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Scientists urge long-term monitoring of WPS resources

A GROUP of the country's leading scientists is calling for the long-term monitoring and sustainable management of resources in the West Philippine Sea, amid rising tensions between the Philippines and China.

A public forum facilitated by the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) on the geopolitical and ecological situation in the West Philippine Sea focused on promoting strategies that scientists and researchers can use to protect and preserve the area's marine resources.

PAG-ASA ISLAND INSPECTION Previous reports had it that dead and crushed corals were dumped on Sandy Cay 2 in Pag-asa Group of Island, prompting the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to visit and verify the reports. Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga (partly covered) personally led the visit to inspect the island. Photo from DENR