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BOLINAO RALLIES AROUND ITS REEF ith its cascading waterfalls, rolling hills, white beaches, and spectacular sunsets, Boli- nao has been called nature’s masterpiece. But PHILIPPINES the most valuable asset in this northern South China Sea Philippines municipality may be its 200 km2 of coral reefs. W Coral reefs About one-third of Bolinao’s 30 villages and 50,000 people Bolinao depend on fishing to make a living (McManus et al. 1992:43), Bolinao + Mangroves Manila and the Bolinao-Anda coral reef complex serves as the spawn- ing ground for 90 percent of Bolinao’s fish catch. More than Bolinao municipality 350 species of vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants are har- vested from the reef and appear in Bolinao’s markets each Lingayen year (Maragos et al. 1996:89). Gulf Imagine, then, the dismay among local residents, marine researchers, and NGOs who learned in 1993 that an interna- tional consortium intended to build what was claimed to be the world’s largest cement factory right on Bolinao’s coral reef-covered shoreline. The cement industry ranks among the three biggest polluters in the Philippines (Surbano 1998), LUZON and the plans for the Bolinao complex included a quarry, power plant, and wharf. It can take 3,500 pounds of raw mate- rials to produce 1 ton of finished cement; pollutants com- monly emitted from this energy-intensive industry include nao’s coral reef system. Researchers found that about 60 per- carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxide, and dust— cent of the region’s corals had been killed, mostly through about 360 pounds of particulates per ton of cement produced. -
Directory of CRM Learning Destinations in the Philippines 2Nd
Directory of CRMLearningDestinations in the Philippines by League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP), Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) Fisheries Improved for Sustainable Harvest (FISH) Project, World Wide Fund for Nature- Philippines (WWF-Philippines), and Conservation International (CI). 2ND EDITION 2009 Printed in Cebu City, Philippines Citation: LMP, FISH Project, WWF-Philippines, and CI-Philippines. 2009. Directory of CRM Learning Destinations in the Philippines. 2nd Edition. League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP), Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) Fisheries Improved for Sustainable Harvest (FISH) Project, World Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines (WWF-Philippines), and Conservation International-Philippines (CI-Philippines). Cebu City, Philippines. This publication was made possible through support provided by the Fisheries Improved for Sustainable Harvest (FISH) Project of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the terms and conditions of USAID Contract Nos. AID-492-C-00-96-00028- 00 and AID-492-C-00-03-00022-00. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the USAID. This publication may be reproduced or quoted in other publications as long as proper reference is made to the source. Partner coordination: Howard Cafugauan, Marlito Guidote, Blady Mancenido, and Rebecca Pestaño-Smith Contributions: Camiguin Coastal Resource Management Project: Evelyn Deguit Conservation International-Philippines: Pacifico Beldia II, Annabelle Cruz-Trinidad and Sheila Vergara Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation: Atty. Rose-Liza Eisma-Osorio FISH Project: Atty. Leoderico Avila, Jr., Kristina Dalusung, Joey Gatus, Aniceta Gulayan, Moh. -
The Saga of Community Learning: Mariculture and the Bolinao Experience Laura T
The saga of community learning: Mariculture and the Bolinao experience Laura T. David, Davelyn Pastor-Rengel, Liana Talaue-McManus, Evangeline Magdaong, Rose Salalila-Aruelo, Helen Grace Bangi, Maria Lourdes San Diego-McGlone, Cesar Villanoy, Patience F. Ventura, Ralph Vincent Basilio and Kristina Cordero-Bailey* Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 17(2):196–204, 2014. DOI: 10.1080/14634988.2014.910488 Food security for the Filipinos Current population of the Philippines 104.9 Million (2017) Philippine Fisheries Code RA 8550 10% municipal waters for aquaculture Bolinao-Anda, Pangasinan Mariculture of milkfish (bangus) and mussels • Began 1970’s and 1980’s • Boom in the 1990’s Bolinao Municipal Fisheries Ordinance 1999 Fish kills Date of Satellite Spatial acquisition resolution 3 November Quickbird 2.4m 2002 19 June 2006 Formosat 2m (panchromatic) 7 March Worldview-2 1.84m 2010 12 December Worldview-2 1.84m 2010 Fish cages Fish pens Fyke nets 2002 Quickbird Formosat Worldview-2 Worldview-2 (Nov 2002) (Jun 2006) (Mar 2010) (Dec 2010) Cages 265 230 213 217 Pens 56 71 167 149 TOTAL 321 301 380 366 2006 2010 Mariculture structures in Bolinao, Pangasinan Mariculture structures in Bolinao-Anda, Pangasinan Formosat (Jun Worldview-2 Worldview-2 2006) (March 2010) (December 2010) Cages 342 267 287 Pens 288 507 539 Fyke nets n/a 53 79 TOTAL 630 827 905 Approaches for sustainable mariculture Recommendation 1: Reduce density of mariculture facilities to 35% of existing structures Approaches for sustainable mariculture Recommendation 2: Develop and deploy a multi-sectoral monitoring system Water Quality Monitoring Teams (WQMTs) • Nutrients • Dissolved oxygen • Plankton • NOAA CRW hotspot products ➢ Mariculture operators ➢ Fishers ➢ People’s Organization http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/cb/hotspots Marine Emergency Response System (MERSys) (Jacinto et al. -
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Recommendations for working effectively with local government Engaging with LGUs under the LGI provided lessons the Barangay Council of Tupa in Agno passed that may be useful for other areas in the region a resolution declaring a 20-hectare MPA for including: fisheries conservation and management in their 1. Close working partnerships with the decision-makers locality. The initiative aims to encourage the new is important in advancing efforts on the protection administration to implement coastal resource Southeast Asian of coral reefs. The active participation of the core management in the entire municipality. Such LGU personnel is crucial for implementing the village-level initiatives could be easily replicated Centre of Excellence key action points agreed upon. They are the ones at a municipal level. who implement projects and serve as mediators/ 4. Alliance building strengthens multi-sectoral facilitators between the local chief executives, stakeholder partnerships. This also facilitates communities and the project. technical and logistical support for the project. 2. Reporting to the LGUs on relevant research results 5. At the national and international level, advocacy is a very effective way to deliver messages. for, and promotion of, coral reef conservation Lingayen 3. Participation of the community leaders is important was fostered through the participation and Gulf co-sponsorship in strategic national and regional in coastal resources management. Through part- North Atlantic events, such as the Coral Triangle Initiative. Ocean North Pacific icipation of the Barangay Council Chairperson, Ocean Indian Ocean South Pacific Ocean South Atlantic Ocean Local governments critical to effective management and Further Information protection of coral reefs - Lingayen Gulf, The Philippines Dr. -
Sea Urchin Management in Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines: Attempts on Sustainable Use of a Communal Resource
Sea urchin management in Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines: Attempts on sustainable use of a communal resource Liana T. McManus, Edgardo D. Gomez, John W. McManus, and Antoinette Juinio Marine Science Institute University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City 1101 Philippines ABSTRACT The sea urchin, Tripneustes gratilla. is exploited in the reef flats of Bolinao for its roe. A high international demand for brined sea urchin gonads since the early 1980's has led to an overfished resource base. An exploitation level index of 0.6 to 0.7, and slow decline in harvest rates from 1987 to 1989 indicate the extent of overfishing. as of 1988. The adoption of an annual closed collecting season from December to January helped mitigate the status in 1989. Succeeding closed seasons however suffered from lack of effective enforcement. Changing patterns in the manpower structure of the industry from self-employment among fishermen, to one of direct dependence of fishermen on foreign buyers with increasing capital inputs, seem to have exacerbated over-harvest of sea urchins. Although the potential to draw a comprehensive management plan exists within the powers of the municipality of Bolinao, an effective village mobilization program directed at grassroots participation in resource stewardship is the recommended course of action. Introduction The sea urchin industry of Bolinao, Pangasinan, northern Philippines (fig. 1), is a case study of a communal resource which can sustain harvest provided that a comprehensive management intervention is drawn up. Because of an ineffective management measure adopted by the municipal council and because of shifts in the manpower structure of the industry, indices obtained from previous studies and a 4- year monitoring of catch effort statistics from a landing site indicate that sea urchins are an overfished resource, and that total daily harvest is on the down trend. -
Mollusks in the Mangrove Rehabilitation Areas in Western
Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, Vol. 3, No. 5, December 2015 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Asia Pacific Journal of Mollusks in the Mangrove Rehabilitation Multidisciplinary Research Areas in Western Pangasinan, Philippines Vol. 3 No.5, 110-115 December 2015 Part III Rene B. De Vera, Irene A. De Vera1 and Raul Dela Peña P-ISSN 2350-7756 Pangasinan State University Binmaley Campus, Binmaley, E-ISSN 2350-8442 Pangasinan 2417, Philippines www.apjmr.com [email protected] Date Received: October 30, 2015; Date Revised: December 19, 2015 Abstract-Mollusks are predominantly found inmangrove ecosystems. Nowadays, these are declining due to habitat disturbances. This study was conducted in Western, Pangasinan, with mangrove rehabilitation projects under Community Based Forest Management Agreement. Four mangrove rehabilitation areas were looked into: Pilar and Victory, Bolinao; and Awile and Tori-tori, Anda, Pangasinan. Purposive sampling was done in selecting the mangrove rehabilitation areas. Ten percent sampling of the areas using the belt transect quadrat method was employed. Diversity, dominance , richness and evenness indices for mollusks were determined. Mann Whitney test, Student’s t-test and Kruskal Wallis test were used. A total of fourteen kinds of mollusks species were identified. The species were Tectusfenestratus (fenestrate top), Terebraliasulcata (Sulcate swamp perith), Haliotisovinagemelin (oval abalone), Neritaplanospiraanton -
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Region III – A total of 405 families or 1,621 persons in 15 brgys in four (4) municipalities and two (2) cities in the Provinces Pampanga and Zambales have been affected by Typhoon “EMONG” Landslide Occured: Olongapo City – Landslide incidents occurred in four (4) Sitios of Bgry Kalaklan, namely: #92 Brgy Kalaklan, #205 Lower Kalaklan, 14-C Upper Kalaklan and #35 Ati-atihan, Hilltop, Kalaklan Casualty: Dead – 1; Injured – 2; Missing – 1 - One (1) reported dead due to heart attack Jeremy Ambalisa in Guinipanng, Brgy Poblacion, Sta. Cruz, Zambales - Two (2) were injured, namely: Willjo Balaran, 3 y/o of Lower Kalaklan and Perla Balaran 49 y/o of the same brgy - One (1) missing namely, Asley Dualo Mosallina in Bagong Silang, Balanga City Actions Taken: • Olongapo City CDCC Rescue Team advised the residents to evacuate immediately to safer grounds • All school buildings in Olongapo City are being prepared as evacuation centers. Olongapo National High School as the main evacuation center. • Olongapo City Engineering Team conducted clearing operations • Kalaklan BDCC was advised to secure and monitor the area for possible landslide due to heavy rains Stranded Passengers: • 500 to 600 stranded passengers at the Port of Batangas bound for the island provinces of Romblon, Palawan and Masbate • 205 stranded passengers in Calapan Port, Oriental Mindoro due to cancellation of trips Reported Flooded Areas Region II – Bambang, Bagabag & Solano, all of Nueva Vizcaya Status of Lifelines: Power Region I • Pangasinan – Power interruption reported in the -
Mariculture in the Philippines Data Collection Selection
Attitudes Towards Mariculture Among Men and Women in Mariculture Areas in the Philippines Alice Joan G. Ferrer1, Herminia A. Francisco2, Benedict Mark Carmelita3, and Jinky Hopanda3 1 2 3 University of the Philippines Visayas, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia, University of the Philippines Visayas Foundation, Inc. [email protected] MARICULTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES Mariculture or Marine Aquaculture started in the Philippines wayback before the government promoted the mariculture park program in the early 2000. Without legislative framework and enforcement, mariculture development was unregulated leading to inefficient practice and environmental problems such as fish kill. The Mariculture Park Program was introduced by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), the fisheries arm of the Philippine government, for efficient and regulated mariculture operation, at the same time provide employment and alternative livelihood to the marginalized fisherfolks. However, the establishment of the fish cages and pens led to issues of displacement of fishers from their traditional fishing ground, and occurrence of water pollution due to organic enrichment resulting from intensive fish culture. Support from the local residents in the mariculture sites in the country is needed to address these issues and improve the policies in promotion of balanced mariculture operation. This research focused on describing the attitude towards mariculture among men and women in the seven mariculture areas in the country that could help improve policies for mariculture operation. SELECTION OF THE STUDY SITES Balingasag in Misamis Oriental Province and Lopez Jaena in Misamis Occidental Province (Region 10-Northern Mindanao) Calape and Talibon in Bohol Province (Region 7-Central Visayas) Sto. -
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2. Damaged Infrastructure and Agriculture (Tab D) Total Estimated Cost of Damages PhP 411,239,802 Infrastructure PhP 29,213,821.00 Roads & Bridges 24,800,000.00 Transmission Lines 4,413,821.00 Agriculture 382,025,981.00 Crops 61,403,111.00 HVCC 5,060,950.00 Fisheries 313,871,920.00 Facilities 1,690,000.00 No report of damage on school buildings and health facilities as of this time. D. Emergency Incidents Monitored 1. Region II a) On or about 10:00 AM, 08 May 2009, one (1) ferry boat owned by Brgy Captain Nicanor Taguba of Gagabutan, Rizal, bound to Cambabangan, Rizal, Cagayan, to attend patronal fiesta with twelve (12) passengers on board, capsized while crossing the Matalad River. Nine (9) passengers survived while three (3) are still missing identified as Carmen Acasio Anguluan (48 yrs /old), Vladimir Acasio Anguluan (7 yrs /old) and Mac Dave Talay Calibuso (5 yrs/old), all from Gagabutan East Rizal, Cagayan. The 501st Infantry Division (ID) headed by Col. Remegio de Vera, PNP personnel and some volunteers from Rizal, Cagayan conducted search and rescue operations. b) In Nueva Vizcaya, 31 barangays were flooded: Solano (16), Bagabag (5), Bayombong (4), Bambang (4), in Dupax del Norte (1) and in Dupax del Sur (1). c) Barangays San Pedro and Manglad in Maddela, Quirino were isolated due to flooding. e) The low-lying areas of Brgys Mabini and Batal in Santiago City, 2 barangays in Dupax del Norte and 4 barangays in Bambang were rendered underwater with 20 families evacuated at Bgy Mabasa Elementary School. -
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Mindoro; 27 Passenger Bus – Batangas Port; 21 Vessels from Ports of Batangas (15), Romblon (1), Calapan (3), and Roxas (2); 11 M/Tankers from Bataan port Reported Flooded Areas Region II – Bambang, Bagabag & Solano, all of Nueva Vizcaya Status of Lifelines: Power Region I • Pangasinan – Power interruption reported in the following municipalities: CENPELCO - of Labrador, Bugallon, Lingayen, Binmaley, San Carlos City, Malasiqui, Sual, Aguilar, Mangatarem, Urbiztondo, Mangaldan, Sison, San Fabian and San Jacinto and part of Pozorubio PANELCO 1 – Agno, Alaminos, Anda, Bani, Bolinao, Burgos, Dasol, Infanta and Mabini Transmission Lines – Kadampat-BPPC 230KV line (Labrador, Pangasinan) Subtransmission Lines - 53LR4 (Bani, Sual, Labrador) – energized as of 10:23PM - 55LR4 (Labrador-San Carlos) - energized as of 9:05PM - 57LR4 (Dagupan City/Calasiao) - energized as of 10:05PM - 57SM4 Northern Cement Corp. Sison – energized as of 8:37PM • La Union – LUELCO - Power failure is likewise being experienced in Rosario, Sto. Tomas, Pugo, Tubao, Agoo, Aringay, Caba, Naguillan, Burgos, Bagulin and Bauang Transmission Lines - Baung-BPPC 230KV line (Payocpoc, La Union) - 51BJ4 Holcim-Bacnotan – energized as of 1:11AM - 52BJ4 Bacnotan, San Juan, Balaoan, Santol, Luna, Bangar, Sudipen - energized as of 1:11AM Region II • Cagayan Electric Cooperative 2 restored its power supply as of 6:00 PM 07 May 2009 • Communication lines, water and health facilities are in operational status Region III - Zambales - ZAMECO 1 – Botolan still no power NCR • Transient power interruptions experienced in some areas in Makati city, Pasay, Malate, Manila, Parañaque, Las Piñas and Brgy Paltok in Quezon City. Power has been restored as of 7:00 PM II. -
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C. Damages 1. Damaged Houses (Details Tab C) Region Province Totally Partially Total I La Union 2,138 13,032 15,170 Pangasinan 13,881 10,969 24,850 Sub-total 16,019 24,001 40,030 II Isabela 7 7 III Pampanga - 3 3 CAR Benguet 1 1 2 Kalinga 8 6 14 Mt Province 1 2 3 Ifugao 38 123 161 Total 16,074 24,136 40,210 2. Damaged Infrastructure and Agriculture (Details on Tab D) Region Province Infrastructure Agriculture Estimated Cost of Damage (Millions) Region I La Union 19,387,673 22,356,381 41,744,054 Pangasinan 187,966,148 506,734,333 694,700,481 Sub-total 207,353,821 529,090,714 736,444,535 Region II Isabela - 34,290,992 34,290,992 Cagayan 26,686,501 26,686,501 Nueva Vizcaya 731,185 731,185 Quirino 28,700,000 969,140 969,140 Sub-total 28,700,000 62,677,818 91,377,818 Region III Zambales 836,528 836,528 CAR Apayao 7,297,000 7,297,000 Benguet 13,650,000 - 13,650,000 Ifugao 20,300,000 80,453,000 100,753,000 Kalinga 1,000,000 6,697,000 7,697,000 Mt Province 1,345,000 ___________ 1,345,000 Sub-total 36,295,000 94,447,000 130,742,000 TOTAL 272,348,821 687,052,060 959,400,881 II. Humanitarian Efforts A. Extent of the Cost of Assistance • The estimated cost of assistance provided by NDCC, DSWD, LGUs and NGOs and Other GOs in Regions I, II, III, and CAR is PhP6,044,598.46 • Breakdown of assistance per region Regions NDCC DSWD DOH LGUs NGOs/Other GOs Rice Cost CAR 64,600.00 147,600.00 8,000.00 I La Union 300 273,750.00 4,000.00 216,442.00 950 866,875.00 633,270.00 24,280.56 3,349,891.34 Pangasinan II - - - 178,977.75 III - 255,000.00 - 21,912.00 Total 1,250 1,395,625.00 697,870.00 28,280.59 3,914,823.09 8,000.00 2 B. -
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Malued ES Juan L. Siapno ES Lucao ES Dagupan City, East Central ES Pangasinan Lasip Grande ES PG Villamil ES Bacayao Sur ES Pogo-Lasip ES Talibaew ES Mancup ES Dalonge ES Pangasinan I- Sta. Rosa ES Lingayen Calit ES Tombor ES Gayaman ES Source: DepEd SitRep No. 6 as of 8:00 AM, 23 September 2014 D. Incidents Monitored (Tab C) A total of twenty-one (21) incidents were reported in Regions I, IV-A and NCR. INCIDENT REGION PROVINCE / CITY / MUNICIPALITY I (15) Ilocos Norte, La Union and Pangasinan Landslide (19) IV-A (4) Rizal, Cavite, Batangas and Quezon Maritime (2) NCR (2) Manila E. Damaged Houses (Tab D) A total of 426 houses were reportedly totally damaged and 1,963 were partially damaged in Regions I, III, IV-A, IV-B, and CAR. F. Cost of Damages (Tab E) A total of PhP 907,170,093.16 worth of damages in infrastructure and agriculture were reported in Regions I, III, CAR and NCR INFRASTRUCTURE . A total of PhP 343,677,680.00 worth of infrastructure damages: Particulars Amount (PhP) Roads, Bridges, and Other Structures (National) 237,702,680.00 Roads, Bridges, and Other Structures (Local) 46,675,000.00 Flood Control 59,300,000.00 AGRICULTURE . A total of PhP 563,492,413.16 worth of agricultural damages in Regions I and CAR: Particulars Amount (PhP) Crops (Rice & Corn) 501,061,677.10 Livestock 1,741,600.00 Irrigation 6,502,972.00 High Value Commercial Crops (HVCC) 27,604,296.06 Fisheries 26,581,868.00 G.