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    • Cruise ship brings 2.7K guests to Boracay Island 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, November 9, 2023, on page 13)
      Boracay Island welcomes its second visiting cruise ship for this month and the fourth for this year, carrying 2,700 guests and crew on Tuesday, Nov. 7. The MS Westerdam cruise ship of the Holland America Line came four ...

    • Seawaters of Capiz, Aklan and Iloilo still positive for red tide 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, November 13, 2023, on page 5)
      Paralytic shellfish poison (PSP), commonly known as red tide toxin, continues to be detected in certain seawaters within the provinces of Aklan, Iloilo and Capiz, as reported in Shellfish Bulletin No. 26 of the Bureau of ...

    • Palace suspends fishing vessels monitoring 

      GMA Integrated News (Panay News, April 11, 2023, on page 14)
      Malacañang suspended the implementation of a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) order, which required fishing operators to install satellite transponders so their commercial fishing vessels could be monitored. ...

    • Philippines files two new diplomatic protests vs China 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, May 4, 2021, on page 4)
      The country’s close ties with China took another twist on Monday when Foreign Affairs secretary Teodoro Locsin told the latter to “get the f– out” of the Philippine waters. Locsin made the remarks as the country fires off ...

    • Iloilo seeks to revive seaweed industry: Prov’l gov’t to hold first-ever seaweed summit 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, April 12, 2023, on page 1)
      In Panay Island, the province of Iloilo was a pioneer in seaweed production before it was overtaken by Antique. Due to climate change and the loss of interest among Iloilo’s seaweed farmers, production gradually decreased, ...

    • Search ongoing for missing fishermen in Barbaza 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, February 16, 2023, on page 4)
      The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) of Antique asked the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), Philippine Air Force (PAF) and Philippine Navy (PNA) to search for two missing fishermen from Barbaza ...

    • Motor banca capsizes in Sagay; 15 rescued 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, October 31, 2022, on page 2)
      A motor banca capsized off the coast of Barangay Molocaboc in Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 29. Fifteen people were rescued. According to the Sagay City police, motor banca Baby Evony Line ...

    • Cauayan resident missing after boat capsizes 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, October 31, 2022, on page 5)
      A 32-year-old man from Barangay Guiljungan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental is missing. Peter Neil Perarin had not been seen since the evening of Oct. 28 when the boat he was in capsized at the Guiljungan River, police said.

    • Review adverse impact of reclamation projects - experts 

      Subingsubing, Krixia (Panay News, August 16, 2023, on page 9)
      The respite from reclamation activities in Manila Bay could give the country’s engineers and marine scientists time to study and design coastal engineering solutions that could mitigate its adverse impacts, according to ...

    • Agri output contracts anew in Q2 

      GMA Integrated News (Panay News, August 11, 2023, on page 12)
      The Philippine agriculture sector was unable to sustain the output growth in the first three months of the year as production contracted in the second quarter due to a lower fisheries yield, government data released on ...

    • PSA to test AI in latest fisheries, agriculture census 

      ABS-CBN News (Panay News, August 31, 2023, on page 14)
      The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) yesterday said it would test the use of the latest technologies such as satellite and artificial intelligence in its latest Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF). The CAF is ...

    • Black tiger shrimp revival program stepping up at AQD 

      Dianala, Rex Delsar (Panay News, December 2, 2023, on page 13)
      As a highlight of its 50th anniversary, Aquaculture Department (AQD) inaugurated its new Black Tiger Shrimp Broodstock Facility in Tigbauan, Iloilo on July 3, 2023. The biosecure facility was built to reduce reliance on ...

    • Aquarium tunnel opens in Iloilo City 

      (Panay News, November 24, 2023, on page 12)
      An aquarium tunnel inside the M/V Capt. John B. Lacson Training Ship in Iloilo City is now open for the 2023 National Science, Technology and Innovation Week (NSTW) celebration held for the first time in Visayas. This ...

    • AFP: Chinese 'fishermen' used vs PH in two ways 

      Mangosing, Frances; Lazaro, Jacob (Panay News, September 16, 2023, on page 9)
      When they are not directly supporting the China Coast Guard (CCG) in blocking supplies to a key Philippine outpost in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Chinese maritime militia (CMM) posing as fishermen are harming the ...

    • AFP sounds alarm: Rozul reef's corals wiped out; Chinese militia vessels under scrutiny 

      Marcelino, Angelie (Panay News, September 18, 2023, on page 9)
      Coral reefs in Rozul reef, where suspected Chinese militia vessels have been spotted, are now entirely gone, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced on Saturday. The Western Command Commander expressed suspicions ...

    • WV winner on fisheries conservation vies for nat'l award 

      (Panay News, September 22, 2023, on page 4)
      In celebration of the 60th National Fish Conservation (FishCon) Week and in recognition of the efforts of local stakeholders in maintaining clean and thriving fisheries in their respective communities, winners of the Malinis ...

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

      (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 ...

    • Red tide still up in WV waters 

      Cavañas, Mary Joy (Panay News, September 22, 2023, on page 5)
      All varieties of shellfish and Acetes sp., commonly known as alamang or hipon, from specific coasts in Western Visayas are still deemed unsafe for human consumption. Recent samples collected from Panay, Pilar, President ...

    • Bill to strengthen PH salt industry gets Senate's nod 

      Abarca, Charie (Panay News, September 13, 2023, on page 13)
      The Senate yesterday approved a bill that seeks to strengthen and revitalize the country’s salt industry. Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2243, or the Philippine Salt Industry Development Act, was approved in a plenary session with ...

    • Nat'l shrimp congress kicks off in Bacolod 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, September 21, 2023, on page 4)
      The 14th Philippine Shrimp Congress kicked off at the SMX Convention Center here with a focus on the promising export potential of the industry. This three-day event, running until Sept. 22, is a biennial affair and carries ...