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    • Bangus culture 

      Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) (The News Today, September 10, 2010, on page 7)
      A milkfish sea cage at the mariculture park of SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department’s Igang Marine Station in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras that provides livelihood to residents of four barangays affected by the oil spill in 2006.

    • A beginner's guide to aquaculture 

      (The News Today, February 18, 2001, on page 17)
      Like the introductory collegiate courses, this issue would be our Aquaculture 101. It has just enough information for beginning aquaculturists to take note of the intricacies of a fish farming business. Fish farming usually ...

    • BFAR assures WV has sufficient fishery production 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The News Today, April 24, 2008, on page 4)
      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Dir. Drussellah Ong has assured that Western Visayas has sufficient fishery production to meet the daily consumption requirements of the people here. Ms. Ong said ...

    • BFAR launches Coral Garden 

      Newsrepublic Press (The News Today, May 24, 2002, on page 1-3)
      In order to conserve the dwindling coral reefs in the country, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources along with other national government agencies had launched the first Coral Garden here. According to Malcolm ...

    • Bingawan never goes dry and here's why 

      Villagracia, Medy (The News Today, September 18, 2000, on page 9)
      More than half of Bingawan is devoted to rice but the fields are rainfed, meaning they are dependent on rain for their irrigation needs, according to Leticia Celeste, the municipal agriculturist. Mayor Ted Peter Plagata ...

    • Capiceños get more gov't help for aqua-marine sector 

      Guillermo, Jemin B. (The News Today, June 5, 2008, on page 5)
      The government has been helping Capiceños to further sustain its aquaculture and marine production, particularly through technical assistance and support. Provincial Agriculture chief Sylvia Dela Cruz disclosed that the ...

    • Capiz stude off to USA for Science and eng'g fair 

      Capundan, Joel E. (The News Today, March 12, 2009, on page 7)
      A third-year high school Special Science and Technology Class student of the Capiz National High School will represent the Philippines to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) to be held at Reno, Nevada, ...

    • A closer look at Fish World 

      SEAFDEC Asian Aquaculture (The News Today, July 6, 2001, on page 7)
      SEAFDEC Fish World is a museum-aquarium-ecopark being built by the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department at Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines, in response to the need for informal public education so necessary for responsible aquaculture ...

    • Crab culture with a conscience 

      (The News Today, May 17, 2005, on page 11-14)
      The rapid spread of aquaculture in recent decades has brought riches to some, ruin to many, exclusion to the poorest coastal dwellers, and environmental degradation. Scientists in the Philippines are adapting aquaculture ...

    • DA backs region's agri-biz projects 

      Basco, Lenilyn (The News Today, December 14, 2001, on page 1-3)
      Six agri-business projects in the region availed of financial assistance from the Department of Agriculture. The checks were properly turned over at the opening ceremony of the "Agri-business in Focus 2001: in the city on ...

    • DA eyes shrimp production of 1000,000 MT 

      (The News Today, July 11, 2008, on page 8)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is eyeing to increase shrimp production to 1000,000 metric tons (MT) in five years via the large- scale production of Penaeus vannamei, or Pacific white shrimp. Agriculture Undersecretary ...

    • Da puts up rice fish markets in Zamboanga, Bohol 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The News Today, August 26, 2018, on page B3)
      The Department of Agriculture has opened a rice market in Zamboanga and fish market in Bohol as part of efforts to slowly bring down prices of basic commodities in these areas. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said ...

    • DENR vows protection of Boracay's freshwater 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The News Today, April 24, 2008, on page 4)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here has committed to help in the protection of freshwater in Boracay against imminent danger. Raul Lorilla, the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources ...

    • Fish be with you! 

      Lagoc, Julia Carreon (The News Today, August 19, 2005, on page 6)
      Fishworld is a dream come true of SEAFDEC scientist Dr. Doris Bagarinao, an environmental activist nonpareil. A museum-aquarium-ecopark, it was built “to promote informal education needed for responsible aquaculture and ...

    • Guimaras fisherfolks get P2.4M livelihood grant 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (The News Today, April 15, 2009, on page 1-6)
      Fishermen in Guimaras whose livelihood were severely affected by the massive oil spill in 2006 have received a livelihood grant of US$50,000 (around P2.4 million) to help recover from the lingering effects of the disaster. ...

    • Guimaras is ideal eco-tourism site 

      Aplaon, A. (The News Today, June 29, 2001, on page 2)
      Members of a Technical Working Group on Eco-Tourism conducted an inspection visit in Guimaras last week and cited the province as an ideal eco-tourism site. According to Choegyal, the visit will enlighten their understanding ...

    • Ilonggo heads world-class research center 

      (The News Today, June 24, 2008, on page 18)
      An Ilonggo from Oton, Iloilo gets the nod from President Gloria Arroyo to continue leading the world-class research center in aquaculture that has main offices in Tigbauan, Iloilo. Dr. Joebert Toledo is Chief of the Southeast ...

    • Ilonggo scientist featured by Time magazine 

      Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (The News Today, October 3, 2008, on page 1-6)
      An Iloilo-based retired scientist and environmentalist have been featured by Time magazine for her work in helping protect the environment. Jurgenne Primavera, senior scientist at the Southeast Asian Fisheries and Development ...

    • JDV to help SEAFDEC acquire P10M equipment 

      Calubiran, Maricar M. (The News Today, July 19, 2005, on page 3)
      Inspite of the political turmoil in the country, Speaker Jose de Venecia vowed to help the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Aquaculture Department (AQD) to acquire some P10 million worth of facilities ...

    • Mindset Publishing, Inc.: In focus 

      Laguda, Rommel C. (The News Today, June 28, 2002, on page 3)
      When Mindset Publishing, Inc. was born four years ago, the idea of developing textbooks and other instructional materials that would contribute to the upliftment of the educational standards not only in our region but also ...