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    • Iloilo fishing trade robust 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, February 5, 2004, on page 9)
      The Iloilo fishing industry remains robust in the local and national market and has kept prices of fish catch stable. Iloilo Fish Port Complex officer-in-charge Elmer Figuracion said fishing has been very upbeat in the ...

    • Iloilo folk urged to protect kapis shells 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 20, 2000, on page D-3)
      Agriculture Undersecretary for Fisheries Cesar Drilon has enjoined Ilonggos, particularly those in the first district of this province, to protect the kapis shells in their coastal waters. Drilon aired the appeal during a ...

    • Iloilo hosts FishR regional launch 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, February 21, 2014, on page 16)
      To improve the livelihood of fishermen in the Western Visayas region they must be included in the National Program for Municipal Fisherfolk Registration (FishR). This was emphasized by Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • Iloilo SEAFDEC sponsors seahorse conservation meet 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 29, 2000, on page 15)
      Let's save the seahorse. This was the eloquent message imparted by two internationally known experts on seahorse in a recent seminar here entitled "Coordinating seahorse conservation efforts in zoos and aquaria." The experts ...

    • Iloilo short of bangus fry 

      PNF (Manila Bulletin, July 21, 1995, on page B-23)
      One of every two hectares of fishpond in Iloilo province today is idle. There is a serious shortage of fish fry here. Only half of the 16,000 hectares of the province's fishponds is stocked, said Fernando de Castro, Iloilo's ...

    • Iloilo to replicate Negros blue crab raisers' hatchery 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, July 31, 2017, on page 11)
      The provincial government of Iloilo will replicate the program of Negros Occidental in preserving what locals call kasag (blue crabs). During the recent Visayan Sea meeting in Sicogon Island in Carles town, Negros Occidental ...

    • Iloilo's response to coastal management 

      Rosario-Braid, Florangel (Manila Bulletin, September 18, 2000, on page 11-26)
      Iloilo is also the site of some interesting innovations and technologies in aquaculture and coastal resource management. The prestigious Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan and the U.P. College ...

    • IMO head attends meet herein shipping security and marine pollution 

      Bayos, Kris (Manila Bulletin, April 24, 2015, on page B-4)
      The head of the United Nations' special agency responsible for maintaining safety and security in shipping are prevention of marine pollution in town for an international conference addressing safety issues on passenger ...

    • Important researches given awards 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 14, 1990, on page 1)
      The discovery of new local tanning extracts, a system for increasing yield of milkfish (bangus) and a method for carbonizing rice hulls are among the researches that will receive award this week from Agriculture Secretary ...

    • In third quarter: Agriculture ekes out 0.7% growth 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, November 10, 2020, on page B-1)
      The agriculture sector grew at a slower pace during the third quarter of the year, as increases in crop and fisheries production were not enough to offset the losses recorded in livestock and poultry. Data from the Philippine ...

    • Inbreeding won't doom the last of the vaquitas, but fishing might - study 

      (Manila Bulletin, May 9, 2022, on page 7)
      Vaquita porpoise are on the edge of extinction, with just 10 left in their sole habitat within Mexico's Gulf of California. However, a new study published Thursday in the journal Science offers some hope: the world's rarest ...

    • Incidents of Fish Kills Reported in Bulacan and Ilocos Sur 

      Velez, Freddie c.; Lazaro, Frances G. (Manila Bulletin, June 5, 2011, on page 16)
      Fish kill incidents widened this weekend with reports of dead fish floating in some parts of Angat Dam in Bulacan and Mestizo River in Ilocos Sur, authorities said Saturday. The Sagip Sierra Madre Environment Society Inc. ...

    • Include oceans in post-2015 goals, UN urged 

      (Manila Bulletin, June 27, 2013, on page B-9)
      Oceans need to be part of the United Nation's (UN) development plans to save the already decaying marine life around the globe, activists urged the UN Tuesday. Stuart Beck, UN representative of Palau island nation smaller ...

    • Increased fish production 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, July 23, 2018, on page 12)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (AQD) (SEAFDEC/AQD) based in southern Iloilo is pushing for the increase of the country’s fishery production through rigorous research and development ...

    • ‘Inday’ to bring more rains, flood: 24 Luzon, Visayas provinces placed under general flood advisory 

      Ruiz, Ellalyn de Vera; Recuenco, Aaron (Manila Bulletin, July 19, 2018, on page 1-4)
      With the forecast, a general flood advisory has been issued over several areas in Luzon and in the Visayas as threats of flooding remain high. Meanwhile, a fisherman in Batangas went missing as several parts of the country ...

    • India takes a stand for peace in SCS 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 9, 2018, on page 8)
      In the wake of the recent India-ASEAN commemorative summit to mark the 25th anniversary of India-ASEAN relations, the Indian government said early this week that it is ready to pursue defense cooperation with the Philippines ...

    • Indonesia asks Japan to invest in islands near waters disputed with China 

      Reuters (Manila Bulletin, January 11, 2020, on page 3)
      Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on Friday asked Japan to step up investment in fisheries and energy in some of its South China Sea islands following a stand-off with China in waters that China claims in the area. Widodo ...

    • Indonesia deploys fighter jets, warships to disputed water in China spat 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, January 9, 2020, on page 3)
      Indonesia has deployed fighter jets and war-ships to patrol islands near the disputed South China Sea, the military said Wednesday, escalating tensions with Beijing after a diplomatic spat over "trespassing" Chinese vessels.

    • Indonesia okayed as 9th SEAFDEC member 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 30, 2000, on page 28)
      Indonesia has been admitted as member of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC). Panu Tavarutmaneegul, secretary general of the Bangkok, Thailand-based SEAFDEC secretariat, announced Indonesia's admission ...

    • Indonesia, Thailand agree to work together on illegal fishing 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, April 24, 2015, on page 13)
      Indonesia and Thailand agreed on Thursday to set up a joint task force on illegal fishing, a lucrative cross-border trade that labor groups claim is responsible for enslaving thousands of workers from across Southeast Asia. ...