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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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DENR MIMAROPA bags Second Place in Regional PSA Stat Quiz Bee

 
 
 
DENR MIMAROPA Regional Executive Director Felix S. Mirasol, Jr., (right), congratulates Mr. Loren Kaye A. Garcia from the CENR Office of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, and DENR MIMAROPA's representative who finished second place in the recently concluded 3rd Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Quiz Bee Finals held on 11 September 2023, at the PSA Office in Diliman, Quezon City.
 
The Quiz Bee was participated by 20 contestants representing the Regional Agencies in MIMAROPA. This was held in celebration of the 34th National Statistics Month, which contributes to the advocacy in using statistics for evidence-based decision-making and familiarization with the other mandates of the PSA.
Congratulations, Ice, we are proud of you!
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Bottlenose dolphins spotted again in El Nido, Palawan

For the third time since 2020, a pod of at least eight individuals of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose dolphins was spotted again in El Nido, Palawan during the regular marine monitoring and surveillance in the area.

Marshals of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources - El Nido Managed Resource Protected Area (ENMRPA) reported the sightings for two consecutive days, from July 30 – 31, while they were on patrol at El Nido’s Seven Commandos Beach and Small Lagoon.

The dolphins were first seen in El Nido in September 2020, in which the Philippine Aquatic Red List Cetacean Committee had identified them as Indo-pacific bottlenose dolphins. Another sighting was reported in 2022.

ENMRPA Protected Area Superintendent Mildred Suza said the presence of these species indicates that their habitat is intact and healthy; and that the office is geared towards conducting more frequent and intensified patrolling to ensure these dolphins and the rest of the rich biodiversity in El Nido are conserved and protected. (Photo and video from ENMRPA) 

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Protecting our water, protecting our life

DENR MIMAROPA concluded the second hybrid meeting of the Technical Working Group on Water Resource Management at the City Garden Suites Hotel, Manila, August 8. In his welcome remarks, Regional Executive Director Felix S. Mirasol, Jr., who is also the Chair of the TWG, highlighted the need to protect water resources and ensure sustainability of watershed management in the region. Also present in the meeting were Assistant Regional Director Maximo C. Landrito, representatives from EMB and MGB in MIMAROPA and other partner agencies, namely National Economic and Development Authority, Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau, National Power Corporation, National Irrigation Administration, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Health, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, Provincial Governor’s Office, Palawan, City Government Office, Puerto Princesa, US Agency for International Development, Palawan State University, and Marinduque State College.

 

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One for Nature

(First photo, second from left) DENR MIMAROPA Regional Executive Director Felix S. Mirasol, Jr., together with PENRO Ernesto Tañada, CENRO Anastacio Santos and CENRO Efren delos Reyes paid a courtesy call on Rep. Leody F. Tarriela, (Occidental Mindoro, Lone District) on August 8. (Second photo) RED Mirasol also had a courtesy visit with Congressman Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco (Marinduque, Lone District) and Governor Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr., on August 10. With the RED were RD Joe Amil M. Salino, RD Felizardo A. Gacad, Jr., ARD Maximo C. Landrito, PENRO Imelda Diaz and staff from EMB and MGB in MIMAROPA.

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