Fisherfolk emphasized during the revisions of the document that any plan of action to protect the resources at the WPS required not just scientific evidence, but also community knowledge from fishers who witness immediately the impact of any foreign intrusion at sea.
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines called on the government to declare the West Philippine Sea as a national marine protected area. Citing the
Vice President Leni Robredo said Thursday that she preferred to beat ex-senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the May 9 presidential elections than see him eliminated from the race via disqualification by the Commission on Elections.
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BIODIVERSITY conservationist group Haribon Foundation joined the call of the country’s leading scientists to junk the “smart city” reclamation project in Dumaguete City. In a statement, the group also urged the city’s local government “to reassess the impacts of reclamation on biodiversity and its ecosystem services.” “Haribon Foundation stands with…