09. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)
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- Sea trips for small vessels halted due to gale warningYasa, Dolly (Daily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc., 2019-08-06)A gale warning was issued morning of Aug 5, 2019 in Western Visayas, forcing the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to again cancel sea trips between Bacolod City and Iloilo City. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA) said Western Visayas is expected to experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said the region can also experience 45 to 63 kilometers per hour winds, with sea conditions from rough to very rough and wave heights measured between 2.8 to 4.5 meters.
- Coast Guard to secure today’s ‘bangcarera’Sornito, Ime (Panay News, Inc., 2019-02-10)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Iloilo mobilized 40 personnel to secure the bangcarera miniature paraw race at Port San Jose in Barangay Hoskyn, Jordan, Guimaras today. The PCG deployment began on Saturday, the opening of the 47th Iloilo-Guimaras Paraw Regatta Festival. PCG-Iloilo commander Lieutenant Rodolfo dela Peña said their personnel will “provide crowd control” during the annual event that gathers hundreds of spectators.
- BFAR, partners ink pact on marine conservationOgatis, James Earl E.; Toreno, Sheila Mae H. (Daily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc., 2017-10-17)Regional Director Remia Aparri of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 6 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with two local government units and other enforcement agencies to strengthen the protection of marine environment and resources in Western Visayas. In the opening of the 54th Fish Conservation Week Celebration in Tanza, Iloilo City on Oct 15, 2017, Aparri cited the importance of preserving, conserving and protecting the coastal and marine resources as the main source of livelihood of the coastal communities. The MOU with Mayor Siegfredo Betita of Carles and a representative of Mayor Milliard Villanueva of Concepcion, Iloilo seeks to create a joint task force that will address the rampant and unabated illegal, unreported fishing activities within the municipal waters.
- Enforcement boosted to protect Visayan SeaYap, Tara (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2018-03-06)The Iloilo provincial government is pushing for stronger law enforcement in protecting the Visayan Sea from illegal fishers. “We will not waver to effectively and efficiently enforce fishery laws and ordinances to preserve and rehabilitate the Visayan Sea,” said Iloilo Provincial Administrator Raul Banias.