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    • Empowering communities to safeguard Iloilo's fisheries 

      (Panay News, July 8, 2024, on page 6)
      A silent but destructive war against Iloilo’s marine environment has been ongoing, facilitated by the illegal use of “super hulbot” fishing methods. These methods, which involve dragging nets across the sea floor, are ...

    • Towards building mangrove ecosystems 

      Señeres, Ike (Panay News, August 16, 2024, on page 7)
      Many scientist have concluded that mangrove forests could become strong buffers to counter storm surges and rising sea levels, but with a caveat that what should be planted are not just small patches of mangrove trees here ...

    • 'PH will neither yield nor waver in West PH Sea' 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, July 24, 2024, on page 9)
      President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos said Philippines will neither yield nor waver in asserting its rights over the West Philippine Sea amid China’s aggressions. During his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on ...

    • No untoward incident in latest PH Ayungin resupply mission 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, July 29, 2024, on page 11)
      The Philippines did not encounter any untoward incidents when they conducted resupply mission for their small navy contingent in Ayungin Shoal on Saturday. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the development ...

    • 'Support blue swimming crab fisherfolk' 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, December 20, 2023, on page 9)
      A Negros Occidental solon has called for support for the blue swimming crab fisherfolk in Western Visayas. The Philippine blue swimming crabs are internationally recognized as unsustainably fished, according to 3rd District’s ...

    • Plastic pollution, 1 

      (Panay News, December 8, 2023, on page 8)
      Our modern world depends on plastic to sustain its present lifestyle. But that lifestyle built on the plastic revolution has its dangerous dark side. Everything we humans use and discard can have dire consequences for the ...

    • Dried fish and the Pinoy palate 

      Lagon, Herman (Panay News, August 5, 2024, on page 8)
      The local markets of Iloilo are bustling hubs where culinary gems hide in plain sight, dried fish being one of the most prized. My routine walks through Terminal Market, Central Market, and Barotac Nuevo Market reveal rows ...

    • Libas Fishing Port up for rehab 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, August 3, 2024, on page 5)
      The Libas Fishing Port in Roxas City will undergo rehabilitation. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on this between the Roxas City Government and Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) was signed by Mayor Ronnie ...

    • PH blasts another China ramming incident 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, September 2, 2024, on page 8)
      The Philippines expressed its “serious concern” after the China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 5205 repeatedly rammed into BRP-Teresa Magbanua in Escoda Shoal on Saturday. According to National Maritime Council (NMC) spokesperson ...

    • Bacolod joins global effort in Int’l Coastal Clean-Up Day 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, September 2, 2024, on page 3)
      The Bacolod Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO) is gearing up to participate in the International Coastal Clean-Up Day scheduled for the third Saturday of this month, aiming to tackle the critical issue of ...

    • Four arrested for illegal fishing in Panay waters 

      Baylon, Jen (Panay News, February 17, 2024, on page 3)
      Four fishermen were apprehended for engaging in illegal fishing activities in the waters off the coast of the municipality of Panay. The apprehended individuals, identified as “Ricardo”, “Jemrick, “Aladin”, and “Domante”, ...

    • State of calamity due to El Niño? 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, February 20, 2024, on page 2)
      The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) is set to assess the impact of the El Niño phenomenon in Western Visayas. The move aims to determine whether it is necessary to reccomend declaring the ...

    • ‘Hulbot-hulbot’ boat apprehended for illegal fishing 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, February 9, 2024, on page 2)
      A fishing boat engaged in illegal fishing activities in Carles town was apprehended by the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force, led by Police Colonel Ronaldo P. Palomo, director of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office ...

    • RMU-6 steps up operations vs illegal fishing in Northern Iloilo 

      Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, January 31, 2024, on page 9)
      The Regional Maritime Unit 6 (RMU-6) will intensify its operations against illegal fishing across the region. Colonel Ervin Glenn Provido, RMU-6 director, said that one of their priorities this year will be eradicating ...

    • DA exploring seaweed's potential as cost-efficient animal fodder 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, October 30, 2023, on page 14)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking to bring down the cost of meat production by introducing processed seaweed as an inexpensive and abundant alternative fodder for livestock and other farm animals. DA undersecretary ...

    • SMPC distributes seaweed propagules to Caluya farmers 

      (Panay News, October 2, 2023, on page 17)
      Integrated energy company Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC), in its continued effort to expand its livelihood programs outside of its host island, has partnered with Department of Energy (DOE), local government ...

    • Defensor commits to address woes of farmers, fisherfolks 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, October 4, 2023, on page 2)
      The very first dialogue between farmers and fisherfolks in the province and Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has been fruitful. Defensor, with Provincial Agriculturist Dr. Ildefonso Toledo, called the presidents of farmer and ...

    • 3 nabbed for dynamite fishing 

      Baylon, Jen (Panay News, October 16, 2023, on page 5)
      The Philippine National Police-Maritime Command (PNP-MARICOM) apprehended three individuals suspected of using dynamite to catch fish on Zapatos Gamay Island in Roxas City. The arrested were identified as Joseph Ado, 40, ...

    • 2 boats nabbed for illegal fishing 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, October 25, 2023, on page 4)
      Authorities have recently apprehended two fishing boats engaged in illegal fishing in the waters of Barangay Sibay in the municipality of Caluya. The fishing boat’s personnel were unregistered and were using active fishing ...

    • Two San Joaquin fishermen rescued 

      (Panay News, March 1, 2024, on page 9)
      Two fishermen were rescued by Coast Guard Sub-Station (CGSS) personnel after their boat capsized off the waters of Barangay Purok III, San Joaquin, Iloilo. The two fishermen were identified as Domingo Seron, 55, a resident ...