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The government has begun a five‑year effort to secure long-term protection for the Philippine Rise, a move seen as crucial amid mounting threats to the country’s marine resources, food security and maritime domain. The initiative aims to put in place lasting safeguards for one of the nation’s most important but least understood offshore ecosystems, Environment […]
A measure seeking to declare a portion of Philippine Rise as a protected area has hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives. The House Committee on Natural Resources chaired by Cavite Representative Elpidio Barzaga Jr., approved the unnumbered substitute bill to House Bill 36, which would declare a portion of the Philippine Rise situated […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is championing the creation of the Philippine Rise Development Authority (PRDA), a coordinating, policymaking, and regulatory body which will serve as a “one stop shop” for everything concerning the resource-rich Philippine Rise. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, sponsored recently Senate Bill No. 2024, otherwise known as the Philippine […]