Browsing DailyGuardian by Place "Dumangas, Iloilo"

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    • 'Bad accident': Ayala firm brings in team to probe barge blast, oil spill 

      Rendon, Jennifer P. (DailyGuardian, July 7, 2020, on page 1-11)
      Despite claims by the Bureau of Fire Protection- Region 6 (BFP-6) that negligence and recklessness caused the explosion in Power Barge 102, Ayala-owned AC Energy Philippines said they’re still unsure of what really caused ...

    • BFAR-6 lauds push for revival of sugpo farming 

      Genilza, J.; Dianala, Rex D. (DailyGuardian, December 2, 2019, on page 7-8)
      Support is mounting for the revival of tiger shrimp farming in the Philippines as another 4.4 tons of the prized seafood were recently harvested in Dumangas, Iloilo. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ...

    • Coastal clean-up and mangrove planting 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI; Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)-Barotac Nuevo (DailyGuardian, October 12, 2019, on page 12)
      Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENRO) in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo led the coastal clean up and mangrove planting at Sitio Punta Pulao, Brgy. Bantud Pabrica, Dumangas, Iloilo on September 25, 2019. Ninety-seven ...

    • Containment and retrieval are a must - oil spill expert 

      Angelo, Francis Allan L. (DailyGuardian, July 6, 2020, on page 1-10)
      The images of the oil spill caused by an explosion in a power barge stationed in Lapuz, Iloilo City on July 3, 2020 brought back images of similar incidents in Guimaras, Estancia, Iloilo and Semirara, Antique. For UP-Visayas ...

    • Farmers’, fishers’ month ends in fertilizer distribution 

      Guillermo, Jemin B.; Toreno, Sheila Mae H. (DailyGuardian, June 3, 2020, on page 7)
      Farmers and fisherfolks in Dumangas, Iloilo availed of fertilizers from the Department of Agriculture (DA) 6. The distribution of fertilizers is part of the activities to culminate this year's Farmers and Fisherfolk's Month ...

    • From pollution to profit: Over P3-M shrimp harvested from a hectare 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (DailyGuardian, August 17, 2020, on page 6-7)
      By recycling excess nutrients that would otherwise have been released to the environment, a shrimp farm harvested almost 13 tons of shrimp worth P3.3 million after just over 4 months of culture. Whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus ...

    • Haw as Festival: Sharing and Enjoying a Grand Feast in Dumangas 

      Marin, Bombette G. (DailyGuardian, October 25, 2019, on page 14)
      Dumangas, Iloilo has one of the largest concentrations of production fishpond areas in the province. Popularly cultured in brackish-water fishponds is bangus/bangrus or milkfish. Dumangas is both a milkfish producing and ...

    • Iloilo oil spill can be the 'coronavirus of the sea' 

      Vidal, Alex (DailyGuardian, July 7, 2020, on page 4)
      While Covid-19 causes respiratory ailments to humans, an oil spill can cause an irreparable damage to marine life. In fact, an oil spill in the ocean can be compared to the coronavirus in the land in terms of the magnitude ...

    • 'Lannie' suspends sea trips 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, October 5, 2021, on page 2-11)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Negros Occidental suspended sea trips due to Tropical Depression “Lannie.” In an advisory dated October 4, Captain Ludovico Librilla Jr., PCG-Bacolod head, said the cancellation of trips ...

    • Mangrove-friendly crab culture, a lucrative source of livelihood 

      Dianala, Rex Delsar B. (DailyGuardian, February 29, 2020, on page 7-10)
      The lush foliage of mangrove forests are now the pride of their host communities – a badge for environmental conservation, a natural protection from storm surges, and a potential tourist draw. This is a far cry from the ...

    • Negligence, recklessness led to blast 

      Rendon, Jennifer P.; Angelo, Francis Allan L.; Marzan, Joseph B. A. (DailyGuardian, July 6, 2020, on page 1-11)
      Negligence and recklessness may have caused the explosion in a power barge afternoon of July 3, 2020, which resulted in an oil spill that affected Iloilo City, Guimaras Island, and the town of Dumangas, Iloilo so far. “It’s ...

    • New species of soil-cleaning worm named after Iloilo 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (DailyGuardian, January 27, 2020, on page 10-13)
      A new species of mudworm, known to clean the soil in fishponds, was recently identified and named after Iloilo, the province where its eggs were collected and hatched. Now called Marphysa iloiloensis, eggs of this mudworm, ...

    • PCG-Iloilo ends oil spill recovery 

      Rendon, Jennifer P. (DailyGuardian, July 13, 2020, on page 1-11)
      The Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo Station on Sunday confirmed that it has officially ended the recovery process of the oil spill that leaked out of Power Barge 102. Lieutenant Commander Joe Luviz Mercurio, PCG-Iloilo Station ...

    • Turtles sent back to the ocean 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (DailyGuardian, August 26, 2021, on page 8)
      Turtles are one of the important reptiles in the marine ecosystem as they help maintain healthy sea grass beds and coral reefs that benefits commercial species such as shrimp, lobster, and tuna. Rescuing marine turtles is ...