Xiamen, PR China — Dr. Chua Thia-Eng, Chair of the East Asian Seas Partnership Council of PEMSEA, has been awarded honorary citizenship by the city of Xiamen, PR China to acknowledge his contribution to the development and implementation of integrated coastal management (ICM) and the promotion of exchanges between the city and the international ocean community.

 

 

Quezon City, Philippines — Corporations around the world, as well as their shareholders, are becoming increasingly conscious of the need for socially responsible behavior. While corporate objectives normally revolve around financial returns, many corporations do their share in making a difference for the community, in the form of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities.

 

 

 

 

 

Quezon City, Philippines —The International Conference of the East Asian Seas Congress 2012 will be holding a series of workshops on the subtheme “Accelerating Blue Innovations in Support of an Ocean-based Blue Economy,” from July 9 to 11 in Changwon City, Republic of Korea.

 

The four workshops, each session covering an individual sub-topic, will be part of the second of five major subthemes that will be part of the triennial regional event. All themes highlight the important aspects of sustainable coastal and ocean development necessary in realizing a blue economy.

 

 

 

Quezon City, Philippines — Petron Corporation has become one of the sponsors of the East Asian Seas Congress 2012 that will be held from July 9 to 13 in Changwon City, RO Korea.

 

Petron Corporation is the largest oil refining and marketing company in the Philippines which supplies nearly 40 percent of the country’s oil requirements. The corporation operates an ISO 14001-certified refinery in Limay, Bataan with a rated capacity of 180,000 barrels a day. From the refinery, it transports their products by sea to 32 depots and terminals located all over the archipelago.