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Sen. Cynthia Villar welcomed reports indicating that President Rodrigo Duterte is considering a nationwide ban on the use of plastic. Villar, chair of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said the ban is urgent in the face of a study showing the Philippines as one of the world’s largest producers of plastic wastes that end up in the ocean. “With the President taking the lead in this campaign, I am confident we will be making a significant headway and finally remove us from that disconcerting title as one of the world’s largest producers of plastic wastes,” Villar said. Villar made this statement during the tree-planting and clean-up activity she spearheaded in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources at Bgy. 649, Gasangan, Baseco Compound. Also present in the activity were representatives from the Department of Health, Department of Social Work and Development, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Environment and ...

The winners of the Miss Scuba Philippines 2017 contest gave simple tips on protecting the country's ocean which, reports said, is one of the biggest sources of plastic leaking into the very large body of water. Newly crowned Miss Scuba Philippines 2017 Sherlyn Legaspi Doloriel, of Misamis, Oriental, encouraged the public to plant mangroves and take part in clean-up operations. "I encourage them to plant mangroves and participated in clean-up activities. These are simple things which we can follow," said Doloriel, who just flew to Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia for the Miss Scuba International 2017 pageant on Nov. 18. Danica Acuna of Romblon, 1st runner-up, said that the pageant is also involved in awareness campaign on protecting the ocean. "The people may also attend seminars on saving the ocean so that they will know the real state of our ocean. Then join workshops on similar advocacy," said Acuna, during a victor-press conference held at Ru...

The search is on for Miss Scuba Philippines 2017! If you are a determined Filipina who is passionate for the preservation and protection of our marine diversity and resources, empowered to take a stand on ocean justice, then you could be the next Miss Scuba Philippines 2017. "Miss Scuba Philippines is a pageant which has a deep-rooted advocacy that is devoted to protect, preserve and help save our oceans and its d=biodiversity," said Cindy Madduma, the first Filipina to win the title of Miss Scuba International in 2015, during the press launch of the pageant held at Belmont Hotel, Newport Boulevard, Newport City in Pasay City last July. "It is distinctive from other beauty pageants because it focuses on the importance of the preservation and protection of the Philippine marine resources," said Madduma. "Saving Ocean Through Beauty" is the core principle of the organization, she said. "It upholds not only showcasing physical beauty an...