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Iloilo City Oil Spill: Families return home safely | Relief ops, cleanup full speed ahead
All 308 families that were displaced by the recent oil spill have returned home safely, with AC Energy Philippines keeping its promise to do everything it could to mitigate the societal and environmental impacts of the ...
- July 21, 2020
Nearly 3T ha. of mangrove plantations up for rehab
The Department of Environment and Natrual Resources (DENR) targets to develop and rehabilitate almost 3,000 hectares (ha.) of mangrove plantations and beach forests in Western Visayas. Through the Mangrove and Forest ...
- July 10, 2015
Guimaras boats not seaworthy?: MARINA grounds all motorboats, starts probe
How seaworthy are the motorboats plying the Iloilo-Guimaras route? Following the capsizing of three boats on Aug. 3, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) grounded all the motorboats crisscrossing the Iloilo Strait. ...
- August 7, 2019
A year after Iloilo Strait tragedy, was justice ever rendered?
The squall that capsized three boats in the Iloilo Strait between Iloilo City and Guimaras Island on Aug 3, 2019 did not only kill over 30 people. It also broke hearts and dashed dreams. Questions were raised. Were the ...
- August 4, 2020
Study: Helping young fish see at night makes them grow faster
Pompano, locally known as apahan or dawis lawin, is a high-value fish which is in demand both in the local and export markets. It is known for its firm and flaky meat with a sweet and mild flavor. In Asian countries including ...
- March 7, 2020
SEAFDEC slates seaweeds culture course
Seaweeds culture is the newest offering of the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (AQD) included in its line-up of training course for 1993. Initially, the course is a national offering open to Filipinos only, but to be ...
- February 15, 1993
Compensation for those affected by oil spill
The owner and operator of the power barge that blew up and spilled fuel oil off the coast of Iloilo City must pay compensation to coastal communities that suffered economic losses. AC Energy should also pay for the cleanup ...
- July 7, 2020
'Prayers for families of teachers in sea mishap'
The regional office of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Western Visayas called on the whole DepEd family to pray and support the families of teachers who perished in a sea tragedy here. "We enjoin our DepEd family ...
- August 5, 2019
Search, rescue and retrieval ops end: All passengers, crew accounted
The search, rescue and retrieval operations for survivors and casualties of Saturday's capsizing of three motorboats in the Iloilo Strait have ended. All the 83 passengers and 13 boat crewmen have been accounted. The crew ...
- August 8, 2019
Iloilo board member urges action against sea tragedies
An Iloilo board member passed a resolution urging municipal mayors to take appropriate actions to prevent sea tragedies. “We don’t want what happened in Iloilo Strait to happen in our coastal jurisdictions,” 2nd District ...
- August 25, 2019