Browsing DailyGuardian by Place "Aklan"

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    • 18 Aklanons caught for 'illegal fishing' in Capiz 

      Celino, Felipe V. (Manila Bulletin, August 1, 2022, on page 2)
      Some 50 kilos of assorted fishes were seized after 18 persons from Aklan province were caught for alleged illegal fishing in the waters of Roxas City Saturday morning. The Capiz Maritime Police were conducting seaborne ...

    • After the birds, here come the sea turtles 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (DailyGuardian, May 19, 2020, on page 8)
      Three critically endangered species of turtle were rescued in Western Visayas amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The turtle rescues followed the rescue of owls and Brahminy kites spotted in urban areas ...

    • Aklan estimates ‘Paeng’ damages at P100 million 

      Marzan, Joseph (DailyGuardian, October 31, 2022, on page 1)
      The Aklan provincial government as of 2 p.m, on Sunday Oct 30, 2022 estimated that the damage caused by Severe Tropical Storm ‘Paeng’ (International name: ‘Nalgae’) amounted to P109.67 million over the three days that it ...

    • BFAR declares 3 Aklan coastal areas red tide-free 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (DailyGuardian, September 26, 2023, on page 2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported that three coastal areas in Aklan province have been cleared from red tide. In Shellfish Bulletin No. 22, Series of 2023 issued Wednesday, BFAR said the coastal ...

    • Boracay task force formally signs off after island's rehab works 

      Rendon, Jennifer (DailyGuardian, June 18, 2022, on page 1)
      Four years since it was closed for a major overhaul, Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan is deemed to have regained its old glory. Since its inception, the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) has encountered lots of birth ...

    • Boracay task force to decide on plea of businesses breaking easement rule 

      ABS-CBN News (DailyGuardian, December 4, 2020, on page 3)
      The Boracay inter-agency task force (BIATF) will soon decide on a plea made by the island's commercial establishment operators and local residents for a moratorium on the demolition of structures sitting within the island’s ...

    • Capiz fish farmers laud CFOS-IA's livelihood support program 

      Gallos, Lenilyn (DailyGuardian, August 4, 2022, on page 6)
      The Roxas City Aquaculture Association (RACA), Province of Capiz, lauded the livelihood support initiative of the Institute of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS-IA), UP Visayas (UPV). Mr. Manuelito ...

    • Endangered Green sea turtles found dead in WV waters 

      Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Region VI (DailyGuardian, February 19, 2020, on page 3)
      Two Green sea turtles were found dead in the shores of Boracay Island, Aklan, and Cauayan, Negros Occidental recently. The first carcass of a female Green sea turtle was found near Fairways and Bluewater Boracay in Boracay ...

    • Fishing halted in Aklan town amid oil spill 

      Castor, Rjay (DailyGuardian, May 31, 2024, on page 1)
      The local government of New Washington in Aklan has ordered the suspension of fishing activities in several areas following an oil spill incident at a shipyard in Barangay Polo on May 26. Authorities have also monitored ...

    • Flood control structure built to protect residents along Makato River in Aklan 

      Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Region VI; RPAIO (DailyGuardian, August 9, 2021, on page 10)
      Residents living near Makato River in Aklan are protected from possible threats of water overflow with the completion of the flood control structure undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Aklan ...

    • LGU-funded, operated nursery to boost aquaculture in Aklan 

      Armada, Nyra (DailyGuardian, November 5, 2022, on page 1)
      Aklan’s thriving fisheries sector received a major boost with the establishment of the Multi-species Marine Fish Nursery in Barangay Baybay, Makato, Aklan, as the local government stepped up efforts to improve the province’s ...

    • Seawalls to protect Aklan coastal communities 

      (DailyGuardian, June 14, 2021, on page 8)
      Lives and properties along Jaime Cardinal Sin Avenue in New Washington and Brgy. Unidos in Nabas, both in Aklan province, will be protected from water overflow with the construction of seawalls by the Department of Public ...

    • Turtles galore in Panay 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-6) (DailyGuardian, January 27, 2023, on page 8)
      Turtles in Aklan and Antique are having the time of their lives thanks to efforts to preserve and release them to their natural habitats. On Jan 12, 2023, eighty-three (83) healthy Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) ...