𝗣𝗖𝗦𝗗 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴─ On October 1, a resident of Bgy. San Manuel by the name of Mr. Romeo C. Tomarong had turned over one (1) Spotted Wood Owl to Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS). The Spotted Wood Owl is listed as “Endangered Species” under the PCSD Resolution 15-521. The PCSDS urges persons who continue reading : 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗢𝘄𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗖𝗦𝗗𝗦

𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥, 𝐏𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲; 𝐎𝐤𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐫𝐞 𝟑-𝟓- To finalize the management plan of Lawak Island as a declared Critical Habitat in Palawan, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff, through its ECAN Zones Management Division (EZMED), spearheaded the Lawak Island Critical Habitat Management Planning Workshop. Funded by the United States Agency for International Development- Sustainable continue reading : 𝗣𝗖𝗦𝗗𝗦 𝗘𝗭𝗠𝗘𝗗 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗸 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽

𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗰, 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻- On September 25, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) District Management Division (DMD)-South conducted the final project monitoring for the “Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific (JFPR) 9160” in the lives of the vulnerable communities in Balabac Island including the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) of Balabac, Palawan. The JFPR continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐉𝐅𝐏𝐑 𝟗𝟏𝟔𝟎 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐜 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭

𝗦𝗠 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗮, 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻-To emphasize the important role of local government units in providing our community members with reliable and accurate information, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) through ECAN Education and Extension Division (EEED) and DMD South, in partnership with SM City Puerto Princesa conducted an Information, Education, Communication (IEC) campaign continue reading : 𝗣𝗖𝗦𝗗𝗦 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗜𝗘𝗖 𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗶𝗸𝗮𝘁

𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 ─ To enhance the governance of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in Palawan, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) participated in the MPA Network Capacitation Training on September 12-13. Organized by the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist, in partnership with USAID Fish Right and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Philippines, the event continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐏𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝐌𝐏𝐀 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧

𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐃𝐌𝐃-𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 “𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬” 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗥𝗦𝗦) 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥, 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚 ─ To raise the alarm on the crippling effects of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing practices, and forge alliance and camaraderie among key players in the fishing community for continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐃𝐌𝐃-𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 “𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬” 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗥𝗦𝗦)

On September 16, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) participated in the worldwide observance of the 30th International Coastal Clean-Up (ICC) by cleaning the coasts of Bgy. Bagong Silang, and joining the “Longest Mudbal Throwing” at the Puerto Princesa Bay. With the theme: “Clean Seas for Healthy Fisheries: Sustainably Feed the Global Population,” the continue reading : 𝗣𝗖𝗦𝗗𝗦 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗖𝗖 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀

𝗣𝗖𝗦𝗗𝗦 𝗗𝗠𝗗-𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 (𝗣𝗖𝗚)’𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗶𝗹-𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗧 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 Taytay is finally oil-spill free! Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) District Management Division (DMD)-North joined the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) of Taytay on September continue reading : 𝗣𝗖𝗦𝗗𝗦 𝗗𝗠𝗗-𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 (𝗣𝗖𝗚)’𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗶𝗹-𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗧 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀

On September 6, two (2) critically endangered Blue-naped parrots (𝘛𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 ), or locally known as “Pikoy”, were turned over to Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS). The first ‘Pikoy’ was handed over by Mr. Danilo Bautista Jr., a resident of Burgos Street, Bgy. Masipag, Puerto Princesa City, at the PCSDS Main Office-Puerto Princesa continue reading : 𝐓𝐰𝐨 (𝟐) 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲- 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 “𝐏𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐲” 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒

𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺, 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘇𝗼𝗻 ─ The Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) District Management Division (DMD)-South participated in a September-7 meeting of a technical working group (TWG) which successfully drafted a conclusive map of the Tabon Cave and Lipuun Point, for their inscription-nomination as new UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Palawan. continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐃𝐌𝐃-𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐓𝐖𝐆 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐮𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭, 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐎 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬

The Palawan Council for Sustainable Development, (PCSD), through its Chair Governor Victorino Dennis M. Socrates, received the ReefScan and ReefCloud equipment from the Australian Government through the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) during the Project Equipment Hand-Over Ceremony today September 12 at the Best Western Plus Ivywall Hotel, Puerto Princesa City. ReefScan Transom is continue reading : PCSDS receives ReefScan and ReefCloud equipment from AIMS

𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 ─ For intensification of coral reefs protection and conservation in Calamian Island Group (CIG), Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) District Management Division (DMD)- Calamian joined the Coral Reef Clean-Up Drive on the expanse of coral reefs from Barangay Balala to Barangay Libis. Organized by the Culion Tourism Office, it was actively continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐃𝐌𝐃-𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐟 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧-𝐔𝐩 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗣𝗖𝗦𝗗) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗖𝗦𝗗𝗦 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝘆. 𝗧𝗲𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗼 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗦. 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 (𝗡𝗗𝗖𝗣). During the graduation ceremony, Atty. continue reading : Congratulations, Sir TJ!

On August 31, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) received from the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)-United States Forest Service (USFS) a total of three (3) units of Starlink Satellite Internet, at the PCSD Main Office. Starlink is a satellite internet constellation that provides high-speed internet connectivity that is accessible even continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 ‘𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞’ 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐈𝐍𝐋-𝐔𝐒𝐅𝐒, 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧.

To ensure that the management of Coral Bay Nickel Corporation (CBNC) adheres to and implements sustainable, safe, and responsible practices and standards set by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), and responds to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) through the ECAN Monitoring and continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐁𝐍𝐂’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 ‘𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞’ 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥 (𝐒𝐌𝐎𝐓)

𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟵-𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟳; 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝘃𝘆𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹, 𝗣𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗮 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆- In intensifying the marine protection and conservation efforts in the West Philippines Sea through coral monitoring with the aid of digital technology, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS), in partnership with the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), is currently spearheading continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐒) 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐟𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐟𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧-𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲

𝐊’𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐢, 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 – Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) Vice Chairman and Board Member Hon. Ferdinand Zaballa presented yesterday, September 5, the pressing tourism issues besetting the environment of Palawan Biosphere Reserve such as El Nido, at the 11th Meeting of the UNESCO World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves (WNICBR). In continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐙𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐥 𝐍𝐢𝐝𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐎-𝐖𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐁𝐑 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚; 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒.

𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 join the rest the Philippines in observing the 𝟏𝟐𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲, pursuant to the Presidential Proclamation No. 1050, series of 1997, declaring the month of September as the 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡. As a tribute and celebratory gesture for it, the PCSDS will be holding continue reading : 𝑯𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒇𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍-𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 123𝒓𝒅 𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑪𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚!

𝐏𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧- To elevate the knowledge of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 3rd District Engineering Office’s project engineers on PCSD-related laws and policies, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) conducted an Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) campaign at the DPWH 3rd District Engineering Office (DEO), on August 30. continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐈𝐄𝐂 𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐃𝐏𝐖𝐇 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬

𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚- On August 30-September 1, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) ECAN Monitoring and Evaluation Division (EMED) Dr. Arnica Mortillero and ECAN Policy and Research Planning Division (EPRPD) Chief Mr. John Francisco Pontillas, joined the 1st National Workshop and High-Level Launch of 30×30 Philippines aiming to protect and conserve 30% of the continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟑𝟎𝐱𝟑𝟎 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟎

𝗔𝘇𝗶𝘇𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹, 𝗣𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗮 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻- Today, September 1, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS), in collaboration with USAID-SIBOL, extended its technical assistance in the conduct of “’High-Level Forum for the Restoration of Palawan’s Forest Landscape” spearheaded by the Provincial Government of Palawan through its Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO) and Sangguniang continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐃 𝐒𝐈𝐁𝐎𝐋, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 “’𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞” 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐏𝐆𝐏-𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐎 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐏 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

August 30- Two (2) Southeast Asian Box Turtles (𝘊𝘶𝘰𝘳𝘢 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) were personally turned over by Mr. Augusto C. Fabale, a resident of BM Road of Bgy. San Manuel, to Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) at 2:52 PM. The Southeast Asian Box Turtle is listed as “Endangered Species” under PCSD Resolution No. 15-521. Meanwhile, continue reading : 𝐓𝐰𝐨 “𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝” 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐱 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐞, 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬

𝐑𝐨𝐱𝐚𝐬, 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧- On August 25, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) District Management Division (DMD) – North, through Mr. Eduardo Cabrera, heightened the awareness of the Bgy. Officials of Bgy. New Cuyo on Republic Act No. 9147, Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act; and Republic Act No. 9175, or Chainsaw Act of 2002, during continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐃𝐌𝐃-𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐠𝐲. 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐠𝐲. 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐮𝐲𝐨 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃-𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝐇𝐮𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐚, 𝐏𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧- Organized by USAID-FishRight, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) District Management Division (DMD)- South participated in a training-workshop on Mapping Coastal Habitats using Satellite Imagery, from August 21-23, which will be instrumental in PCSDS’s mapping via ECAN Zoning, marine and terrestrial delineation, marine continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐃𝐌𝐃- 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗖𝗦𝗗𝗦’ 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞

Ganap na ala-una ng madaling araw nitong ika-24 ng Agosto, nagsagawa ng enforcement operation ang PCSDS Enforcement Team sa Sitio Pulang Lupa, Brgy. Montible, Puerto Princesa City bunsod ng malawakang ilegal na pagpuputol ng kahoy sa nasabing barangay. Kaugnay nito, naaktuhan ng PCSDS Enforcement Team ang aktwal na pamumutol ng mga kahoy-gubat na tinatayang nasa continue reading : 𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐊𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘𝐀 𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐀𝐋𝐔𝐏𝐀𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐀𝐊𝐎𝐏 𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐑𝐆𝐘. 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄, 𝐏𝐔𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐎 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐀 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘, 𝐍𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐎 𝐃𝐀𝐇𝐈𝐋 𝐒𝐀 𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐋 𝐍𝐀 𝐏𝐀𝐌𝐔𝐌𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐋 𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐆𝐀 𝐊𝐀𝐇𝐎𝐘 𝐒𝐀 𝐊𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐍

𝐇𝐮𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐚, 𝐏𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧- Organized by USAID-FishRight, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) District Management Division (DMD)- South participated in a training-workshop on Mapping Coastal Habitats using Satellite Imagery, from August 21-23, which will be instrumental in PCSDS’s mapping via ECAN Zoning, marine and terrestrial delineation, marine continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐃𝐌𝐃- 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗖𝗦𝗗𝗦’ 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞

Pem’s Pension, Bgy. Poblacion, Taytay, Palawan- On August 17, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) District Management Division (DMD)-North attended the Lake Manguao Municipal Conservation Area and Ecotourism Zone (LMMCAEZ) Management Board Meeting tackling the endorsement to the Sangguninag Bayan (SB) of Taytay for the establishment of a Pangolin Trail in Lake Manguao, including continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐃𝐌𝐃-𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐨 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

𝗥𝘂𝗱𝘆’𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻, 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 ─ On August 16, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) District Management Division (DMD)- Calamian attended the Calamianes Resilience Network Inc. (CRN) stakeholders’ meeting for the project orientation on “Increasing Capacity of Calamianes Watershed towards Resilience – Phase 2” funded by the Forest Foundation Philippines (FFP) for Mabentangen Dam, Bgy. continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐃𝐌𝐃-𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐂𝐑𝐍 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 for “𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 – 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝟐” 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐦

𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙣, 𝙋𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙣─ On August 17, four (4) species of turtles ─(1) Asian Leaf Turtle (𝘊𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘺𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘢), and three (3) Southeast Asian Box Turtles (𝘊𝘶𝘰𝘳𝘢 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) ─ were turned over to Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) District Management Division (DMD)- Calamian by the Philippine National Police (PNP) Maritime Group Coron after rescuing the wildlife continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐃𝐌𝐃-𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 (𝟒) 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐍𝐏- 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫

Villa Rizalina, Barangay Baldat, Culion, Palawan- Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS)- District Management Division (DMD)- Calamian participated in the coordination meeting organized by the Calamianes Resilience Network (CRN) in creating a Functional Watershed Management Council (FWMC) in furtherance of the watershed conservation in So. Dita, Barangay Malaking Patag. The creation of the Functional continue reading : PCSDS DMD-Calamian participates in the creation of FWMC in Culion

𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐄𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐄𝐂 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭-𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐠𝐲. 𝐈𝐧𝐨𝐠𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐠, 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐚, 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 Barangay Hall, Bgy. Inogbong, Bataraza, Palawan- To heighten the awareness of the local communities in Palawan through community-engaged Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) campaign, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) ECAN Education and Extension Division (EEED) and the Palawan continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐄𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐄𝐂 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭-𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐠𝐲. 𝐈𝐧𝐨𝐠𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐠, 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐚, 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧

Barangay Hall ng Barangay Binudac, Culion,Palawan– On August 8, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) District Management Division (DMD)- Calamian provided lectures on PCSD-related laws and policies during the member- mentoring conducted by the Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO) of Culion to the members of Barangay Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (BFARMC) in the continue reading : PCSDS DMD-Calamian discusses PCSD-related laws to BFARMC

Josil’s Pension, Taytay, Palawan– In pursuance of Taytay’s sound and sustainable environmental  well-being, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) District Management Division (DMD)-Calamian joined the Shark Fin Bay Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network Management Council Team Building and Planning Workshop on August 3.  The event served as a venue for the MPA Management Council continue reading : PCSDS DMD-Calamian joins Shark Fin Bay MPA Network Management Council Team Building and Planning Worskhop in Taytay

Culion, Palawan– On August 4, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) District Management Division (DMD) – Calamian joined the participants of the 12th International Conference on Cycad Biology (CYCAD 2023) in their cycad species site visitation in Sitio Quezon, Barangay Malaking Patag. Last July 24-28, 2023, the international conference was held in Clark continue reading : PCSDS DMD-Calamian joins 12th CYCAD conference participants visit in Culion

𝑪𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝑷𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒏 ─ Organized by the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) here, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) District Management Division (DMD)-Calamian participated in the municipal-wide clean-up drive on July 31. Guided by the theme: “Bidang Pilipino: Building a Stronger Pilipino well-being towards disaster resilience”, the clean-up activities were conducted continue reading : 𝗣𝗖𝗦𝗗𝗦 𝗗𝗠𝗗-𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻-𝘂𝗽 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲

𝐁𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐨. 𝟐𝟖𝟐, 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟕, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝐀𝐒E𝐀𝐍) 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡. Now on its 6th year with the theme: “ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth”, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) celebrates and joins the rest of the Filipinos in the continue reading : 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆!

𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻, 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻- On July 27, Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) – District Management Division (DMD) – Calamian joined the Malampaya Foundation Inc. (MFI) projects monitoring with Palawan Sectoral Monitoring Team (PMST) in Bgy. Marcilla. The PSMT team visited the MFI’s projects in Coron such as the Sibid (small boat for tourism), piggery, and continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐃𝐌𝐃-𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐌𝐅𝐈 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠

𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 are areas that are strictly protected and designated free from any human activity. It includes first growth forest, residual forest, edges of intact forest, areas above 1,000 meters elevation, peaks of mountains, or other areas with very steep gradients. It also includes endangered habitats and habitats or sanctuaries for endangered and rare species, continue reading : 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐒?

𝐑𝐨𝐱𝐚𝐬, 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧- Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) District Management Division (DMD)-North attended the Orientation meeting of the municipality of Roxas’s Forest Land Use Planning Technical Working Group (TWG) members on July 27, 2023 at the Municipal Hall. Organized by the Local Government Unit of Roxas, the meeting initially tackled the Forest Land Use continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐃𝐌𝐃-𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐋𝐔𝐏-𝐓𝐖𝐆

𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚, 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧- Organized by USAID Fish Right, the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) District Management Division (DMD)- Calamian joined the Pagsarayen Learning Sites Visits on July 27, 2023. It was also attended by the two mayors from Occidental Mindoro namely: Hon. Dante C. Esteban of Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro; Hon. Marlon V. continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐃𝐌𝐃-𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧

𝑪𝒉𝒂 𝒂𝒎, 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 – PCSDS EZMED Ms. Aiza Arangorin is currently participating in the Wildlife Trafficking Investigators Program, a comprehensive training initiative held at the Joint Tactical Training Center in Cha am, Thailand. The program, spanning from July 31 to August 11, 2023, aims to equip law enforcement officials with advanced skills and knowledge in continue reading : 𝐏𝐂𝐒𝐃𝐒 𝐄𝐙𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝