were caught by the Boracay ... -
14 SUCs get virtual libraries
(Panay News,July 14, 2019 , on page 3)Fourteen state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the country received digital library services from the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD), which is celebrating its 46th ... -
15 Antique coastal towns ideal for salt production
(Panay News,February 10, 2023 , on page 13)Fifteen of Antique’s 18 municipalities have been pinpointed as ideal sites for salt production. Provincial Board member Rony Molina, who sponsored a resolution to revive the salt production industry in the province, said ... -
15 divers join Capiz's underwater clean-up
(Panay News,June 4, 2022 , on page 4)Fifteen volunteer licensed divers from different government and non-government organizations participated in Capiz’s first-ever underwater clean-up drive on May 27 in Barangay Balogo, Pilar town. The activity dubbed “Sisid ... -
15 PH towns to get modern fish hatcheries
(Panay News,May 11, 2018 , on page B1)SEAFDEC, which is based in Tigbauan town in Iloilo, has conducted the site assessment survey which was the first stage of the project. It is eyeing 15 pilot hatcheries in (SEAFDEC targets 15 PHL towns for multi-species ... -
16 boats seized for illegal fishing
(Panay News,June 7, 2013 , on page 1)Operatives of the provincial Task Force Bantay Dagat have recently apprehended 16 fishing vessels engaged in illegal fishing in the 5th District. Five vessels were seized off the coast of Concepcion town on May 30, Task ... -
17 Aklan officials face raps over Boracay woes
(Panay News,June 28, 2018 , on page 7)The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) filed graft and administrative complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman against 17 Aklan government officials over Boracay’s environmental problem. DILG undersecretary ...