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With Growing Pressures, Can the Philippines Sustain Its Marine Reserves?
With Growing Pressures, Can the Philippines Sustain Its Marine Reserves?
In the town of Pilar in the central Philippines, a community of 11,308 residents looks after one of the most successful marine protected areas in the country: the Pilar Municipal Marine Park (PMMP). Established in 2005, the 179-hectare (443-acre) park stands out among the thousands of MPAs in the Philippines, which experts say are only protected on paper.
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Published at 2021-07-04 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Communities, Environment, Travel
Tags: Island, System, community, coral, country, fish, fishing, government, marine
PH Bureau of Customs Leaks Data Due to Poor Security
PH Bureau of Customs Leaks Data Due to Poor Security
“Another one bites the dust. Hey I’m gonna get you too, another one bites the dust”, says the lyrics of the most iconic of all Queen songs “Another one bites the dust”. This is also what Phantom Troupe, a group of Filipino cybersecurity enthusiasts, has been telling poorly secured government websites and servers since the start of the pandemic last year.
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Published at 2021-03-13 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Legal, Politics, Technology
Tags: Customs, Philippines, Pinoy, System, government
Headlines 3 Million Students Still Unenrolled: 'Lost Generation' Must Catch Up
Headlines 3 Million Students Still Unenrolled: 'Lost Generation' Must Catch Up
When the Department of Education (DepEd) began the virtual enrollment of millions of students in June, Janet Villamar, 44, braced for a conversation any parent fears. Like millions of others, her family was being buffeted by the perfect storm of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economically devastating lockdown. Her husband, who had been eking out a daily income from selling old bottles to neighbors, was now cloistered at home.
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Published at 2020-09-12 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Education, Society, Technology
Tags: COVID-19, Education, Kids, Philippines, School, System, children, students
More Filipinos Could Have Antibodies for the Virus
More Filipinos Could Have Antibodies for the Virus
We’re in a catch-22 situation. I can understand the dilemma of the government on how to proceed in responding to the COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic has put the Philippines and most countries in a defensive position. That’s what the rules on preventing pandemics mandate—to be proactively defensive.
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Published at 2020-06-30 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, News and Events, Society
Tags: COVID-19, Defense, System, government, students
Capisaan Cave System: Fifth Longest Cave System in the Country
Capisaan Cave System: Fifth Longest Cave System in the Country
Capisaan Cave is located in Barangays Capisaan and Alayan in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya. It is the fifth longest cave system in the country and ranked among the best. It is considered as a geologist’s paradise. The subterranean river in this cave has a length of 4.2 kilometers from the Lion Entrance (named as such because the rock looks like an image of a lion).
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Published at 2018-03-08 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary
Tags: System, caves
Apo Reef
Apo Reef
Apo Reef is a coral reef system in the Philippines situated on the western waters of Occidental Mindoro province in the Mindoro Strait. Encompassing 34 square kilometres (13 sq mi), it is the world's second-largest contiguous coral reef system and the largest in the country. The reef and its surrounding waters are protected areas in the country administered as the Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP). It is one of the best known and most popular dive sites in the country.
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Published at 2018-02-15 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Travel
Tags: Apo Island, System, coral