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    • Plastic bottles top wastes collected in coastal cleanup 

      (Panay News, October 9, 2024, on page 4)
      Plastic beverage bottles were the most common waste collected during the recent International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day in Western Visayas, emphasizing the growing problem of marine pollution in the region. On September ...

    • PH's farm, fisheries production down by 3.7% in third quarter 

      GMA Integrated News (Panay News, November 12, 2024, on page 13)
      The country’s farm and fisheries production value went down by 3.7% year-on-year to P397.43 billion for the third quarter, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. The DA said that the decline was due to the adverse weather ...

    • Panay River desiltation kicks off 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Capiz (Panay News, June 21, 2023, on page 5)
      To address flooding due to siltation and accumulated trash obstructing water flow, the desiltation of the Panay River kicked off on Monday, June 19. The starting point of the dredging operation was an outlet of the stream ...

    • No fish shortage: Western Visayas 125% fish sufficient - BFAR 

      (Panay News, June 8, 2023, on page 1)
      The campaign against illegal fishing is paying off. Western Visayas is “more than 100 percent sufficient” in fish, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The region’s fish sufficiency is at 125 ...

    • Mangrove planting to protect Guimaras' coastal ecosystem 

      (Panay News, June 28, 2023, on page 4)
      One with the campaign to protect coastal areas in the island province of Guimaras, the Guimaras Provincial Statistical Office planted mangrove propagules at the Taklong Island National Marine Reserve. The activity was part ...

    • 'Super hulbot' persists in northern Iloilo 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, June 20, 2023, on page 2)
      “Super hulbot”, a banned fishing method due to its destructive nature, persists in northern Iloilo. Two fishing boats with more or less 40 crew members engaged in super hulbot were apprehended by the Iloilo Provincial ...

    • Tanker oil leaks being plugged 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, April 14, 2023, on page A1)
      The Philippine Coast Guard reported Thursday that more leaks on the MT Princess Empress have been plugged and the oil spill may be put under control earlier than expected. Still, the oil belonging to San Miguel Corp. that ...

    • OVP send assistance to oil spill-hit towns 

      Alcober, Neil (Daily Tribune, April 20, 2023, on page B16)
      The Office of the Vice President recently provided assistance to four oil spill-hit municipalities in Oriental Mindoro. The OVP's disaster operations center distributed 1,616 sacks of rice equivalent to 80,000 kilograms ...

    • Addressing a potential water crisis 

      (Daily Tribune, April 20, 2023, on page A5)
      The Philippines is a country with a tropical climate and abundant rainfall, but despite this, it is facing a potential water crisis. This crisis is a result of a combination of factors, including population growth, rapid ...

    • Ministry of Agriculture gets boost 

      Villamente, Jing (Daily Tribune, April 17, 2023, on page B16)
      The Department of Agriculture announced that it has earmarked at least P72.8 million to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform for the 2023-2026 implementation of the Coconut Farmers and Industry ...

    • Water, water everywhere, but... 

      Ruiz, Yogi Filemon (Daily Tribune, April 17, 2023, on page A5)
      "Water, water everywhere - nor any drop to drink." - Samuel Taylor Coleridge in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. As an archipelago of about 7,641 islands, the Philippines is sorrounded by large bodies of water. The country ...

    • Mangrove planting towards sustainability 

      (Daily Tribune, January 27, 2024, on page B15)
      The Department of Transportation, or DoTr, and its line agencies recently held a mangrove planting activity in Lian, Batangas as part of the aviation sector’s Sustainability and Resiliency Program. The Civil Aviation ...

    • Why wastewater may not be 'waste' at all 

      Tacio, Henrylito (Daily Tribune, January 15, 2024, on page G39)
      What happens to the water you use to take a bath? Where does the water go after you use it to wash your clothes, or clean vegetables, fish and meat?  The used water is called wastewater, which includes food scraps, oils, ...

    • Crowds enjoy Pasig River showcase area 

      (Daily Tribune, January 28, 2024, on page A7)
      The Inter-Agency Council for the Pasig River Urban Development, chaired by Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar reported Saturday that the showcase area of the Pasig Bigyang ...

    • Manila Bay too dirty to swim on - Lacuna 

      Santos, Pat (Daily Tribune, April 16, 2023, on page A8)
      Mayor Honey Lacuna appealed yesterday to the public not to go swimming at Manila Bay, especially on water off the Baseco and Dolomite beaches, because of the high coliform levels there. A doctor, Lacuna warned that swimming ...

    • Marcos: No crying over spilled oil 

      Piatos, Tiziana Celine; Villamente, Jing (Daily Tribune, April 16, 2023, on page A1)
      President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday lauded the government's efforts to contain the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro as he urged the agencies reponsible to act more quickly to prevent the oil from spreading to the ...

    • Mindoro fisherfolk gets reprieve 

      Piatos, Tiziana Celine (Daily Tribune, April 16, 2023, on page A2)
      President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday directed the Department of the Interior and Local Government to hold talks with local government leaders on permitting affected fisherfolk to fish in alternative sites while the ...

    • Bataan gears up for fish production 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, January 28, 2024, on page B15)
      The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources marked a significant step towards boosting fish production in Bataan with the groundbreaking ceremony for a Legislated Multi-Purpose Marine Hatchery ...

    • Spill victims demand justice 

      (Daily Tribune, April 23, 2023, on page A6)
      Spill victims demand justice President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. urged Filipinos to commit the worldwide effort to address climate change during the celebration of International Mother Earth Day yesterday, 22 April. ...

    • Sunken WW2 ship found in S. China Sea 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Daily Tribune, April 23, 2023, on page B12)
      Deep-sea explorers located Saturday the wreck of a Japanese ship torpedoed by an American submarine during World War 2. The Montevideo Maru, which was transporting more than 1,000 Australian prisoners when it was sank on ...