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Guimaras seeks to protect 70 hectares of coral reefs
This island province boasts of 70 hectares of undistributed coral reefs, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western Visayas. Coral reefs are marine ridges or mounds, which have formed ...
- January 15, 2017
Caluya goes environmental
Mayor Genevive Lim Reyes is leaving no stone unturned in her determination to keep the sea off her town of Caluya, Antique a haven for sea creatures. Recently, a team of experts from the Municipal Agriculture Office and ...
- July 9, 2017
Commercialization of technologies for the agri-aqua sector
For the Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources (AANR) sector, the technology transfer strategies of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of ...
- April 8, 2017
Sperm whale found lifeless in Guimaras
A sperm whale, commonly known as balyena, was found dead in Barangay Sawang, Buenavista, Guimaras. It was already decomposing when Barangay Kagawad Rex Camarista discovered it around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, the Philippine ...
- January 27, 2017
State of calamity mulled for red tide-hit villages
The local government of Carles plans to place four island barangays under a state of calamity due to red tide. The coastal waters of the Gigantes group of islands remain positive for paralytic shellfish poison beyond the ...
- September 5, 2017
More aid for 'Yolanda'-hit WV fishers
Fisherfolk in Western Visayas affected by super typhoon “Yolanda” in November 2013 have received P300 million worth of aid from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6. The assistance was in the form ...
- November 12, 2017
Tech Transfer Day highlights DOST’s R&D efforts
The Technology Transfer Day will be held Friday at the vast Iloilo Convention Center, Megaworld Boulevard, Mandurriao in Iloilo City. It was learned that the Region-6 office of the Department of Science and Technology ...
- October 28, 2017
Coastal management
Let us implement our environmental laws, plant mangroves or restore coral reefs, whichever is applicable. We should bring back the bounty and restore the ecological integrity of our threatened bodies of water. Moreover, ...
- December 3, 2017
Iloilo River can be PH model in river cleanup
The Iloilo River can be a model in river cleanup, according to newly-installed Environment secretary Roy Cimatu. He was impressed by efforts to clean the Iloilo River which is actually an estuary, said Cimatu. Over a decade ...
- May 17, 2017
Conserving marine resources
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 6 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with two local government units in northern Iloilo (Carles and Concepcion) and other enforcement agencies to strengthen ...
- October 17, 2017