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DENR MIMAROPA Career Executives show care for community

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources – MIMAROPA Region Career Executives, headed by Regional Executive Director Felix S. Mirasol, Jr., CESO IV, carried out a community-based service delivery at Barangay 668, Ermita, Manila on November 13, 2023. Thirty-five (35) eco-bags containing “baon goodies” and vitamins were distributed to Day Care children ages 2-4 years old and teacher/parent-volunteers.
 
The event is in support of the Career Executive Service Board’s (CESB) 50th founding anniversary celebration this November 2023 and the DENR-wide simultaneous conduct of Community Passion (ComPassion) Project. The ComPassion Project encourages Career Executives to conduct community-based service delivery activities to address felt needs of their constituents and stakeholders in a way that support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) pillars – People, Prosperity, Planet, Peace, and Partnership.
 
The DENR MIMAROPA ComPassion Project was held at Barangay 668, Ermita, Manila, as this is the community where its regional office is located. The provided assistance to the Barangay Day Care Center is also in support of the PEOPLE pillar of the SDGs, specifically SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being for All at All Ages. The event is carried out with support/assistance from the United Laboratories, Inc.
 
Other DENR MIMAROPA Career Executives are Assistant Regional Director for Management Services Donna Mayor-Gordove, CESO IV, Assistant Regional Director for Technical Services Maximo Landrito, EMB Regional Director Joe Amil Salino and MGB Regional Director Felizardo Gacad, Jr.
 
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People unite to protect future of Tamaraws

In celebration of the Tamaraw Conservation Month in October (Proclamation 273, s. 2002), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – MIMAROPA Region, local stakeholders, indigenous communities and global wildlife experts concluded a workshop that resulted in progressing the ongoing conservation plan for the tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis). The only endemic bovine to the Philippines, the tamaraw is classified as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with an estimated population of 300 individuals in the island provinces of Mindoro based on recent studies. 

The three-day activity enabled the participants to provide inputs on the updating of the Tamaraw Conservation Management and Action Plan (TCMAP) and structuring of the Law Enforcement Forum (LEF); and complete the first two steps (decision problem and defining values) of the Structured Decision Making (SDM) approach for the feasibility study on tamaraw translocation and ex-situ management interventions.

The workshop, which was held in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro was attended by representatives from the DENR’s regional and field offices Provincial and Community Environment and Natural Resources Offices (P/CENROs), Protected Area Management Offices, Tamaraw Conservation Program,  Indigenous Communities, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), Mindoro Biodiversity Conservation Foundation Inc. (MBCFI), Mindoro State University (MinSU), Occidental Mindoro State College (OMSC), University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Provincial and Local Government Offices and co-organized by the D’ABOVILLE Foundation and Demo Farm Inc. (DAF), Zoological Society of London (ZSL), re:wild, and the IUCN Asian Wild Cattle Specialist Group. 

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Forty emerging leaders from Occidental Mindoro came together to inspire action on the 2nd run of KALICamp

 
Forty emerging leaders from Occidental Mindoro came together to learn, connect, and inspire action for a more sustainable future for the second run of KALI (Kalikasan Para sa Kabataan) Camp. The DENR MIMAROPA, in partnership with the Far Eastern University (FEU) Alumni Relations Office, held this camp in honor of Tamaraw Month - a testament to the passion and dedication of the next generation.
 
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Presidential Proclamation No. 273 declares October yearly as a “Special Month for the Conservation and Protection of the Tamaraw in Mindoro.”
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DENR MIMAROPA mobilizes 11k volunteers; collects 26 tons of trash on Int’l Coastal Cleanup Day

 

DENR MIMAROPA mobilizes 11k volunteers; collects 26 tons of trash on Int’l Coastal Cleanup Day.


The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in MIMAROPA gathered together 11,790 volunteers who collected 26,168.3 kilos of marine litter from 55 coastal areas across the region on International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day, September 16.


Anchored on the theme, “Clean Seas for Healthy Fisheries,” the simultaneous cleanup activity was made possible through the strengthened collaboration of the DENR field offices in Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan, and various agencies, local government units, non-government organizations, the academe, and the religious, private and business sectors.
DENR MIMAROPA Regional Executive Director Felix Mirasol, Jr., extends his gratitude to the volunteers and partner groups, whose staunch support helped the agency fulfill its mission to protect and take care of the environment.

 

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“The number of volunteers who showed up as early as 5:00 in the morning speaks of the heightened level of awareness on the shared responsibility to take care of our seas. The ICC is one way of reminding everybody of the endeavor to free the seas from litter, and be more mindful on proper waste management and disposal,” the Director stated.

International Coastal Cleanup is an international movement initiated by The Ocean Conservancy (TOC) in 1986. It aims to rally together communities to collect and document trash that litter the coastline. In the Philippines, Proclamation No. 470, s. 2003, designated the third Saturday in September as ICC Day to remind the Filipinos to stay vigilant in the crusade to free the oceans from trash and debris.

 

(With photos and reports from DENR MIMAROPA field offices and Information Officers)

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Dolphins spotted in El Nido on Intl Coastal Cleanup Day

 
It is indeed their day!
 
 
A pod of 7 dolphins was spotted at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources - El Nido Managed Resource Protected Area (ENMRPA) in Palawan on International Coastal Cleanup Day, September 16.
 
The dolphins, which identification is still being determined as of press time, were seen by the ENMRPA team, personnel from the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) and volunteer divers while they were en route to the clean-up sites in the islands.
 
According to Park Operations Superintendent Mildred Suza, the presence of these marine mammals is a sign that their habitat is healthy and intact. Hence, the need for further research to identify and determine the population of the marine wildlife.
 
This is such a timely incidence as ICC gears towards concerted global efforts to protect the marine ecosystems. ICC is an international movement initiated in 1986 by The Ocean Conservancy (TOC). It aims to rally together communities to collect and document trash that litter the coastline. In the Philippines, Proclamation No. 470, s. 2003, designated the third Saturday in September as ICC Day to remind the Filipinos to stay vigilant in the crusade to free the oceans from trash and debris.
 
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Meanwhile, DENR MIMAROPA Regional Executive Director Felix Mirasol, Jr., expressed positivity on the rising number of dolphin sightings in El Nido, the latest of which was only in July of this year. In September 2020, Indo-Pacific Bottlenose dolphins were seen for the first time in El Nido. Another sighting was reported in 2021.
 
 
”It is a manifestation of the relentless efforts and synergy of our ENMRPA team, local government unit, volunteer divers and the community in taking care of our protected area,” the Director stated.
 
“I am excited to see these marine mammals myself as I look forward to strengthening the partnership between the DENR and the stakeholders in protecting El Nido and the rich biodiversity that thrives in the area,” he concluded. (Photos from ENMRPA)
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