Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Palawan trains more rangers for Tubbataha

From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 15): Palawan trains more rangers for Tubbataha

Nineteen personnel from the Philippine Navy (PN) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) graduated Monday from a three-day Comprehensive Training for Marine Park Rangers (MPRs) at the Apolinario Jalandoon Naval Station in this city.

According to the Tubbataha Management Office (TMO), the training for the 19 PN and PCG personnel was designed to equip law enforcement personnel for future assignment to the park with better understanding of their role in marine conservation, particularly as they comprise the first line of authority in the Tubbataha Reefs.

This is in a bid to ensure the strict protection of the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP).

Clarifying and giving value to the role of MPRs in the park has increased the personnel’s appreciation on the critical role they play in the conservation of the Tubbataha Reefs, the TMO said.

Students from the Western Philippine University (WPU) also participated in the training as observers.

Their participation, the TMO said, aimed at providing the youth with better understanding of the importance of Tubbataha and its role in providing for the food security of Filipinos as well as inspired them to pursue a profession in marine conservation.

The annual training, the TMO said, is being conducted through the financial support from the Coral Triangle Support Partnership through the World Wildlife Fund for Nature and in-kind support from the Philippine Navy.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=576458

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