Archive for the ‘Rehabilitation’ Category
Friday, April 17th, 2009
ILOILO CITY – Guimaras fishermen will benefit from some P2.4 million in grants that the US government was giving to those who had lost their livelihood as a result of an oil spill in 2006.
Citi Foundation and Petron Foundation will finance the second phase of a mariculture livelihood program for ...
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Friday, February 6th, 2009
Mangroves in Guimaras continue to suffer from the effects of one of the worst oil spills in the country, three years after the disaster.
Scientists have discovered more abnormalities in mangroves that were contaminated by the oil spill, which pointed to the continued effects of the disaster.
Dr. Resurreccion Sadaba, program manager ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
THE province of Guimaras will be very busy with various tourism events this first two quarters of 2009.
Guimaras Gov. Felipe Hilan Nava said preparations will focus on their participation in the annual Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo, the famous "Pagtaltal" during the celebration of the Holy Week and the province’s "Manggahan ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
INDEPENDENT power producer TransAsia is bent on pursuing a wind-power energy project that can generate around 15 to 20 megawatts for Guimaras, said Gov. Felipe Hilan Nava.
The project, if realized, will supply the island-province with more than enough power, he added.
Guimaras may even sell its excess power supply to Iloilo, ...
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Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
WOMEN bore much of the brunt of the oil spill that ravaged Guimaras Island as some disaster response and rehabilitation programs failed to consider their specific needs, a research of social scientists showed.
In their paper "Gender Perspectives in Disaster Responses and Interventions to MT Solar I Oil Spill," University of ...
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
SOCIAL scientists have recommended continued psychosocial monitoring and support for Guimaras residents affected by the massive oil spill two years ago after a study showed that most of them were still traumatized by the calamity.
The study conducted by former University of the Philippines in the Visayas chancellor Ida Siason, showed ...
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Saturday, November 29th, 2008
THE oil sludge may not be visible anymore but the damage to the marine resources of Guimaras Island has persisted two years after a massive oil spill ravaged the island, according to scientists.
Scientific studies showed abnormalities in breeding and growth of mangroves, sea grass, marine animals and sea cucumbers, and ...
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Saturday, November 29th, 2008
THE oil sludge may not be seen anymore but damage to marine resources of Guimaras Island persists two years after a massive oil spill ravaged the island, according to scientists.
Results of the scientific studies showed abnormalities in breeding and growth of mangroves, sea grass, marine animals and sea cucumbers which ...
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
THE municipality of San Lorenzo in Guimaras is now set to launch its coastal rehabilitation project that will cover the town's six barangays on Friday.
Mayor Jimmy Gajo said the activity will kick off with a mangrove planting activity in the half-a-hectare plantation site identified in each of six barangays namely ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
TWO years after a devastating oil spill, the provincial government of Guimaras is formally forging ties with the Partnership for Environmental Management for Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) for integrated coastal management.
PEMSEA focuses on integrated coastal management initiatives, said Gov. Felipe Hilan Nava.
He considered the partnership with PEMSEA as “timely.”
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