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Gov’t mulls Sept. Boracay ‘soft opening’
Boracay may have a “soft opening” on the first week of September, according to the interagency task force overseeing the island’s rehabilitation. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), a member of the task ...
- June 21, 2018
DTI imposes price freeze in Boracay
A price freeze has been imposed in this island resort currently undergoing rehabilitation.
The Department of Trade and Industry placed Boracay under an “automatic price ceiling (APC) state.” An area placed under a state ...
- May 7, 2018
Tourists invited to Seafood Fair
Various seafood products and exotic foods will be served by participating stalls in the Seafood Fair from April 10 to 12 at the People's Park in Barangay Baybay here. The three-day fair, which is in line with the Capiztahan ...
- April 13, 2015
DENR mulls clean-up drive in Boracay
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is planning to conduct a clean-up activity to preserve the government’s efforts in rehabilitating the world-famous Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan. The Boracay ...
- March 16, 2019
BFAR raises red tide alert in WV
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 ...
- September 18, 2015
Bantay Dagat nets 5 illegal fishing boats
The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force (IPBFTF) apprehended five illegal fishing vessels from October 11 to 15. All the owners of the apprehended vessels paid the compromise fines. However, their illegal fishing ...
- October 19, 2012
Signing of Guimaras Alliance of Protected Areas and Sanctuaries a first of its kind
A MEMORANDUM of Agreement (MOA) was recently signed to strengthen and revitalize the network of management for the protection of the Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the island–province of Guimaras. The network is the first ...
- April 18, 2017
PCG orders salvage of sunken ship
The Philippine Coast Guard- Western Visayas (PCG-WV) has ordered the company of the cargo ship that sank between the waters of Iloilo and Guimaras on Sunday to refloat it. Coast Guard divers yesterday saw patches of soil ...
- January 21, 2014
'Habagat' hurts Negros Occ. agri-fishery
Heavy rains brought by habagat, or southwest monsoon, caused P6 million worth of damage to crops and fisheries in various parts of Negros Occidental. A total of 501 farmers and fisherfolk in the city of Cadiz and the ...
- August 20, 2016
'Algal bloom caused Sapian Bay fish kills'
An algal bloom triggered two fish kills at the Sapian Bay in Capiz, the director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6 said. The fish kills were discovered on Dec. 28, 2015, and Jan. 3 this year. ...
- January 12, 2016