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SEAFDEC stocks up on tiger shrimp breeders
Over 300 breeders of tiger shrimp, locally called lukon or sugpo, were stocked in the new Shrimp Broodstock Rearing Facility of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) in ...
- November 14, 2022
Alarming river siltation in Antique
Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) could not keep his hands off the problem anymore. And so he called the mayors of all 18 municipalities of Antique for a conference on a ...
- January 1, 2020
'Bida'
It is fervently hoped that Congress would hasten the passage of a law creating the Boracay Island Development Authority (BIDA) as proposed by the President in his State of the Nation Address on Monday to sustain the gains ...
- July 29, 2020
Family of missing Negrense from sunken ship not giving up hope
The family of a missing Negrense sailor is refusing to give up hope of finding him alive. His ship sank off the coast of Japan earlier this week. Margarita Payas, mother of 32-year-old Andren, said her son’s wife Justine ...
- September 5, 2020
Bacolod fisherfolk oppose 'dev't project' in Sum-ag
The fisherfolk community in Barangay Sum-ag here is opposing a “development project” being done at Sum-ag River. “There is an ongoing beach resort project at the entrance of Sum-ag River,” said punong barangay Rodney Carmona ...
- May 22, 2021
Concepcion hatchery to address decline in blue swimming crabs
To address the decreasing population of blue swimming crabs, a hatchery was established at the Northern Iloilo State University (NISU) in the municipality of Concepcion. The provincial government, headed by Gov. Arthur ...
- September 5, 2023
Olive ridley sea turtle rescued from fish net
A fisherman rescued a female Olive ridley sea turtle trapped in the fishnet while fishing in the waters of Bucay, Ilog, Negros Occidental at around 7:30 a.m., recently. Federico Alilain, a resident from Sitio Mapait, Brgy. ...
- May 6, 2020
DA, BFAR urged to revitalize salt industry in Antique
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 ...
- September 12, 2022
2 persons nabbed for ‘illegal fishing’
Two persons were nabbed for alleged illegal fishing in the waters of Barangay Zone 15, Talisay City, Negros Occidental. They were Regie Dela Torre, 19, of Barangay Singcang-Airport and Rolando Dayon, 48, of Barangay 2, a ...
- May 15, 2020
DENR set to restore Boracay ‘Dead Forest’
Restoration work will soon begin on Boracay’s Wetland No. 6, also known as “Dead Forest,” after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) had successfully recovered the area from illegal occupants. DENR ...
- August 3, 2020