Panay News: Recent submissions

Now showing items 121-140 of 1918

    • China ships hit PH boats on resupply mission in West PH Sea 

      Cabato, Luisa (Panay News, October 23, 2023, on page 4)
      China vessels hit an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)-contracted resupply boat and a Philippine Coast Guard ship in the West Philippine Sea on Sunday morning. The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) ...

    • Lighted paraws illuminate Villa Beach 

      PN (Panay News, March 20, 2023, on page 4)
      The Lighted Paraw Contest capped the Paraw Regatta Festival 2023. Modern luminous sails met the oldest traditional craft event and illuminated the Villa Beach coastline in Arevalo district on Sunday night, March 19.

    • Overfishing in Guimaras Strait could deplete fish population 

      (Panay News, March 22, 2023, on page 7)
      Guimaras Strait is the body of water that separates the island province of Guimaras and Negros Island. It is a rich fishing ground. Small fishing boats and big commercial fishing vessels benefit from its bountiful marine ...

    • 'PCG, Marina accountable for Or. Mindoro oil spill' 

      Ramos, Marlon (Panay News, March 20, 2023, on page 7)
      Senators on Friday said officials of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) should be held liable, along with the owners of the sunken MT Princess Empress for the oil spill that wreaked ...

    • 'Jalaur mega dam completion means food security for Iloilo': House pledges funds for dam, Iloilo farmers 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, April 27, 2024, on page 2)
      Iloilo is one of the top rice-producing provinces in the country. “We will also assist our farmers with other inputs, such as seeds, fertilizer, and farm equipment, and help them in marketing their produce by building ...

    • WV 2nd fastest-growing economy in PH in 2023 

      Dalipe, Gerome IV (Panay News, April 26, 2024, on page 4)
      Western Visayas was the second fastest-growing regional economy in the country last year, the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) announced yesterday. The economy of Region 6, which comprised the provinces of Aklan, ...

    • PCG, Japanese ship begin 'bagging' oil from sunken tanker 

      Mangosing, Frances (Panay News, April 5, 2023, on page 7)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the crew of the Shin Nichi Maru, a Japanese dynamic positioning vessel, have begun “bagging” operations to seal off leaks from tanker MT Princess Empress, more than a month after it ...

    • Sum-ag River now a tourist destination 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, November 22, 2022, on page 4)
      The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved on its third and final reading a proposed ordinance establishing Sum-ag River as a tourist destination. The city has become a gateway for various tourist destinations, and it is the ...

    • Antique, Misamis Oriental, N. Mindanao eyed as go-to dive sites 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, September 18, 2023, on page 14)
      The Department of Tourism (DOT) is preparing Antique, Northern Mindanao and Misamis Oriental as the next go-to diving sites to sustain the Philippines’ standing as the leading dive destination in the region. Tourism secretary ...

    • Seizing the El Niño advantage in aquaculture 

      Armada, Nyra (Panay News, April 26, 2024, on page 12)
      While the El Niño phenomenon brings about a cascade of environmental changes, such as extreme heat and below-normal rainfall, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) says it also ...

    • Needlefish kills fishermen in Tigbauan 

      Ladiao, Theresa (Panay News, April 26, 2024, on page 5)
      A fisherman was killed by a needlefish, locally known as tambilawan, while fishing off shore of Tigbauan town on Wednesday, April 24. The 59-year-old Rudy Tinasas, a resident of the town’s Barangay Parara Norte, was declared ...

    • Parola 'plastic pollution' 

      (Panay News, November 4, 2021, on page 9)
      Paging the officials and personnel of the regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources 9DENR) based in Iloilo City. Palihog pagtamwa man kamo sa into opisina and check the Parola wharf, specifically ...

    • Seven collared in Sebaste for 'illegal fishing' 

      Ladiao, Ma. Theresa (Panay News, April 11, 2024, on page 5)
      According to Police Captain Felimon Espinosa, station chief of the Antique Maritime Police, they violated Article VI, Sec. 30, of Sebaste Municipal Ordinance No. 2024-09, which prohibits the use of active gear in the ...

    • Carles police chief sacked for 'failure' to solve illegal fishing 

      Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, July 5, 2023, on page 11)
      The chief of police of Carles town was relieved and is now under investigation for failing to stop illegal fishing activities. Police Major Robert Jayson Pancha is currently on “floating status” at the Iloilo Police ...

    • IATF: 'Positive result on Caluya oil spill cleanup' 

      (Panay News, July 6, 2023, on page 3)
      Months-long cleanup initiatives to address the oil spill in the island municipality of Caluya yielded positive results, according to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF). On July 3, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and ...

    • Fruits, seafood, meat ease Guimars' food inflation in June 

      (Panay News, July 7, 2023, on page 5)
      This province’s food inflation rate eased to 6.9 percent in June 2023 from 8/2 percent in May, based on the generated data of the Consumer Price Index from the Retail Price Survey of Commodities conducted by the Philippine ...

    • BFAR-6 patrol boat sinks 

      Calantas, Rhenjie Marie (Panay News, July 5, 2023, on page 4)
      The eight-year-old patrol boat of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-6 (BFAR-6) docked at the Iloilo River in Barangay Arsenal-Aduana was found sinking. Around 8 a.m. yesterday, July 4, the Philippine Coast Guard ...

    • P5-M disaster resilience hub in Carles seen to boost drive vs illegal fishing 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, July 3, 2023, on page 2)
      To strengthen the campaign against illegal fishing in northern Iloilo, a disaster resilience hub broke ground in Carles town on Saturday, July 1. To be called the Provincial Civil Defense (ProCid) Operations Center, it ...

    • Boracay lacks accessible, clean public toilets 

      (Panay News, July 12, 2023, on page 7)
      Without an iota of doubt Boracay Island is a favorite destination of tourists domestic and foreign. But they have one very important concern-the lack of public toilets in Boracay.

    • Boracay truly back in harness 

      (Panay News, July 15, 2023, on page 7)
      The massive rehabilitation of Boracay Island instituted back in 2018 keeps on reaping dividends. It remains in the Top 10 of the “Favorite Islands in the World 2023” list by Travel + Leisure Magazine. Wow! Ka- level sang ...