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Creek fish kill puzzles Bacolod authorities
What caused the fish kill at Cabacawan Creek? City Administrator John Orola Jr. said there will be an investigation. According to Barangay Captain Elsie Valenzuela of Estefania village, they were able to collect 15 sacks ...
- November 22, 2012
Brgy execs in ‘hot water’ over Punta Taytay shore garbage
Photos on Facebook showing a swarm of garbage gathering along the shoreline of Purok Katilingban, Barangay Punta Taytay caught the attention of Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran. This is the responsibility of the barangay, the ...
- November 23, 2018
Men caught fishing in marine protected area
About 610 kilos of fish valued at P33,000 were recovered from illegal fishers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, a police report showed. The 38-year-old Reynald Franco and 58-year-old Sammy Munez were arrested off the coast ...
- May 24, 2019
‘Agri-fishery stakeholders must mechanize’
Agriculture and fishery stakeholders must “learn technology and mechanization,” said Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairwoman of the Senate committee on agriculture, food and agrarian reform. Villar was in the city on Saturday to ...
- April 24, 2018
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
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
'Don't eat seashells from Bacolod City's waters'
The public has been advised not to eat seashells gathered from the coastal waters here until the red tide alert status is lifted. Results of the laboratory analysis conducted by the Provincial Maritime Bio-Toxin Testing ...
- January 5, 2016
4 persons arrested for 'illegal fishing'
Four persons were nabbed for illegal fishing in the waters of Barangay Zone 15, Talisay City, Negros Occidental. They were Jay Acha, 42; Joseph Gonzales, 54; Ermelito Dela Cruz, 47; and Richard Acha, 36 - all residents of ...
- March 7, 2020
Dozen 'hulbot' fishers caught
Twelve men were arrested for illegal fishing in the seawaters of Barangay Gahit, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, police said. The men were using Danish seines, or hulbot nets, when chanced upon by joint elements of Negros ...
- August 18, 2018
Roro ship hits fishing boat off Bacolod, fisherman injured
A fisherman was injured after a roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) ship hit his fishing boat off the coast of this city. Nonito Carlos of Barangay Miranda, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental sustained injuries on the body. He already ...
- September 30, 2019