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2 arrested for illegal fishing
Two men were arrested for illegal fishing in Barangay Enclaro, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental. Police identified them as resident TD Calderon and Raul Gabaida of Barangay Saraet, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental.
- May 26, 2019
Agri-Aqua Trade Fair and Exhibit 2019
The Provincial Agri-Aqua Trade Fair and Exhibit 2019 at the Casa Real ended Sunday amid very satisfied participants, including several small and micro entrepreneurs. Members and representatives of the Panay Organic Producers ...
- September 24, 2019
Xi to Duterte: PH's arbitral win not recognized by China
Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Rodrigo Duterte they do not recognize the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling about the Philippines’ claims in the South China Sea. Philippine Ambassador Chito Sta. Romana said ...
- April 28, 2019
Biggest losers in Recto Bank boat-ramming incident
In his previous statement, Defense secretary Delfin Lorenzana strongly condemned the Chinese fishing vessel that rammed a Filipino fishing boat and abandoned the Filipino crew. He also demanded that china apologize for the ...
- June 23, 2019
NegOcc joins coast watch for missing persons in sea mishap
The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) here has directed city and municipalities, which are located along the shorelines of Negros Occidental, to join the coast watch for missing persons in ...
- August 7, 2019
Both sides Boracay (part 2)
The Boracay I’ve grown to idealize is culled from my memories of the island some 15 years ago – when I first set foot on White Sand beach with my family for a week-long vacation. I was an elementary student at that time, ...
- August 25, 2019
Coastal economy
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) are two sides of the same coin, but as it is now, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and the Climate Change Commission ...
- August 18, 2019
Why passengers of Iloilo-Guimaras boats do not use life jackets
The unfortunate sea tragedy in the Iloilo Strait on Aug. 3 that claimed the lives of 31 people (as of yesterday) raised a lot of questions. The most prominent of these questions is about the essential lifejacket. Were there ...
- August 6, 2019
'N. Iloilo illegal fishing hotspot'
Northern Iloilo is an illegal fishing hotspot in Western Visayas, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Most of the violations were the use of active gears and encroachment of municipal waters ...
- August 2, 2019
Russia fines 'whale jail' company after outcry
A Russian company which ran a “whale jail” in the east of the country was fined 28.1-million rubles ($433,000; £430,000). White Whale was one of the four firms holding killer and beluga whales in small enclosures on the ...
- June 9, 2019