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==Communities extract 170,000 Crown Of Thorns Starfish in Limasawa, Padre Burgos and Maasin City== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R08&article=1281333674402 | |||
*Friday 6th of April 2012 | |||
:by Erna S. Gorne | |||
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, April 6 (PIA) -- The bane of corals are finally being decimated. At least 170,000 Crown Of Thorns Starfish (COTS), locally known of dap-marine invertebrates that feed on corals which are marine sanctuaries, and also kill corals, were extracted particularly in Limasawa, Padre Burgos, and Maasin City, all of Southern Leyte in less than 10 days. | |||
“We have found extreme population of COTS particularly in the municipalities of Limasawa and Padre Burgos and the city of Maasin where we estimated the presence of over a thousand COTS in one hectare compared to 12 COTS in normal condition, “ according to Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Management Office (PENRMO) – Coastal Fisheries Resource Management Office (CFRMO) Chief Eva Abad. | |||
She said that in less than 10 days of synchronized extraction of COTS in the mentioned three different areas, an estimated 170,000 of COTS were partially gathered by the communities including the owners of foreign-operated dive shops in the locality particularly in Padre Burgos. | |||
Abad said the initial estimates of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Provincial Office reported last March 22 that in one 500 square-meter area of corals alone, there were an estimated of over a thousand COTS. | |||
However, BFAR Provincial Office is now undertaking an actual underwater assessment of the presence of COTS to 500 square meters of corals and to determine the extent of the damaged coral areas had done in the province, she said. | |||
She added that there will be more joint lined up activities by the local government units and by the GIZ, a German organization in order to prevent this impending coastal disaster in the province. | |||
In Maasin City alone, the local government unit–initiated extraction got a total of 23,000 COTS collected March 27, 2012, she added. | |||
She noted that extraction of COTS most of the times were stalled due to the lack of funds in order to mobilize the community to join in the extraction along their barangays. (ldl/esg/PIA8 SoLeyte) | |||
==Over a thousand slots await “summer jobbers” in So. Leyte== | ==Over a thousand slots await “summer jobbers” in So. Leyte== | ||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R08&article=1301333436103 | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R08&article=1301333436103 | ||
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Last year, there were only a little over 400 SPES slots reserved by DOLE for Southern Leyte. | Last year, there were only a little over 400 SPES slots reserved by DOLE for Southern Leyte. | ||
The Special Program for Employment of Students is mandated under Republic Act No. 9547 which aims to help poor but deserving students pursue their education by providing income or augment their income through encouraging their employment during summer and/or Christmas vacations. The SPES is open to all qualified high school, college or vocational students or drop-outs and interested employers. (GTT/MMP-PIA8, Southern Leyte) | The Special Program for Employment of Students is mandated under Republic Act No. 9547 which aims to help poor but deserving students pursue their education by providing income or augment their income through encouraging their employment during summer and/or Christmas vacations. The SPES is open to all qualified high school, college or vocational students or drop-outs and interested employers. (GTT/MMP-PIA8, Southern Leyte) | ||
==2 OWWA scholars garner Cum Laude recognitions== | ==2 OWWA scholars garner Cum Laude recognitions== | ||