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Sicogon Island Wildlife Sanctuary as new legislated PA
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 6 now have fifteen (15) Protected Areas and six of those were legislated, with the recent proclamation of Sicogon Island Wildlife Sanctuary (SIWS), which ...
- August 19, 2022
Iloilo town farmers get livelihood support under CFOS-IA's 'ABANTE' program
Another farmer from one of the upland barangays in San Joaquin, a coastal town in southern Iloilo, was happy to be the latest recipient of fingerlings from the Institute of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries and Ocean ...
- June 18, 2022
Two missing, 15 rescued after boat capsizes
Two persons were reported missing, while 15 others were rescued after their pumpboat capsized amid the onslaught of Tropical Storm “Paeng” in Negros Occidental on Saturday. In Cauayan town, Peter Neil Perarin, 32, of ...
- October 31, 2022
Another 'monster catch' in Iloilo River
A 27-kilogram ‘Barramundi’ or Asian Sea Bass was caught from the Iloilo River on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Regular angler Willie Wendam made the big catch. But this was not Wendam’s first monster catch as he also baited a ...
- July 25, 2022
PRRM: Chinese 'overfishing' cause of declining fish harvests
The Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement has claimed that the “overfishing” of the Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is the cause of declining fish harvests. In a statement, PRRM president Edicio dela ...
- February 28, 2022
CFOS-IFPT organizes training for Iloilo fishers on product packaging, labelling and entrepreneurship
The Institute of Fish Processing Technology, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, (CFOS-IFPT) UP Visayas organized the “Training-workshop on Packaging and Labeling of Priority Products and Introduction to Basic ...
- September 21, 2022
Rich nations oppose new biodiversity fund
Creating a new global fund for biodiversity - a core demand of developing countries at UN talks in Montreal --"would take years" and be less effective than reforming existing financial mechanism, Canada's environment ...
- December 16, 2022
Projects on shrimp and 'ludong' set to boost PH inland aquatic production and management
The shrimp and ludong industry in the country will benefit from the accomplishments of the four completed projects aimed at improving the production and management of these two inland aquatic commodities. These projects ...
- August 19, 2022
Eight persons caught for illegal fishing
Eight persons were caught for alleged illegal fishing activities in the waters of Panay, Capiz on Thursday, April 21. Police identified them as Rene Villanueva Dequet, 21; Joebert Bargo Alboro, 18; Albert Dequet Pamoso, ...
- April 23, 2022
US-China debate over militarization of South China Sea
The commander of all US Indo-Pacific forces, Admiral John Aquilino, has accused China of “fully militarizing three features in the South China Sea,” Mischief, Subi and Fiery Cross reefs. He did so while on board a US ...
- March 31, 2022