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makatutulong upang alamin ang nalalaman ng mga Palawenyo ukol sa R.A. 7611 o ang Strategic Environmental Plan for Palawan Act, at maging sa iba pang batas at polisiyang ipinatutupad ng PCSD. Dito malalaman din kung ano ang pakiramdam at kung paaano umaasal ang mga tao sa mga nabanggit.

At dahil diyan, ang resulta lalabas sa survey ay higit sa lahat na makatutulong sa PCSDS upang makagawa ng mas epektibong istratehiya para hikayatin ang mga komunidad na suportahan ang mga

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NAGTAPOS NA NITONG Myerkules, Agosto 31 ang closed season para sa reef-fish-for-food (RFF) sa Palawan, bilang bahagi ng implementasyon ng Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) Revised Admin Order No. 5, S. 2014.

Open season ipatutupad simula Setyembre 1

Pinasalamatan ni PCSD Executive Director Nelson P. Devanadera ang lahat ng sumuporta sa naturang polisiya dahil naipatupad ito sa kabila ng pag-alma mula sa ilang grupo ng mga mangingisda, traders at exporters.

Ayon kay Devanadera, bilang ahensya na tungkuling isulong ang pangangalaga sa kalikasan kasabay ng pag-unlad, nanindigan ang PCSD na iimplementa ang polisiyang ito upang maging

sustenable ang industriya ng RFF.Matatandaang ang naturang

industriya ay sinasabing maaaring mawala dahil lumalabas sa ilang pag-aaral at datos na papaunti nang papaunti ang huli ng RFF sa karagatan ng Palawan.

Ang RFF ay mga klase ng isda na galing sa bahura na ginagawang pagkain ng mga tao na binibenta, buhay man o patay. Saklaw ng nabanggit na polisiya ang tatlong uri ng RFF: suno (Plectropomus leopardus), loba (Epinephelus coioides) at lapung baboy (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus).

Ang unang closed season para sa taong ito ay ipinatupad mula Hunyo 16 hanggang Agosto 31. Samantala ang huli ay nakatakda namang ipatupad simula

CLOSED SEASON, TAPOS NA!

Pagprotekta sa ‘Dungon’ ng Palawan, isinusulong

2,564bilang ng nakumpiskang RFF

21bilang ng nahuling

indibidwal na lumabag sa PCSD AO 5, S. 2014

18bilang ng isinagawang

operasyonPINAGKUNAN: PCSDS ERED

NUMEROSa pag-implementa ng closed season

KASALUKUYANG nagsasagawa ng Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) ng Knowledge-Attitude-Practice (KAP) Survey upang malaman ang pulso ng mga Palawenyo hinggil sa likas-yaman at kalikasan ng lalawigan.

Katuwang ang 92 enumerators, nasa 15,000 survey forms ang ipinimahagi sa mga respondents sa 22 bayan ng lalawigan at lungsod ng Puerto Princesa.

Sa pamamagitan nito, makakauha ang PCSDS ng baseline data na

PCSDS nagsasagawa ng Knowledge-Attitude-Practice Survey sa buong Palawan

Ang mga staff nd PCSDS DMO North kasama ang mga enumerators na naghahanda ng mga survey forms. (PHOTO/PCSDS DMO North)


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PCSDPCSD Updates is a monthly publication produced

by the PCSDS ECAN Education & Extension Division

updatesMA. CHRISTINA D. RODRIGUEZ

EDITOR NELSON P. DEVANADERA,

ADELINA B. VILLENA EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS

KEITH ANTHONY S. FABRO STAFF WRITER&LAYOUT ARTIST

CELSO S. QUILING, JESSIE CERENO, AI NHI R. TRUDEAU

PHOTOGRAPHER

Oktubre 16 hanggang Disyembre 15.Maaari namang maghuli, magbenta,

magbyahe at magluwas ng RFF pagpasok ng open season sa Setyembre 1 hanggang Oktubre 15, at Enero 1 hanggang Hunyo 15.

Ngunit paaalala ng PCSD Staff-ECAN Regulation and Enforcement Division (PCSDS-ERED) na mag-renew o kumuha ng kaukulang mga permit dahil bagaman open season ay maaari pa rin magkaroon ng hulihan kapag hindi makapagpakita ng kaukulang mga dokumento.-K.A.S. FABRO

<<FRONT PAGEClosed season...

ABOUT 24 representatives from the various divisions of the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS), as well as from the local Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) office attended the Basic Geographic Information System (GIS) on August 18-19 at the conference room of the PCSD Building, Bgy Sta. Monica, Puerto Princesa City.

Basic GIS Training for PCSDS, other partners conductedBY CARLOS ALFREDO CASTILLO,Contributing Writer

The representatives from various divisions of the PCSDS were trained on Geo-referencing, Creating Vectors/ Digitizing, Google Earth Operations, Interpolation, and Clipping/ Filtering, Masking Rasters, Buffering, Intersecting, Attribute Table Operations, and Map Layout – all of which are vital in creating a comprehensive map of any kind. (PHOTO/MA. JANELLE REBUSADA/PCSDS EEED)

Sugatang Katala nireskyu

ISANG KATALA na nagtamo ng sugat sa kaliwang pakpak dahil sa pagkakatirador ang nireskyu sa isang bahay sa Purok Masikap, Bgy. Jacana, Puerto Princesa City nitong Agosto 9.

Dakong alas sais ng umaga, tinungo ng mga myembro ng Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) Enforcement Team at Katala Foundation Inc. (KFI), kasama ang mga barangay tanod, ang bahay ni Rosalie Laude, residente ng naturang barangay.

Ang nasabing Katala ay nakapiit sa isang improvised cage, at napag-alamang ang pagkakaimpeksyon nito dahil sa sugat na tinamo ay lubhang nakaapekto na sa kanyang kondisyon. Kapag hindi umano naagapan, maaari niya itong ikamatay.

Sa pakikipag-usap ng grupo, sinasabing ang menor de edad na anak nito ang nagtirador sa ibon. Nakausap na rin ang nasabing bata ukol sa pangangalaga sa mga critically-endangered na Katala, at nangako naman ito na hindi na niya uulitin ito.

Ipinagliwanag naman ng grupo kay Laude ang posibleng kaharapin nito dahil sa pagtaglay ng Katala alinsunod sa Section 27 (f) (Cutting, hunting or possessing wildlife, their by-products and derivatives) ng R.A. 9147 o ang Wildlife Act.

Matapos bigyan ng kopya ng seizure receipt si Laude, kasama rin sa kinumpiska ang tirador at kulungan.

Samantala, sa pinakahuling ulat na natanggap ng PCSDS Enforcement Team, hindi na naka-rekober ang Katala at namatay din ito ilang araw matapos mareskyu. - K.A.S. FABRO

The goal of the training was to develop the map making skills of the representatives from each division. This would allow each division to increase the speed of producing any kind of output which require geographical information and presentation, reducing the burden placed on the GIS division of PCSD.

The training focused on the usage of the open source program Quantum GIS (QGIS)to create geographical maps using templates and data obtained from primary and secondary sources.

There were nine exercises vital in creating a comprehensive map of any kind. The first half being done on the first day of training, and the last half being completed on the second day.

The first half covered Geo-

referencing, Creating Vectors/ Digitizing, Google Earth Operations, Interpolation, and Clipping/ Filtering. The second half covered Masking Rasters, Buffering, Intersecting, Attribute Table Operations, and Map Layout.

The invited speakers were: Forester Arnan B. Apaza, Spatial Modeler of World Bank, and Hydrologist Brando Angeles and GIS Specialist Niel Varcas, both from the Laguna Lake Development Authority.

At the end of the training, each participant was required to create a map of the land cover of Palawan based on data obtained in 2014.

Although there were initially some problems in using the program, all participants were successful in creating the map.


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HALOS DALAWANG linggo bago magtapos ang closed season sa reef-fish-for-food, nasa 526 piraso ng suno ang nakumpiska ng Provincial Law Enforcement Task Force (PLETF) sa Sitio Pamalatan, Bgy. Danleg, Dumaran, Palawan nitong Agosto 14.

Dahil sa walang maipakitang Wildlife Special Use Permit and Local Transport Permit mula sa Palawan Council for Sustainable Development

(PCSD), inaresto naman sina Adunis O. Ursal, Arsenio O. Ursal, Gabriel O. Ursal, at Eliseo S. Bagion na pawang mga residente ng Isla Sombrero, bayan ng Aborlan.

Kakasuhan ang mga nabanggit bilang paglabag sa PCSD Reised Administrative Order No. 05-2014 o ang “Guidelines for the Regulation and Monitoring of Catching, Culture,

Trade, Transport and Export of Reef-Fish-For-Food in Palawan.”

Simula nang maipatupad ang closed season noong Hunyo 16 hanggang Agosto 31, nasa 16 na ang nasampahan ng kasong administratibo dahil sa paglabag sa nasabing polisiya.

Sa ngayon, naibalik na sa karagatan ang mga buhay na suno.

Ang nasabing operasyon ay isinagawa sa tulong ng pinagsanib na pwersa ng PCSD Staff Enforcement Team at Bantay Palawan Task Force, katuwang ang Kabayan Action Group, U2 ng Western Command at Rescue 165.

526 suno, nakumpiska sa bayan ng Dumaran

Iba’t ibang wildlife species, nakuha

sa Sheridan FarmIBA’T IBANG WILDLIFE species ang kinumpiska at ni-rescue ng Provincial Law Enforcement Task Force (PLETF) sa Sheridan Farm sa Sitio Sugod II, Bgy. Cabayugan, Puerto Princesa City nitong Agosto 23.

Ang nasabing mga threatened wildlife species ay ang sumusunod: Hill Mynah, 3 heads; Palawan Bearcat, 1 head; Porcupine, 2 heads; Wild Dove, 2 heads; Palawan Pheasant Peacock, 3 heads, at Palawan Bearded Pig, 1 head.

Ikinasa ang operasyon matapos ipagbigay-alam sa PCSD Staff District Management Office (DMO) Central na walang permit para mangolekta at mag-alaga ng kahit anong wildlife species ang Sheridan Farm na nirerepresenta ni Joseph Tan at pinamamahalaan nina Michael Villegas, resident manager at Anastacio Ocampo Angeles, ang mismong farm manager.

Nabatid din na makailang beses na umanong napagsabihan ng PCSDS DMO Central ang mga kinatawan ng Sheridan Farm na kumuha ng kaukulang permit para sa mga nabanggit na buhay-ilang upang legal na makapag-operate ang kanilang mini-zoo, ngunit wala umanong aksyon na ginawa ang management ng Sheridan.

“This shows a clear manifestation of negligence on their part and lack of interest in securing the proper permits for their wildlife species,” ayon

sa post-operation report ng PCSDS Enforcement Team.

Kasalukuyang inihahanda ng PCSDS ECAN Regulation and Enforcement Division ang kaukulang kasong maaaring isampa sa mga nabanggit na personalidad bilang paglabag sa R.A. 9147 o ang Wildlife

Act.Ang operasyon ay ikinasa sa tulong

ng pinagsanib na pwersa ng PCSDS Enforcement Team at Bantay Palawan Task Force, katuwang ang U2 ng Western Command, Kabayan Action Group at Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center. - K.A.S. FABRO

Maingat na hinuhuli ng mga staff ng Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center ang nakumpiskang Porcupine para mailipat ito sa pet carrier. (PHOTO/PCSDS ENFORCEMENT TEAM)

NI KEITH ANTHONY S. FABRO

natatanging gawi na nagsusulong ng sustainable development.

Ang KAP Survey ay sinimulan nitong Hulyo lamang at nakatakda itong magtapos bago sumait ang Oktubre. Ang aktibidad na ito ay sa

ilalim ng PCSDS ECAN Education and Extension Division (EEED) na naatasang gumawa ng mga plano at programa na dahan-dahang maglalayo sa mga tao mula sa kinagisnan nitong mga gawi na nakasisira sa kalikasan ng lalawigan. - K.A.S. FABRO

<<FRONT PAGEPCSDS nagsasagawa...

Pagprotekta sa ‘Dungon’ ng Palawan isinusulongIsinisulong ngayon ng isang grupo ng kabataan ang pangangalaga at pagprotekta sa isang species ng hayop na sa buong Pilipinas ay tanging sa Palawan lamang matatagpuan.

Ang Keep Otters in the Wild ay proyekto ng isang grupo ng mga kabataan na layuning itaas ang kamuwangan ukol sa Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus).

Ito ay sa ilalim ng Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Sea and Earth Advocates (SEA) Camp ng non-profit organization na Save Philippine Seas, at ng U.S. Embassy-Manila, ayon sa nagpasimula ng proyekto na si Jenevieve Hara, isa sa 25 kabataan na partisipante ng YSEALI SEA Camp na ginanap noong ika-6

hangang 12 ng Hunyo taong kasalukuyan sa Boracay Island, Aklan.

Ayon sa mga siyentipikong pag-aaral, ang Asian Small-clawed Otter ay ang pinakamaliit

NI EDUARDO CABRERAContributing Writer

sa 13 otter species sa buong mundo. Ito ay isang uri ng mammal at ang pangunahing kinakain nito ay ang mga alimasag, kuhol at iba pang molusko, insekto at maliliit na isda na

BULNERABLE: Ang Asian Small-clawed Otter o kilala rin sa

tawag na “Dungon” at “Pangkat-pangkatan” ay naninirahan sa kabakawan at bukana ng mga

ilog kung saan sila kumakain ng alimasag, kuhol at iba pang molusko, insekto at maliliit na

isda. PHOTO// IANTHE MARIE P. BENLIRO/WPU-CFAS

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Ang mga volunteers ng Keep Otters in the Wild kasama ang mga estudyante ng Western Philippines University -Agricultural Science School matapos ang isinagawang info-campaign. KUHA JAKE DE GUZMAN

matatagpuan sa kabakawanan at ng ilog.Base sa Red List of Threatened

Species ng International Union for Conservation of Nature, ang Asian Small-clawed Otter o kilala rin sa tawag na “Dungon” at “Pangkat-pangkatan,” ay nakakategorya bilang Vulnerable o kasama na sa mga nanganganib na maglaho kapag hindi pinrotektahan mula sa mga nakaambang banta rito, gaya ng pagkasira ng kanilang tahanan.

Sa datos ng PCSDS, ang mga nakukumpiska o narereskyung Dungon mula sa posesyon ng mga wildlife traffickers ay nasa bayan ng Quezon at Aborlan sa katimugang Palawan. Kaya naman nitong Agosto 31 ay nagsagawa ang naturang grupo ng information, education and communication (IEC) campaign sa dalawang eskwelahan sa Aborlan, partikular sa Aborlan National High School and Western Philippines University- Agricultural High School.

Layunin ng naturang IEC na pataasin ang kaalaman ng mga komunidad

ukol sa kahalagan ng pangangalaga sa wildlife species na ito. Ang educational materials kagaya ng infographic at comic strip ay pinagtulung-tulungang idebelop ng mga volunteers.

Katuwang sa proyektong ito ang WPU, Palawan Otter Project – LAMAVE, Centre for Sustainability at Palawan Council for Sustainable Development.(KALIWANG LARAWAN) Binabasa ng mga mag-aaral na ito ang mga educational materials katulad ng infographics at comics strip

na inihanda ng mga volunteers ng Keep Otters in the Wild. (KANANG LARAWAN) Ipinapaliwanag ni Bb. Lyca Sandrea Castro ng WPU-College of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ang kahalagan ng mga Dungon sa ating ekosistema. KUHA NI JAKE DE GUZMAN

The Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS), the implementing arm of multi-sectoral and interdisciplinary body PCSD, is continuously pursuing its initiatives to protect the Palawan-endemic Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensis), which faces very high risk of extinction due to illegal wildlife trade and habitat loss caused by agricultural expansion and slash-and-burn farming.

Pangolin, while unknown to many, is seen to be the world’s “most illegally traded mammal” because of its meat, skin and scales, which face high demand on the international black market. In China and Vietnam,

it may be served as delicacy in luxury restaurants or sold as traditional medicine, although pharmacologically unproven to have medicinal properties.

In an effort to curb illegal wildlife trade, which includes Philippine pangolin, the PCSDS since 2010 has established its Enforcement Team and Wildlife Traffic Monitoring Units (WTMUs) pursuant to its mandate to enforce the R.A. 9147 or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act in the province.

Since July 2014, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species has considered all of the eight pangolin species spread across Asia and Africa as “threatened with extinction.” From “Near Threatened” status, the IUCN also reclassified the Philippine pangolin to “Endangered.”

In 2000, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

listed Palawan pangolin in Appendix II with the annotation of “zero export quota” or total ban on trade.

CITES is an international agreement to the protection, conservation and sustainable use of earth’s natural resources, including pangolin. In the province, PCSD is the recognized CITES Management Authority.

Last year, the PCSD in Resolution No. 15-521 classified the Palawan pangolin as critically endangered species.

To raise awareness of the plight of this fast-dwindling species, information, education and communication (IEC) campaigns have been spearheaded on the identified hotspot areas, particularly in the northern towns of Roxas and Taytay which were observed to be the primary sources of pangolin in the lucrative illegal wildlife trade.

IN THE KNOWWHY PROTECT OUR VERY OWN PANGOLIN?

A proposal for the up listing of Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensis) from Appendix II to Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was presented recently by the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) at a CITES meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand on August 1-5.

in the next Conference of Parties (CoP) meeting come September 2016 in Africa.

The CITES Appendices are lists of species afforded different levels or types of protection from over-exploitation due to international wildlife trade.

According to the CITES’ website, “Appendix I lists species that are the most endangered among CITES-listed animals and plants. They are threatened with extinction and CITES prohibits international trade in specimens of these species except when the purpose of the import is not commercial for instance for scientific research...”

On one hand, “Appendix II lists species that are not necessarily now threatened with extinction but that may become so unless trade is closely controlled…”

The presentation was done by PCSDS Project Development Officer IV Levita Lagrada during the Asia Regional Joint Preparatory Meeting at the UN Convention Center in Thailand.

Lagrada is a member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources-Species Survival Commission-Pangolin Specialist Group.

With the proposed up listing from Appendix II to Appendix I, Lagrada said that other CITES-member countries will

be enjoined to monitor the international trade of Philippine Pangolin within their respective territories.

This is part of the efforts of all range states of pangolin in Asia and Africa who have agreed to prepare a proposal to upgrade the classification of all pangolin species under CITES from Appendix II to Appendix I.

Since PCSD is the CITES Management Authority in Palawan, PCSDS participated in the preparation of this proposal, which will be presented

Highest protection for Philippine Pangolin soughtBY KEITH ANTHONY FABRO


PCSD6 updatesNever in previous years has the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) made a great leap in granting the much needed promotion for its employees who have shown passion, perseverance, technical expertise and positive attitude towards work.

Giving employees promotion brings them to greater responsibilities and new challenges while at the same time motivates them and improves their morale and job satisfaction.

As part of strengthening the

In 3 yrs,PCSDS made a great leap in giving staff promotions

organization, and developing core competencies and employees’ career paths, a total of 24 candidates with great potentials were promoted to higher positions from the period from 2014 to the present during the incumbency

of Executive Director Nelson P. Devanadera, CESO.

In addition, there were 13 new hires engaged during the period who were continuously provided with on the job trainings, coaching and mentoring for new skills and perspectives to be fully integrated and become highly productive in the organization.

The list of promoted and newly-hired staff by year are shown below. - PCSDS HRM OFFICE

NamePosition

Effectivity DateFrom To

Cresil P. Merin Admin Officer V ITO I Feb. 01, 2013Daryl C. Licerio Admin Officer III PDO II Feb. 01, 2013Ma. Cristina C. Rodriguez PDO II Admin Officer V Feb. 01, 2013Madrono P. Cabrestante Jr PDO IV PDO V Feb. 01, 2013Nelson P. Devanadera Acting Dir.III Executive Director III Feb. 01, 2014Nino Rey C. Estoya PDO II PDO III April 16, 2014Levita A. Lagrada PDO II PDO III May 7, 2014Ryan T. Fuentes PDO III PDO V May 8, 2014Edwin L. Caabay PDO II PDO III May 26, 2014Jesus E. Bream Admin Officer III PDO II June 01, 2014Ma. Christina D. Rodriguez Admin Officer II PDO II June 01, 2014Susan K. Maghanoy PDO I Admin Officer III June 16, 2014Rhoda B. Roque PDO IV PDO V Oct. 28, 2014Jose B. Juanillo PDO III PDO IV Nov. 11, 2014Gisela R. Canoza PDO II PDO III Nov. 25, 2014Merlinda V. Hilario PDO IV PDO V Feb. 26, 2015Rosana F. Gacot PDO III PDO IV March 24, 2015John Vincent B. Fabello PDO II PDO III April 15, 2015Mark Ace V. Dela Cruz AO II PDO II July 01, 2015Adelina B. Benavente-Villena PDO V Director II Aug. 13, 2015Mary Ann P. Sapad PDO II PDO III Oct. 31, 2015Evarista B. Palanca PDO I PDO II Jan. 01, 2016Jesus T. Balmaceda Admin Aide III Admin Aide IV June 06, 2016Niño Rey C. Estoya PDO III PDO V May 26, 2016Levita A. Lagrada PDO III PDO IV July 15, 2016Ian Christian A. Vega PDO II PDO III June 30, 2016Cherry Lyn S. Jalover PDO I PDO II Aug. 15, 2016Ma. Christina D. Rodriguez PDO II PDO III Aug. 15, 2016Benigno G. Maca Admin Aide III Admin Aide IV Sep. 01, 2016

SUMMARY OF PROMOTED AND NEWLY HIREDLIST OF PROMOTED STAFF (2013-2016)

PALAWAN COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STAFF


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NamePosition

Effectivity DateFrom To

Evarista B. Palanca CDO I PDO I Feb. 01, 2013Benjamin L. Adriano Jr PDO I PDO II June 16, 2014Mark Ace V. Dela Cruz Researcher Admin Officer II June 16, 2014Cherry Lyn S. Jalover Researcher PDO I July 01, 2014Irish R. Villamor Legal Researcher PDO II Oct. 01, 2014Ian Christian A. Vega Legal Researcher I PDO II Dec. 09, 2014Miguel E. Babera Computer Maintenance Tech. Admin Aide VI Feb. 03, 2015Mark Elijah M. Balofiños Computer Programmer Admin Aide VI Oct. 01, 2015May Ann J. Rapio GIS Specialist Admin Officer II Oct. 01, 2015Marcelino Jesus R. Bascongada Driver Admin Aide III Jan. 01, 2016Ana Maria G. Gencianeo PDA PDO I Feb. 16, 2016Monico A. Lagrada Driver/Mechanic Admin Aide III July 01, 2016Michelle Andrea August F. Sabuya Legal Assistant PDO II Sept. 01, 2016Arnica L. De Guzman PDO I Sept. 01, 2016

LIST OF NEWLY HIRED (2013-2016)Job Order to Permanent

Six staff of the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development attended the back-to-back Training-Workshops on Natural Resource Assessment (NRA) and Environment and Natural Resources Accounting (ENRA) for Climate Resilient Green Growth (CRGG) Planning at the Victoriano J. Rodriguez Hall, Provincial Capitol, Puerto Princesa City last August 16 to 19.

Participants in the four-day activity consisted of representatives from the municipal and provincial government units, academic institutions, non-government organizations, and other partner agencies, including the PCSD.

The sessions comprised of lecture-discussions, plenary and group workshops, pre- and post-examinations, and plenary presentations. Participants were also grouped into four clusters, namely: Northern Palawan, Southern Palawan, Central Palawan, and Provincial Project Team (PPT).

“At the start of the program, Ms. Ninfa Rubio, the Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator, delivered the opening remarks”, said one representative from the PCSDS.

“She encouraged the participants

PCSD Staff attend CRGG Training-Workshopsto be perceptive, and asked for our full participation throughout the trainings.”

The first half of the activity was the NRA Training, which aimed to equip the participants with adequate knowledge in data gathering, processing, analysis and presentation of NRA for CRGG planning.

On the other hand, the ENRA Training was conducted for the participants to not only learn and understand the essential steps and tools in ENR Accounting, but also to be able to appreciate the importance and utilities of these for CRGG planning.

“It really went beyond what we’d expected,” shared another representative from PCSDS.

“The four-day activity wasn’t for naught, as we really learned a lot from the well-versed lecturers, as well as from the other participants. The sessions seemed to be time-constrained, but I think that’s part of the training. I can’t wait to apply all these tools and techniques in our planning endeavors.”

The said training-workshops were part of the six-part series of trainings organized by the Climate Change Commission (CCC), the Provincial Government of Palawan, and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), in line with the CRGG Planning Project.

This project is a province-level venture which aims to enhance climate

BY LUIGI LUBRICOContributing Writer change resilience and promote green growth in the provinces of Palawan and Oriental Mindoro.

It also intends to replicate the CRGG Planning and Implementation model in other provinces to institutionalize the approach at the national level. It was approved in 2014 and currently being implemented until 2018.

The succeeding trainings for CRGG planning include the following: (1) Training on Scenario Planning and Development Pathways Scenarios; (2) Training on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory; and (3) Provincial CRGG Strategy – Strategic Planning Workshop with PPT.

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Sawa na kumain ng manok sa isang sabungan, nahuli

Isang adult-size na Reticulated Python ang nahuli sa isang sabungan sa Bgy. San Jose, Puerto Princesa City nitong umaga ng Martes, Agosto 31.

Sinasabing ang nasabing sawa ay nakakain nang manok na panabong dahilan para mapansin ito ng mga tao roon, ayon kay Michael Ello, myembro ng Palawan Council for

Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) Enforcement Team.

Ayon pa sa ulat, papasok na sana ang sawa sa lungga nito pero di na ito magkasya dahil sa manok na kanyang nilunok, dahilan para mahuli ito ng mga tao roon.

Suspetsa nila, matagal nang namamalagi ang sawa sa lugar dahil sa laki nito na kumasya sa loob ng isang sako.

Bago magtanghali ay agad naman itong nai-turnover ng reporter ng Brigada News FM na si Martin Paul Henderson sa PCSD Enforcement Team.

Ayon kay PCSDS Wildlife Specialist Levita Lagrada, natural na tahanan nito

ang masukal at Isinako ang Reticulated Phython na ito bago itinurn-over sa PCSDS Enforcement Team. PHOTO//MARTIN PAUL HENDERSON/BRIGADA NEWS FM

PCSDS, patuloy ang info campaign ukol sa open-closed season ng RFF

Sa tulong ng mga opisyal ng iba’t-ibang purok, sitio at barangay sa lungsod ng Puerto Princesa, patuloy na isinagawa ng Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS) ang pagpapalaganap ng kaalaman patungkol sa iniimplimentang seasonal control sa panghuhuli, pagbebenta, pag-culture at pag transport ng mga buhay-buhay o reef-fish-for-food (RFF), alinsunod sa PCSD Administrative Order # 05, Series of 2014.

Ilan sa mga lugar na pinuntahan ng PSCDS para sa buwan ng Agosto ay ang mga sitio ng Barangay Buenavista, tulad ng Sitio Seaside at Sitio Mangingisda, at Sitio Nasuduan ng Barangay Tagabinet kung saan kanilang nakausap ang mga mangingisda at mga mangangalakal dito ng RFF.

Nakikipagtalastasan rin ang PCSDS sa mga opisyales ng mga nasabing barangay upang makinig sa mga daing ng mga apektadong mga mangingisda at traders.

Ayon sa ilan, iba-iba umano ang panahon ng tinatawag na “natural off season” ng karagatan sa buong lalawigan, kaya naman hinihingi nila ang pagpapalit ng petsa ng nasabing seasonal control.

Suhestyon nila, gawing off season ang panahon ng bagyo mula sa buwan ng Nobyembre hanggang Abril samantalang ang open season naman ay gawing tuwing Mayo hanggang Oktubre.

Dagdag pa nila, hindi sila nakapag handa sapagkat wala umanong konsultasyong naganap at sila’y nabigla sa pagpapatupad ng nasabing batas.

Napagusapan rin ang problema sa mga taga ibang lugar umano na walang permiso na nangongolekta ng RFF.

Siniguro naman ng PCSDS na ang kanilang mga suhestyon ay pinakikinggan at bibigyan-pansin sa pagrebyu sa polisiya.

mapunong lugar gaya na lamang ng lokasyon ng nasabing sabungan.

Aniya naakit ang sawa sa mga manok dahil likas sa kanila ang maghanap ng pagkain para mabuhay.

Sa ngayon, ang naturang sawa ay nasa pangangalaga nan g Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilation Center. - K.A.S. FABRO

NI MA. JANELLE REBUSADA

(ITAAS NA LARAWAN) Ang mga staff ng DMO Central kasama ang mga opisyales ng Bgy Buenavista matapos ang isinagawang info campaign noong barangay session. (IBABANG LARAWAN) Kuha habang kasalukuyan ang open forum patungkol sa PCSD AO 5-2014 sa Sitio Nasuduan, Bgy. Tagabinet. PHOTOS//PCSDS DMO CENTRAL)