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Volume VI, No. 051
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Briefly Corn achievers CLAVERIA town of the province of Misamis Oriental has been hailed as a Hall of Famer for consecutively bagging thrice for the National Quality Corn Achievers’ Awards (NQCAA) under the municipal category. The town has been recognized for their meritorious contribution to the development of the corn industry throughout Northern Mindanao. As incentive to its laudable performance, Claveria shall be granted with P2 million worth of projects wherein the release of prizes shall be based on approved project proposals.
2014 ppi’S Best in ENVIRONMENTAL Reporting
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Wednesday | October 21, 2015
By ERCEL MAANDIG, Correspondent
ARINE resources in northern Mindanao has reached critical level as massive illegal fishing has caused the destruction of marine sanctuary especially along Panguil Bay Area in Misamis Occidental, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 10 reported. B FA R - 1 0 D i r e c t o r Visa Tan Dimeren said the dwindling fish catch is attributed to filter net f i sh i ng , l o c a l ly k now n as “sanggab”, which has been forbidden because it catches even newly-hatched fingerlings or small fishes and crablets.
A single crab produces about 1,000 eggs at 30 grams per egg or a total weight of 30,000 grams. “But with rampant “sanggab” fishing, particularly in nearby Lanao del Norte, the crabs survival rate has become slimmer at only 30%,” marine/PAGE 7
Farmers’ Day BUTUAN City -- Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) Agusan Experimental Station once again hosted the annual Farmers’ Field day and forum held recently at Basilisa, RTRomualdez, Agusan del Norte. This year’s theme, “Kung may Knowledge may Power” (If there is Knowledge, there is Power) captures the participants’ attentions which comprises farmers, students, teachers and other stakeholders. The theme highlights the importance of knowledge on the portals of agricultural information available in the station especially on the utilization and access to various information all about rice and rice-based farming technologies. Participants from different sectors joined in impressively. Teachers and students showed their outstanding talent in dancing before, during and after the program. The farmers from different regions also gave their yell of enthusiasm to those particular knowledge worthy to gain for. Policy-makers, seed growers and other stakeholders obviously combined their own powers in making this field day event a memorable one where anybody can have the oozing information as much as they can which apparently promotes understanding and use of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) materials to their own farm.
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THICK HAZE. A thick haze, reportedly originated from Indonesia’s wildfire, covers the early morning view of Iligan Bay (above portion) in contrast to its panoramic scenery during normal times. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the southwesterly winds drove the smog toward Mindanao where the haze became visible in most parts of the island. mindanews photos by bobby timonera
Indonesia’s wildfire ‘smog’ reaches Mindanao By CRIS DIAZ, Contributing Editor
DWINDLING FISH SUPPLY. Fish and other marine products were displayed at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 10 compound to highlight the celebration Fisheries Week 2015. The fisheries bureau has warned fish supply coming from Panguil Bay Area in Misamis Occidental has dwindled with the rampant illegal fishing remains unabated. photo by mark francisco
CDO Mini Energy Camp aims for grassroots demand side management By MIKE BAÑOS, Editor-at-Large
WHILE other energy players pay lip service to energy demand side management, a new program backed by the country’s largest distribution utility has taken the bull by the horns, so to speak. Energy demand management, also known as demand side management (DSM), is the modification of consumer demand for demand/PAGE 7
THE wildfire smog in neighboring Indonesia has reached Mindanao, creating an atmospheric haze that alarmed residents and airline officials here. Jose Bodiongan, the airport manager of the Laguindingan airport in Misamis Oriental said on Tuesday that an advise to conduct visual landing was issued Monday after the thick haze almost rendered a “zero visibility” situation in the area. However, Bodiongan said, “everything returned
to normal and the flight schedules remained unhampered.” Luz Mercado, a weather specialist of state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, Astronomical Ser vices Administration (PAGASA) said the haze is caused by the smog of Indonesia’s wildfire which also continues to a f f e c t S i n g ap o r e a n d Malaysia. She said the southwesterly winds drove the smog toward Mindanao where the haze became visible in
most parts of the island, particularly in the north and northeastern Mindanao regions. Floriquita Gayo Dela Pena Dulfo, a high school principal in Bislig, Surigao Del Sur, reported on Monday that the smog became visible in the province, which caused concern among students. Mercado said the smog and the haze could dissipate during rainfall because the smog comprises small particles that could be wildfire/PAGE 7
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