DATE 02 16 20 DAY 5 am eft y m ItINT rrn-Fe 1NTT-'t V\IS Strategic Communication and Initiative Service • • 5 nun tmli: 61111frial .1 11;11 COMMUNICATION urn it rm:r.1 A41101i MiolixiA1 CAmu011 Isi.......••••••••••• Ulu IATI V ta I -- - I STORY SII/IlY I t ?Irvin -,„er :r Ell VICE MANILAMULLETIN THE NATION'S 'NEWSPAPER niir 02 1,15 2 0 PH prepares to turn over leadership of migratory species conservation group the Philippines - with shared juris- By ELWIN DE VERA-RUIZ ter protection of migratory species pursuant to the objectives of the diction over the most diverse marine eco-region in the world. The Philippines is about to end Convention. According to the DENR chief, the its three-year presidency of the CMS, also known as the Bonn CMS resolutions on the protection 12th Conference of Parties (COP 12) Convention, is the only global of marine turtles, sharks, rays and to the Convention on the Conserva- environmental treaty established marine mammals are now put into tion of Migratory Species of Wild exclusively for the conservation action with the implementation of Animals (CMS) on an upbeat note. and management of terrestrial, the CT! Regional Conservation Ac- "As the Philippines ends its marine and avian migratory species term, we take pride that we have throughout their range. It has been tion Plan. "We will soon realize our vision successfully strengthened both adopted by 124 countries under of connectivity conservation once international and regional coop- the auspices of the United Nations the Marine Turtle Protected Area eration for greater protection of Environment Programme. Network (MTPAN) is established. wildlife migratory species and their Cimatu said that during its term This will connect the habitats of habitats," Department of Environ- as COP president, the Philippines marine turtles across Indonesia, ment and Natural Resources (DENR) had successfully promoted the CMS Malaysia and the Philippines," Ci- Secretary Roy Cimatu said. agenda in Southeast Asia. The country will be turning over "The integration of CMS resolu- matu said. Cimatu noted that the Philip- the COP presidency to India at the tions in the promotion of marine pines, through its Protected Area opening of the COP 13 on February protected areas in the ASEAN region System, manages 15 internationally 17 in Gandhinagar, India. and the management of ASEAN Philippine Ambassador to India Heritage Parks, including sites rel- important sites for waterbirds. "These sites for waterbirds across Ramon Bagatsing Jr. will be report- evant to migratory species, are key the East Asian-Australasian Flyway ing the achievements of the Philip- achievements we share with CMS are designated as Flyway Network pines to the CMS COP13. parties," he pointed out. Sites, showing how conservation Since assuming the COP 12 presi- He noted that the country also efforts for migratory species inter- dency in 2017, the Philippines— effectively integrated the CMS ob- through DENR and its Biodiversity jectives into the framework of Coral connect," he pointed out. Cimatu also noted the efforts Management Bureau and together Triangle Initiative (CT!), a regional to rehabilitate Boracay and Manila with the CMS Secretariat -had been cooperation of six countries—Indo- Bay which are important habitats of hosting events during interna- nesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, migratory birds. tional conferences promoting bet- Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste and STRATEGIC PAGE I BANNER EiNTORIAI CARTOON COMMUNICATION STORY STORY INg/seRWORWRI INITIATIVES PAGE LOWER 1.11111001111" SERVICE IN0.10r 111 16 20 DATE MEE PAGE I/ Altreditasson ng Manila Water lab Services, apruhado hanggang 2022 Patuloy na magkakaroon ng malinis na inuming tubig any publiko alinsunod sa Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water (PNSDW) ng pamahalaan. Ito ay makaraang aprubahan ng Department of Health (DOH) Metro Manila Center for Health Development any renewal ng Manila Water Laboratory Services' laboratory accreditation hanggang taong 2022. Any akreditasyon ay magbibigay daan sa MWLS na magsagawa ng chemical, physical, at microbiological analy- sis kahit any samples ay mula sa labas ng Metro Manila's East Zone. Kinilala rin ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) any MWLS bilang isang environmental laboratory. Any pagkilala ng DENA ay resulta ng isinagawang inspection at assessment ng Board of Chemistry, academe at industry experts na kinomisyon ng DENR Environmental Management Bureau (EMB). Any Environmental laboratories ay otorisado ng DENR na magkaroon rig environmental data para sa environmental impact assessment, environmental monitoring at research activitiestm susupoctasapagpapatupad ng mga aJituntunin at :batamngptimahalaanTara mapangalagaan ang kapaligiran ,•ng ati rfg:ban ea .(ArrOie dAia Cruz)‘ 4. STitmcic E<- 1 L_1 6 itrerFt FANNER EDITORIAL CARTOON COMMUNICATIl PAGE I STORY ......•••••• INIJI AU! YES IOVVER 1111110111/MUMW....INDIRr SERVICE tiejlanila tfinie 02 16 20. TIDE: PAGE I/ DATE SERA"! EGIC I /IrriR WINER EMIORIM CM EON .COMMUNICATION —I PAM 1 WRY NI ATIVES IOWER • Noinoll•IRIIR SERVICE. zrije3Fnnita ttiits 02 16 20 P- Q rAr.r1/ EIA1E his en e CA:frna-fri av? o y La /We pc-r turkey Lif46 Boracay did not only result in the BY IZA IGLESIAS In 2000, he was the decorated rebirth of the country's most popu- Commander who led the 4th Infantry lar tourist destination but another 0 protect the Division in the all-out war against unexpected and gargantuan task the Moro Islamic Liberation Front from the President. Onward for earth environment (MILE) in Lanao del Norte, Lanao and country, Cimatu proceeded with Tshould not only be del Sur and Maguindanao. After a the cleanup of the heavily polluted a choice but an obligation week of heavy fighting, the battle led Manila Bay in January 2019. to the capture of Camp Abubakar, Unperturbed by neither the danger for all. Both legally and the stronghold of the MILE and the nor magnitude involved in his next morally, a person should seat of its Shariah-based government. task, Secretary Cimatu readily took always live within the A day after Ins retirement from the challenge and launched the Battle military service lid was called by for Manila Bay. bounds of environmental former President Gloria Macapagal- The Battle for Manila Bay is a consciousness for very Arroyo to serve al Special Envoy to three-phase program that aims to the Middle East with the rank of rehabilitate and restore Manila Bay, basic fact that healthy Ambassador His main responsibility like Boracay, to its former glory. The ecosystems are crucial to was to ensure that no Filipino in the first phase includes the clean-up and sustain life of all forms Middle East would be harmed amid restoration of its water quality; the the war in Iraq. second phase, resettlement and/or and ultimately ensure the 'His foreign service continued in relocation of informal settler families world's survival. 2016, when he was appointed by Pres- (ISFs); and the third phase, educa- Certain!). the government plays a ident Duterte as special ambassador tion and sustainment. crucial role in guiding citizens toward for Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) ,Ultimately, the program focuses this path, 'and no one knows this refugees. Little did he know at that on winning the war on waste which more than Department of Environ- point that Ids consistent performance is traced as the primary source of ment and Natural Resources (HENR) in his various assignments would pollution in the bay. To do this. the Secretary Roy Agullana Cimatu. ' ultimately bring him face-to-face with DENR, in coordination with local It was on May 8, 2017 when the ills plaguing Mother Earth. government of the cities and munici- Cimatu took his oath as the 16th With Mr Duterte known to turn palities surrounding the Manila Bay chief of the DENR following all il- to military men to take on the most area, hired estero rangers to police lustrious career in the military and challenging endeavors of his adminis- people who litter and pollute rivers Foreign Service. tration, he surprised Cimatu not only and creeks, and to ensure that gar- "I was caught by surprise when with the post of DENR Secretary but bage even from the innermost baran- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte with his first biggest order: To clean- gays are collected. told me that right then and there in ' up what the President had called a Currently, the Battle for Manila , Malacanang he would swear me in ag "cesspool" — the country's famed Bo Bay is in its first phase and Cima- tu is determined to see it through DENR Secretary," Cimatu told The racay island. Certainly surprised. by it Ii a will for the environment to Sunday Times Magazine in an exclu- the, destination's poor state, Cimatu 1114' \ end. sive interview. took the challenge with military zeal Underdressed for such an offi- and recommended the six-month General Pacman and more cial ceremony, Cimatu laughingly closure of the island despite much recalled he had no choice hut to resistance from the business sector, "General Pacman," as he was nick- hastily borrow a Barong Tagalog high-ranking government officials and named for his aggressiveness during from a Presidential Security Guard even some of Boracay's residents. the war in the south, has always suc- in which he duly ecame a civil Neither did Cimatu fail the Presi- ceeded in his missions in the military servant and cabinet secretary. As it dent nor Mother Earth herself, for and for OFWs, just as he succeeds later turned out, that fateful day after six months. he was able to turn: today — with focus and determina- was just first of many surprises over Boraca) to its people and tour- tion — in every task he takes on for that would come his way. ism in all its glory. Mother Earth: From planting trees Road to Mother Earth Onward for earth to—more importantly—planting the and country seeds of a change in mindset in every Filipino to care for the environment.