Panay News: Recent submissions

Now showing items 141-160 of 1918

    • 7 rescued from sinking fishing boat 

      Calantas, Rhenjie Marie (Panay News, July 31, 2023, on page 9)
      A crew of seven persons was rescued from a distressed fishing boat in the waters between Masbate province and Carles, Iloilo on Friday, July 28. Roldan Maghanoy, owner and operator of FBCA Raj Warrior, called the Coast ...

    • Pollution in the ocean and more, 2 

      Cullen, Shay (Panay News, November 11, 2023, on page 8)
      Rain forests are being destroyed and global warming due to human activity i s killing off the vital life sustaining phytoplanktons that could save us by absorbing CO2. The human species, many of whom are ignorant, are ...

    • Palawan fishermen report continuing Chinese harassment 

      Cabalza, Dexter; Lazaro, Jacob (Panay News, January 23, 2023, on page 11)
      Just days after the Philippines and China supposedly reached an agreement in which China would allow Filipinos to return to their own fishing grounds in the West Philippine Sea, a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel drove away ...

    • 'Florita' agricultural damage and losses jump to P19 million 

      Sarao, Zacarian (Panay News, August 26, 2022, on page 5)
      The estimated worth of agricultural damage and losses caused by Severe Tropical Storm “Florita” rose to P19.1 million, said the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday. This is over six times the amount reported by the ...

    • PCPC donates PPEs for oil spill cleanup 

      (Panay News, April 12, 2023, on page 13)
      Heeding the call of the Environmental Management Bureau Region VI (EMB VI) to respond to the massive oil spill in Oriental Mindoro, Palm Concepcion Power Corporation (PCPC) donated hazmat suits or personal protective ...

    • NFRDI to expand collaboration with SEAFDEC/AQD through sardine project 

      Armada, Nyra (Panay News, March 13, 2024, on page 13)
      The National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) is tapping SEAFDEC/AQD in a partnership to explore the domestication of the Bali Sardine. In a meeting held on February 22, the NFRDI team, led by Dr. Lilian ...

    • Water conservation 

      (Panay News, July 11, 2023, on page 6)
      National and local government agencies are appealing for sensible water use with the advent of the El Niño, which is often marked with increased heat and drought in most parts of the country. Friday last week, the Department ...

    • DA works with private sector, Congress for salt industry dev't 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, July 17, 2023, on page 14)
      The government is awaiting the passage of bills that would modernize the salt industry. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) national director Demosthenes Escoto said the law needs updating. “The existing law ...

    • Man drowns in Himamaylan 

      (Panay News, July 31, 2023, on page 2)
      A man accidentally fell into the water from a boat off the coast of Barangay Aguisan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, July 29. The 26-year-old Joven Buenaflor was a resident of Purok 6 of the aforementioned ...

    • Bangus, other fish prices go up due to cold weather 

      (Panay News, January 12, 2023, on page 12)
      Consumers were greeted with higher prices of bangus and other fish at public markets due to the cold weather. The bangus available at public markets also got smaller, according to a report on “Unang Balita” yesterday. In ...

    • Sardine manufacturers to ask for bigger increase 

      (Panay News, February 10, 2023, on page 13)
      Sardine manufacturers said they plan to appeal the price hike allowed by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as it was not enough to cover production costs. The Canned Sardine Producers of the Philippines (CSAP) ...

    • Motor banca capsizes; nine rescued 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, February 6, 2023, on page 4)
      A motor banca capsized off the coasts of barangays Tomongtong and Gahit in E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, around 8 a.m. on Saturday. Nine people were rescued. Of the nine, seven were residents of Manapla town; two were ...

    • China harasses Philippine Coast Guard vessel with laser 

      Mangosing, Frances (Panay News, February 14, 2023, on page 5)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has accused a Chinese coast guard ship of directing a “military-grade” laser at one of its vessels, putting the Filipino crew in danger. The PCG vessel was supporting a rotation and resupply ...

    • Chinese Coast Guard ‘did not direct lasers’ at PH crew — minister 

      Fernandez, Daniza (Panay News, February 17, 2023, on page 5)
      The Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) “did not direct lasers” at the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the West Philippine Sea, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Wenbin said. The PCG earlier reported that its crew members ...

    • PH to China: Stop harassment in West PH Sea 

      Fernandez, Daniza (Panay News, February 18, 2023, on page 5)
      The Philippines appealed to China on Friday to stop its harassment in the West Philippine Sea as it is undermining the peace and stability in the region. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza ...

    • LANDBANK launches scholarship program for dependents of ARBs, farmers, fishers 

      (Panay News, February 18, 2023, on page 12)
      The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) launched a new scholarship program designed to assist deserving dependents of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) and small farmers and fisheries nationwide. Under the “Iskolar ...

    • Fishers slam latest Chinese harassment in Scarborough 

      Aglibot, Joanna Rose (Panay News, February 22, 2023, on page 5)
      Fisherfolk from Zambales province on Monday assailed the recent incident of harassment of their fellow fishermen by the Chinese Coast Guard near the Scarborough Shoal, which has been serving as their traditional fishing ...

    • Chinese militia vessels in WPS shows China continues to ignore PH ownership 

      Galvez, Daphne (Panay News, February 24, 2023, on page 7)
      The presence of Chinese militia vessels in the West Philippine Sea, particularly in Ayungin Shoal, shows that China continues to ignore the Philippines’ legal ownership of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the Philippine ...

    • P15-M oyster processing facility to rise in Aklan 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Panay News, February 22, 2023, on page 4)
      Nearly P15 million worth of an oyster processing facility will soon rise in Altavas, Aklan. The facility will produce communal fresh oysters employing “raft module technology” to lessen siltation as a by-product of processing ...

    • Capiz seawaters still positive for red tide 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, February 23, 2023, on page 4)
      The seawaters of three towns in Capiz province were still positive for red tide toxins, based on Shellfish Bulletin No. 05 of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) dated Feb. 21, 2023. Shellfish collected ...