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    • Treñas rebuffs Chinese consul: China's evidence n WPS 'mere imagination' 

      Dalipe, Gerome IV (Panay News, February 12, 2024, on page 2)
      Mayor Jerry P. Treñas yesterday rebuffed the statement of a Chinese consul who labeled the arbitral award of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague in 2016 as “illegal, null, and void.” In a statement, Treñas ...

    • 13 arrested for illegal fishing in Antique 

      Ladiao, Ma. Theresa (Panay News, February 26, 2024, on page 6)
      Thirteen individuals were recently apprehended in Antique Province for illegal fishing. The Sebaste Municipal Police Station (MPS), in collaboration with the Bantay Dagat and Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO), nabbed two ...

    • Roxas City mulls regulating 'lambaklad' fishing 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, March 24, 2023, on page 4)
      The city government is mulling to regulate the operation of lambaklad fishing. Lambaklad is derived from the Kinaray-a words lambat which means net and baklad meaning corral. One of the biggest fish traps in the country, ...

    • Slippery response to oil spill 

      (Panay News, March 16, 2023, on page 5)
      The ongoing oil spill debacle in Oriental Mindoro, which has already reached Western Visayas (Caluya, Antique) and Palawan, should prompt the government to assess its readiness and capability to address oil spills. Clearly, ...

    • DFA: China's statement on Ayungin deal 'inaccurate' 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, July 23, 2024, on page 9)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said China's statement regarding the supposed new agreement with the Philippine on the resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal was "inaccurate". According to DFA spokesperson Teresita Daza, ...

    • PCG to hold boat operator liable for Cadiz drowning 

      Bañaga, Dominique Gabriel (Panay News, August 31, 2022, on page 4)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Northern Negros Occidental will hold a boat operator liable for a drowning incident at Kabilang-bilangan Reef in Barangay Sicaba, Cadiz City on Sunday. PCG-Northern Negros Occidental ...

    • Drought leaves Amazon basin rivers at all-time low 

      British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Panay News, September 21, 2024, on page 10)
      Water levels in many of the rivers in the Amazon basin have reached their lowest on record amid a continuing drought, the Brazilian Geological Service (SGB) says. The Madeira river, a major tributary to the Amazon, had ...

    • Painted rocks might endanger water quality 

      PN (Panay News, October 2, 2024, on page 4)
      The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) of this province has mandated the immediate removal of paint on rocks found in the riverbed at Purok Gayas, Barangay Minoyan, Murcia town. A video of attractive, ...

    • Blue swimming crab model village launched in Manapla 

      PN (Panay News, September 30, 2024, on page 5)
      A model village for blue swimming crab (BSC) was launched in Barangay Tortosa, Manapla, Negros Occidental on Friday, September 27. The BSC Adopt-a-Village Project is a public-private-community partnership initiated as a ...

    • 263 Capiceño fisherfolk receive livelihood aid 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Panay News, September 16, 2024, on page 9)
      A total of 263 registered fisherfolk composed of municipal fishers, milkfish operators and shellfish farmers received various assistance from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6. Each of the 42 ...

    • PDEA-6 steps up drug awareness for fisherfolk 

      Ladiao, Ma. Theresa (Panay News, September 5, 2024, on page 5)
      The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 6, through its Seaport Interdiction Unit (SIU) for Panay and Guimaras, held a drug awareness symposium for fisherfolk in Concepcion town. The September 5 symposium, ...

    • Panay, Negros coastal waters safe from red tide 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, September 30, 2024, on page 5)
      The coastal waters in Panay and Negros islands are free from red toxins, according to the latest shell bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). BFAR said the provinces of Aklan, Capiz, Iloilo, ...

    • RMU-6 nets 1,021 illegal fishers in 8 months 

      Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, September 21, 2024, on page 4)
      The Regional Maritime Unit 6 (RMU-6) arrested 1,021 persons for illegal fishing across Western Visayas in eight months of operations. Data from the RMU-6 also showed that from January to August this year, they had collected ...

    • Over half a billion pesos agri-fishery interventions for Panay 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, June 29, 2024, on page 4)
      Agricultural and fishery interventions worth P514,279,217 for farmers and fisherfolk across Panay Island, including Guimaras, were released on Thursday during the visit of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. The ...

    • Chicken, fish production expansion in PH urged amid ASF resurgence 

      Cabato, Luisa (Panay News, September 4, 2024, on page 12)
      An agriculture group yesterday called on the government for the product expansion of chicken and fish in the country amid the resurgence of African Swine Fever (ASF). The Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) ...

    • Small fishers get NegOcc guv's nod on vital issues 

      Aghon, Hazel (Panay News, December 5, 2023, on page 4)
      Small fisher leaders from coastal towns and cities of Negros Occidental province were able to obtain the support of Gov. Eugenio Jose “Bong” Lacson on several pressing issues affecting the sector during a dialogue last ...

    • Over 4K Aklanon farmers, fishermen get financial aid 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Panay News, September 4, 2024, on page 5)
      A total of 4,827 farmers, fisherfolk, and families reeling from the effects of the El Niño phenomenon in this province have received financial assistance from the Office of the President. Under the Presidential Assistance ...

    • Thailand wages war against ‘alien’ tilapia fish 

      (Panay News, September 5, 2024, on page 10)
      Can Thailand win its war against an invasive tilapia species? It has been described as the “most invasive species” to ever hit Thailand – one which risks enormous damage to the environment, according to officials. Attempts ...

    • BFAR vessels come under China water cannon attack 

      Cabalza, Dexter (Panay News, December 11, 2023, on page 10)
      Three vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) became the latest targets of water cannon attacks by the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the West Philippine Sea. The National Task Force for the West ...

    • Bangus, tilapia prices slightly up 

      ABS-CBN News (Panay News, February 1, 2024, on page 14)
      Price of bangus and tilapia slightly increased, according to the monitoring of the Department of Agriculture’s Bantay Presyo. Bangus is now at P150 to 250 per kilo, up from P150 to 220 from two weeks ago. Meanwhile, tilapia ...