Panay News: Recent submissions

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    • Caluya oil spill aid reaches P33M 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, March 27, 2023, on page 5)
      The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has so far extended over P33-million worth of assistance to oil spill-affected families in Caluya, Antique. DSWD Region 6’s Disaster Response Management Division chief ...

    • PH boats on medical evacuation blocked by China vessels – PCG 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, June 8, 2024, on page 9)
      Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels and boats allegedly blocked and rammed Philippine boats who were conducting a medical evacuation in the contested West Philippine Sea. According to Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson ...

    • Manufacturers seek P3 price hike for canned sardines 

      GMA News (Panay News, October 24, 2022, on page 16)
      Manufacturers of canned sardines are seeking a P3 price adjustment on their products due to the increase in diesel prices, weakening of the peso, and rise in the price of imported tin sheets used in making cans. Canned ...

    • BFAR helps boost salt production in Antique 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, October 20, 2023, on page 14)
      The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), through the Development of Salt Industry Project (DSIP), has been helping boost salt output in this province as its 15 coastal municipalities ...

    • PH to import 25K MT of fish amid closed fishing season 

      GMA Integrated News (Panay News, November 14, 2022, on page 16)
      The Philippine government has approved the importation of 25,000 metric tons (MT) of fish to cover supply requirements for the closed fishing season months. The Department of Agriculture (DA), on Nov. 10, issued Special ...

    • Blast fishing persists in northern Iloilo 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, December 4, 2023, on page 1)
      Blast or dynamite fishing persists in northern Iloilo, according to Provincial Administrator Raul Banias. But he clarified that the culprits were mostly fisherfolk from other provinces. Blast fishing is an illegal and ...

    • 3 Capiz towns free from red tide 

      Baylon, Jen (Panay News, December 5, 2023, on page 4)
      The municipalities of Panay, Pilar, and President Roxas in the province of Capiz are now declared free from paralytic shellfish poison or toxic red tide. Shellfish from these towns are now safe for consumption. This was ...

    • 9 nabbed for dynamite fishing in Concepcion 

      Sornito (Panay News, December 11, 2023, on page 4)
      Nine fishermen onboard two boats were arrested for allegedly engaging in dynamite fishing in Concepcion town. According to the Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force, eight fishermen were residents of Carles town and one was ...

    • 75 fisherfolks receive fishing supplies, solar kits from SMPC 

      (Panay News, December 4, 2023, on page 16)
      Integrated energy company Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, with its commitment to support the livelihood of its host communities, turned over fishing supplies and solar kits to 75 fisherfolks from barangays Semirara, ...

    • Over 2,000 fisherfolks in NegOcc receive cash aid under AKAP 

      Watchmen Daily Journal; PN (Panay News, May 21, 2024, on page 3)
      A total of 2,150 fisherfolk from the 5th District of Negros Occidental received cash assistance under the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita (AKAP) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). AKAP is a ...

    • Boracay as next go-to dive spot; hyperbaric center rising soon 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, May 24, 2024, on page 12)
      Sun and beach for the longest time has been Boracay Island’s crowd-puller that thousands of locals and foreigners are willing to travel just to experience its unmatched combination of fine white sands and calm waters. To ...

    • Man nabbed for illegal fishing in Antique 

      Domanais, Nyarika (Panay News, May 23, 2024, on page 5)
      A 42-year-old man was apprehended for illegal fishing in Barangay Poblacion, Patnongon town around 11:35 a.m. yesterday. Police identified the suspect as Jose Magtiza, a resident of the village.

    • How will tensions in the West Philippine Sea deescalate? 

      Del Rosario, Jed Jaleco (Panay News, May 18, 2024, on page 7)
      A ew Filipinos may be wondering when the tensions in the West Philippine Sea will end? After all, there was a time when the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has not been belligerent, and some may want a return to that, ...

    • US and Philippines begin joint patrol in West PH Sea 

      Mendoza, John Eric (Panay News, November 23, 2023, on page 7)
      As a show of force in the area gripped by maritime disputes, Philippines and United States on Tuesday began joint patrols in West Philippine Sea (WPS), according to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. “Today marks ...

    • DFA: PH, China seek to deescalate WPS tension 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, July 4, 2024, on page 11)
      The Philippines and China have talked about deescalating and managing the disputes in the West Philippine Sea or South China Sea. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Wednesday the two countries discussed the ...

    • 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) ...

    • WV's fish production drops 3.9% in Q3 

      PN; Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)- Region VI (Panay News, December 12, 2023, on page 5)
      The total fisheries production of Western Visayas in the third quarter of 2023 was 87,661 metric tons (MT). This is 3.9 percent, or about 3,554 MT, less than the same quarter in 2022, data from the Philippine Statistics ...

    • China converting South China Sea into a ‘lake of China’ – Teodoro 

      Abarca, Charie (Panay News, December 16, 2023, on page 4)
      Defense chief Gilberto Teodoro on Friday said China is attempting to convert the entire China sea into its own lake. To back his statement, Teodoro noted China’s use of massive coast guard vessels while navigating Philippine ...

    • Assistance boosts Antique's fish production 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, December 22, 2023, on page 5)
      The various forms of assistance provided to fisherfolk in Antique have increased marine production in the province. Alette Gayatin, Senior Aquaculturist at the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA), said the province ...

    • SEAFDEC champions aquaculture innovation 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, July 10, 2024, on page 4)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) hosted its annual Farmers Forum 2024 on July 9 in Tigbauan, Iloilo, bringing together local government representatives, academics, and ...