http://www.pemsea.org This contains news clippings on PEMSEA activities as covered by the media. daily 1 2008-02-28T12:33:40Z http://www.pemsea.org/about-pemsea/pemsea-news/in-the-news/all-set-for-east-asian-seas-partnership-council-meeting MANILA (PNA) - The East Asian Seas Partnership Council Meeting will hold its second meeting on July 14 to 17, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. No publisher webmaster EAS Congress 2009 2008-07-02T22:46:31Z Link http://www.pemsea.org/pdf-documents/pemsea-in-the-news/pjt_10062008.pdf People's Journal Tonight - 10 June 2008 - Enviroment Secretary Lito Atienza signs a memorandum of agreement with Partnerships in Enviromental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) Executive Director Raphael Lotilla that formalizes the country's hosting of the 3rd East Asian Seas Congress, November 23-27, 2009. No publisher webmaster EAS Congress 2009 2008-07-02T22:51:55Z File http://www.pemsea.org/pdf-documents/pemsea-in-the-news/mb_nn_10062008.pdf Manila Bulletin - 10 June 2008 - The Philippines will have an opportunity to gain the assistance of neighboring countries in managing its coastal areas and seas as the country hosts the East Asian Seas Congress in Manila next year. No publisher webmaster EAS Congress 2009 2008-07-02T22:51:08Z File http://www.pemsea.org/about-pemsea/pemsea-news/in-the-news/rp-to-host-3rd-east-asian-seas-congress GMANews.tv - Accessed 06 June 2008 - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) have signed a memorandum of agreement that formalized the Philippines’ hosting of the triennial 3rd East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress in 2009. No publisher webmaster EAS Congress 2009 2008-07-02T22:48:04Z Link http://www.pemsea.org/about-pemsea/pemsea-news/in-the-news/east-asian-congress-2009-to-beef-up-rp-water-resource-management-system DENR - Accessed 9 June 2008 - The Philippines will have an opportunity to enlist the help of neighbor countries in the management of its water resources when the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) together with the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) hosts the East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress on November 23-27, 2009. No publisher webmaster EAS Congress 2009 2008-07-02T22:50:16Z Link http://www.pemsea.org/pdf-documents/pemsea-in-the-news/manila-bay2019s-pollution-bill-p4-billion abs-cbnNews.com - Accessed 7 June 2008 - Pollution of Manila Bay costs around P4 billion yearly, and there’s been little progress in attempts to stop its degradation, according to an environmental expert. No publisher webmaster 2008-06-19T03:23:34Z Link http://www.pemsea.org/pdf-documents/pemsea-in-the-news/mb_c2_16062008.pdf Manila Bulletin - 16 June 2008 - A Manila Bay restoration program is calling for the 50 percent reduction of raw sewage and untreated waste water discharge into the bay along with a program increasing by 80 percent the bay’s forest cover. No publisher webmaster 2008-06-19T03:49:25Z File http://www.pemsea.org/about-pemsea/pemsea-news/in-the-news/2006-06-08-philstar-natlforum-cleanup.pdf President Arroyo challenged Environment Secretary Angelo Reyes yesterday to take the lead in cleaning up the murky waters of Manila Bay and Pasig River so they could become a sustainable source of food and livelihood. No publisher webmaster 2007-12-07T09:35:24Z File http://www.pemsea.org/about-pemsea/pemsea-news/in-the-news/2006-06-08-philstar-natlforum-100-scientists.pdf Some 100 scientists have declared the Philippines as the world's 'center of marine biodiversity' -- not the Great Reef Barrier off east Australia -- because of its vast species of marine and coastal resources, according to World Bank. No publisher webmaster 2007-12-07T09:32:11Z File http://www.pemsea.org/about-pemsea/pemsea-news/in-the-news/2006-06-08-PDI-natlforum-WOD.pdf Australia's Great Barrier Reef may be the lagest, most famous dive site in the world, but those who brave adverse travel advisories to delve deep into Philippine waters have the best bragging right, after all. No publisher webmaster 2007-12-07T09:23:04Z File http://www.pemsea.org/about-pemsea/pemsea-news/in-the-news/2006-06-08-mlabultn-natlforum.pdf Former Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Elisea Gozun yesterday disclosed that the P8.1 billion annual economic loss in the fishing industry is due to overfishing and red tide. No publisher webmaster 2007-11-27T10:10:13Z File http://www.pemsea.org/about-pemsea/pemsea-news/in-the-news/2007-11-11-tribune-atlas.pdf Authorities are expecting the new "Manila Bay Area (MBA) Environmental Atlas" to help generate even better interventions on rehabilitating world-famous Manila Bay. No publisher webmaster 2007-12-07T09:53:29Z File http://www.pemsea.org/about-pemsea/pemsea-news/in-the-news/2006-06-08-mlabultn-DENR-convenes.pdf The Department of Environment and Natural Resources hosted a partnership and governance forum on oceans, coasts and islands yesterday at the Hotel Philippines Plaza with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as keynote speaker. The national forum ispart of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA) which is a result of joint efforts by concerned countries in the East Asian region to promote sustainable development of the seas and oceans in the area. No publisher webmaster 2007-11-27T10:11:52Z File http://www.pemsea.org/about-pemsea/pemsea-news/in-the-news/2006-06-08-malaya-natlforum-RPfish.pdf Former environment Secretary Elisea Gozun yesterday said that all of the Philippines’ main fish species and marine organisms are showing severe signs of over fishing. No publisher webmaster 2007-11-27T10:08:44Z File http://www.pemsea.org/about-pemsea/pemsea-news/in-the-news/2007-11-15-denr-atlasnowout.pdf Development planners and environmental authorities in eight Luzon provinces, including the National Capital Region (NCR), will now better be able to harmonize their efforts to rehabilitate the Manila Bay while tapping its commercial and industrial value. 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