TACLOBAN CITY – Community leaders, officials, environmental advocates, and concerned citizens are rallying behind a crucial legislative effort to designate Panaon Island in Southern Leyte as a protected area under Republic Act 11038 or the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System...
LILOAN, Southern Leyte – An outbreak of crown of thorns, locally known as dap-ag, has raised concerns among conservationists and locals as these starfish pose a significant threat to the coral reefs on Panaon Island. CROWN of thorns starfish (Wikipedia) Oceana, an international advocacy...
TACLOBAN CITY – The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill declaring the more than 60,000 hectares of waters surrounding Panaon Island located in the southern tip of Southern Leyte as a protected seascape under the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas...
TACLOBAN CITY – Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, has filed a bill declaring Panaon Island in Southern Leyte as a protected seascape under the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act or Republic Act 11038. VILLAR (FB) In...
Citing the potential destruction of the large-scale habitat of Panaon Island in Southern Leyte, Senator Cynthia A. Villar wants to declare it a protected area. "Despite the presence of extensive coral reefs and vibrant fish communities, the abundance and biomass of commercially important species...
REP. Yap (FB) LILOAN, Southern Leyte – Southern Leyte Rep. Christopherson ‘’Coco’’ Yap has filed a bill placing Panaon Island under the protection of the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act (NIPAS). Yap, together with Southern Leyte Rep. Luz Mercado, filed House Bills...
