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Aquatic Resources

Law Enforcement to Boost Aquatic Resources

Oceania Philippines praises the government’s efforts to enforce environmental laws to protect the Tañon Strait against devastating fishing operations.

Oceania Philippines VP Gloria Ramos advocated to perform the same management and protection of the Tañon Strait, the Philippines’ largest marine protected area to other fishing grounds around the country.

Ramos added that the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the local government units (LGU’s) are coordinating with each other to implement the model to other seascapes in the Philippines’ specifically in the Visayan region. The system to be used in monitoring the seas are not only for tracking commercial vessels that could access the waters and the coastline but also for disaster-related events like the most common natural disaster, typhoon.

“Under the Fisheries Code, there is a need for fisheries management areas that are based on science and policies. And even before the code was amended, governors already signed an agreement to protect and defend the Visayan Sea,” she said.

The government continues on implementing the enforcement plan that provides mechanisms for protection on marine habitats, sustainable fisheries and reduction of illegal fishing. Ramos noted that the improvement in the Tañon Strait is just a small percentage as to the six percent drop of aquaculture in 2016 all the more reason to push for the firm execution of the system in other aquatic reservoir.

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PHederalism

DILG Urges Barangays for “PHederalism” Campaign

The Department of Interior and Local Government, Interior Secretary Ismael Sueno urged village officials to schedule assemblies to push for the federalism campaign of President Rodrigo Duterte.

Sueno said that these assemblies are relevant avenues to discuss ‘PHederalism’. He added that this is the Philippines’ version of federalism that takes into consideration the country’s “cultural particularities and sensibilities.”

“PHederalism is our own indigenized federalism experience that reflects the identities of our people while deriving and learning from the best practices of all federal countries … to attain an evolving type of federalism that is fully unique to the Philippine experience,” Sueno said.

DILG Undersecretary for Legislative Liaison and Special Concerns, Emily Padilla issued a memorandum to the agency’s regional directors to encourage barangay officials to stand as ‘consistent partners’ in the administration’s drive for federalism.

She added that federalism will only be possible with the support of the local units to discuss and be firm in contributing to the country’s vision of progress.

“Federalism is our last card to attain peace and progress in our country.” Padilla said

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