• Documentary on UP Marine Science Institute’s work on plastics wins at Bantog Awards 

  Patron, Eunice Jean (DailyGuardian, October 17, 2024, on page 10)

  A documentary featuring projects of the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Science’s Marine Science Institute (UPD-CS MSI) received the Best Science and Technology Investigative Story (Audio-Visual) trophy ...

• Hepatitis A in Philippine shellfish is unchecked, scientists warn 

  (DailyGuardian, October 31, 2024, on page 10)

  Not much is known about the extent of Hepatitis A virus (HAV) contamination among Philippine communities, according to researchers, prompting an urgent call for further research and monitoring efforts. Scientists from the ...

• Fisherfolks launch Faces of Creation Photo and Poetry Exhibit on Environment in Sorsogon 

  (DailyGuardian, October 18, 2024, on page 10)

  In celebration of the Season of Creation—a time when Christians globally come together to reflect on and care for the environment—the Save Gubat Bay Movement (SGBM), composed of local fisherfolk and crab farming groups, ...

• Oceana launches campaign to reduce fish loss in Samar 

  (DailyGuardian, October 17, 2024, on page 10)

  Oceana has launched a new campaign aimed at reducing post-harvest fish losses and improving the livelihoods of municipal fisherfolk in Daram, Samar, during the Farmers and Fisherfolk Congress held on October 2, 2024. Daram ...

• Ingredients in chewing gum help tilapia survive cold climates 

  (DailyGuardian, October 29, 2024, on page 6)

  Two common ingredients in ordinary chewing gum – Arabic gum and lecithin – have been found to help improve the overall health of tilapia, helping these fish survive better even in cold climates. This discovery paves the ...

• PSA Negros Occidental leads Manapla Coastal Cleanup 

  (DailyGuardian, October 29, 2024, on page 3)

  In celebration of the 35th National Statistics Month with the theme “Advancing Data and Statistics Through Digital Transformation: A Road to an Empowered Nation,” the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Negros Occidental ...

• Ramon Magsaysay-winning fisher to address UPV Class of 2024 

  Alelis, Carlson (DailyGuardian, July 6, 2024, on page 10)

  Roberto “Ka Dodoy” Ballon, the esteemed 2021 Ramon Magsaysay Award-winning fisher, will address the graduating class of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) on July 9, 2024, at the UPV Covered Court, Miagao ...

• UP Visayas hosts First National Fisheries Symposium 

  Judilla, Juliane (DailyGuardian, October 19, 2024, on page 1)

  The Philippines’ first-ever Small-Scale Fisheries National Symposium was held on October 16-18 at the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) in Iloilo City, bringing together a wide array of stakeholders to address ...

• 7 arrested for illegal fishing in Pilar 

  Celino, Felipe (DailyGuardian, October 22, 2024, on page 2)

  Seven individuals were arrested for illegal fishing in the waters of Barangay Balogo, Pilar, Capiz. The authorities have requested that the names of the suspects, all residents of Estancia, Iloilo, not be disclosed. According ...

• Iloilo Fishport facilities face challenges amid oversupply 

  Mataac, Ma. Louiela Angela (DailyGuardian, October 29, 2024, on page 11)

  The Iloilo fishing industry is grappling with oversupply and insufficient storage facilities, raising questions about post-harvest initiatives at municipal fishports. A crisis due to an oversupply of tuloy (Indian Oil ...

• Over 1, 600 Iloilo farmers, fisherfolk get PHP 10, 000 aid 

  Oladive, Mariela Angella (DailyGuardian, October 28, 2024, on page 1)

  A total of 1,668 farmers and fisherfolk in Dumangas, Iloilo, each received PHP 10,000 in financial aid on Saturday, October 26, in the final distribution under the Presidential Assistance to Farmers, Fisherfolk, and Families ...

• Woman arrested for possessing PHP4.2M worth of Giant Clams 

  Rendon, Jennifer (DailyGuardian, October 8, 2024, on page 2)

  A 63-year-old woman was arrested after sacks of fossilized giant clamshells, locally known as taklobo, were found in her possession. Evelyn Robles, of Purok 4, Barangay Lantangan, Gigantes Island, Carles, Iloilo, was ...

• Man dies from electrofishing accident in Iloilo 

  Rendon, Jennifer (DailyGuardian, October 9, 2024, on page 2)

  A man who went fishing in a river in San Enrique, Iloilo, died from suspected electrocution. The body of Danilo Paciente Servas Jr., 33, of Sitio Facultad, Barangay Abaca, San Enrique, was found around 7:15 p.m. on October ...

• PHL confronts unlikely adversary in SCS row: Filipinos echoing ‘pro-Beijing’ narratives 

  Elemia, Camille (DailyGuardian, October 31, 2023, on page 1)

  The Philippines is confronting an unexpected adversary in its fight for its claims over parts of the South China Sea: an outspoken band of its own citizens echoing pro-Beijing narratives. “We’ve presumed there was a Chinese ...

• China’s patient but insistent South China Sea grab 

  Roy, Denny (DailyGuardian, June 22, 2023, on page 4)

  A retired People’s Liberation Army senior colonel recently wrote that the South China Sea “is far more dangerous” than Taiwan as a potential trigger for a US-China war. His reasoning was that while close encounters between ...

• Painted rocks at Murcia Resort may harm water quality 

  Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-6) (DailyGuardian, October 2, 2024, on page 3)

  The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) of Negros Occidental has ordered the immediate removal of painted rocks found in the riverbed of Purok Gayas, Brgy. Minoyan, Murcia, following concerns that ...

• Habagat causes PHP104-M in agriculture losses 

  Masculino, Glazyl (DailyGuardian, September 20, 2024, on page 3)

  The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) reported that the southwest monsoon (habagat) caused PHP104,940,069 in agricultural damage across Negros Occidental. As of 11 a.m. on Sept. 19, rice ...

• ILIG Batiano Movement joins 2024 International Coastal Clean-up Day 

  (DailyGuardian, September 20, 2024, on page 1)

  The ILIG Ba7ano Movement will join various groups in clearing trash and debris from the Villa Beach shoreline and the banks of the Iloilo Batiano River in Barangay Sto. Niño Sur to commemorate International Coastal Clean-Up ...

• Ingredients in chewing gum help tilapia survive cold climates 

  (DailyGuardian, September 27, 2024, on page 10)

  Two common ingredients in ordinary chewing gum – Arabic gum and lecithin – have been found to help improve the overall health of tilapia, helping these fish survive better even in cold climates. This discovery paves the ...

• Calamities cause 2023 fisheries output decline in W. Visayas 

  Castor, Rjay (DailyGuardian, September 16, 2024, on page 1)

  The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Western Visayas (BFAR-6) attributed the significant decline in the region’s fisheries production in 2023 to a series of natural calamities. The Philippine Statistics Authority ...

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