Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga has visited Pag-asa Island, coinciding with the arrival of the M/V Panata research vessel of the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute for its bi-annual research expedition to the Kalayaan Island Group and West Philippine Sea.
The DENR team was joined by experts from the UP-MSI led by Fernando Siringan, Jose Fernando Alcantara and Rolando Tolentino.MANILA, Philippines — Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga has visited Pag-asa Island, coinciding with the arrival of the M/V Panata research vessel of the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute for its bi-annual research expedition to the Kalayaan Island Group and West Philippine Sea.
A site inspection was conducted surrounding Pag-asa Island, including Sandy Cay 2.The DENR, UP-MSI, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development and Wescom teams discussed with Del Mundo and other Kalayaan government officials plans to expand research and monitoring in Pag-asa Island and peripheral areas.
Given the implications, we need to actually determine an ecological boundary rather than administrative lines,” Loyzaga said. Loyzaga visited the research station of UP-MSI on Pag-asa, where the team is in the thick of field and oceanographic surveys as part of the period monitoring of the immediate environment around the island.
Loyzaga also discussed with Del Mundo possible interventions for the priority needs of the municipality’s residents and the sustainable development of the island.
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