Palawan News associate editor Jan Elmer Badilla has been chosen by Internews' Earth Journalism Network (EJN) for an international reporting fellowship that will support...
A forum was organized recently to discuss the upcoming implementation of a five-year medium-term strategy focused on the revival of the depleted forests in...
A new report released by the Wildlife Justice Commission identifies the giant clamshell trade as a “cause for concern.”It suggests the trade could have...
For years, a group of scientists have been tracking a mysterious whale that they initially labeled as belonging to another blue whale subspecies.Their decade-long...
The Philippines introduced a new fisheries management framework to curb illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in 2019.Under the fisheries management area (FMA) mechanism, the...
In an analysis of women in select fishing communities in the country, most of the women surveyed say they are active participants in the entire value chain — from fishing, gleaning and picking, to selling and trading. A recent study published in PLOS ONE also shows that catches by women in Asia reach an estimated 1.7 million metric tons per year, which is worth $3 billion. Despite this contribution, women are rarely involved or tapped in important conversations in the community.
