Senator Cynthia Villar wants to place the Philippine (Benham) Rise under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) in order to monitor and maintain the high biodiversity and pristine habitats in the Philippine Rise Marine Resource Reserve (PMRR). Legislation of the PMRR, Villar...
The Senate Committee on Economic Affairs on Tuesday, March 15 formed a technical working group (TWG) to iron-out various concepts and proposals on how to develop the energy rich 24-million hectare undersea Philippine Rise (Benham Rise) off eastern Luzon. This came after Senator Imee Marcos,...
Three fishermen onboard a distressed motorboat in the vicinity waters of Benham Rise have been rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the agency reported Saturday, Oct. 23. They were identified as Romeo Bernardo, 59, Freddie Lubiano, 54, and Glen Lopez, 44, whose motorboat F/BCA BENEDICT UNO...
The House Committee on Natural Resources on Wednesday, July 7 approved the substitute bill of the measure that seeks to declare a portion of the Philippine Rise as a protected area under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) even after two members of the panel got locked into a...
Washington DC-based Global Environment Facility (GEF) pledged to fund a Philippine government-led project to conserve Philippine Rise, a 25-million hectare shallow continental shelf east of the main island of Luzon. A statement showed that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources...
Senator Francis Tolentino is pushing to rename the Benham Rise as the Philippine Rise or “Talampas ng Pilipinas” to assert the country's sovereign rights over the resource-rich undersea plateau. Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate of the Philippines) In the Senate Bill No. 2235 he filed Monday,...
The Philippine Rise belongs to the Filipino nation and no foreign intrusion will be allowed into the territory, President Duterte declared Monday. President Duterte delivers a public address on May 17, 2021 (Malacañang) The President said he already made clear that the area, formerly known as...
