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How’s Jalaur River Basin rehabilitation doing?
How is the 10-year Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-funded rehabilitation project in Region 6’s Jalaur River Basin (JRB) doing? The Jalaur River Basin encompasses almost entirely the province of Iloilo, with ...
- September 17, 2021
Iloilo green programs showcased at UN gab
Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. shared the provincial government’s various eco-friendly programs and projects to participants of a three-day international environment workshop organized by the United Nations (UN) in Bangkok, ...
- July 26, 2018
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
Carles bares new strategy to enforce 3-month fishing ban
If between November this year to Feb. 15, 2020 sardines, herrings and mackerels continue to be sold in public markets most especially in northern Iloilo, it means local fishermen ar violating the three-month fishing ban ...
- November 22, 2019
‘Bantay Dagat’ must level up – Defensor
The Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force based in Concepcion town has to improve its capability of securing the province’s waters from poachers, said Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. He planned to procure more “floating assets” and ...
- November 16, 2020
Undesirable practices threaten Gigantes island chain
Prohibitive prices of seafoods. Lack of serviceable restrooms. These two concerns threaten the Gigantes group of islands, a fledgling tourism destination in the northern municipality of Carles. “Their seafoods are more ...
- September 17, 2019
‘Make city waters swimmable again’
The goal is to make the coastal waters “swimmable again.” The local government unit here conducted yesterday a massive cleanup drive dubbed as “One Time, Big Time,” which covered 26 coastal villages in the city. The ...
- March 31, 2019
Over 200 trees planted along Libertad coastline
More than 200 seedlings of talisay and native dangkalan trees were planted along the coastlines of barangays Cubay and Pajo in Libertad town on Tuesday. Personnel of the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources (MENRO) ...
- June 30, 2022
Health hazard: DOH warns of adverse health effects from oil spill
Harsh fumes from the bunker fuel that spilled from a power barge in Barangay Bo. Obrero, Lapuz district pose serious health threats, the Department of Health (DOH) Center for Health Development in Western Visayas cautioned ...
- July 9, 2020
1,500 mangroves planted in Leganes
Around 1,500 mangrove seedlings were planted by the Regional Finance Service Office (RFSO) of the Police Regional Office 6 at the Leganes Integrated Katunggan Ecopark (LIKE) in Barangay Nabitasan, Leganes town on Friday ...
- December 10, 2022