Document 6532975

Official Publication of the Cagayan de Oro Port Community on Port Security, Safety, Health & Environment
VOL 2 NO.1,
JANUARY—
MARCH 2009
SPECIAL POINTS OF
INTEREST:
Philippine Biodiversity:
An Overview
P. 12
INSIDE
THIS ISSUE:
Editorial
2
PMO Inaugurates 3
Kiddie Station
PPA Strengthens
Implementation
of Waste
Management
4
BFAR 10: Committed to Conser- 4
vation of Fishery
Resources
Port Community
Members Attend
Oil Spill Exercise
4
Cold Storage
5
Facility: A breakthrough for PMO
CDO
PMO Supports
Environmental
Concerns
6
ATSCI Improves
7
Services, Operates its own ConEnvilens
8
The navigational buoy at TMO
Balingoan warns incoming vessels
of shallow waters to ensure safety.
EO 769 Declares and Delineates the Cagayan de Oro
Port Zone Under the Administrative Jurisdiction of PPA
P
resident Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Executive Order 769 on November 19, 2008 declaring and delineating the Cagayan
de Oro Port Zone under the
administrative jurisdiction of the
Philippine Ports Authority.
The Cagayan de Oro Port
Zone has a total area of 364
hectares composed of a land area
of about 24 hectares and sea area
of 340 hectares. It is bounded on
the North by the new tourist
destination, MacArthur Memorial
Marker and on the Southeast by
the shores of Barangay Lapasan.
Classified in 2000 as “Class
A” port at par with the Manila
International Container Terminal,
North Harbor, South Harbor and
Batangas, the Port of Cagayan de
Oro is now the busiest in Mindanao with the anticipated upsurge of the local economy
brought about by the entry of big
business enterprises like SM,
Robinsons, Ayala, the on-going
construction of the 21-storey
Hotel within the heart of Limketkai Center, the influx of foreign tourists and the strengthening of development clusters such
as the Misamis Oriental Eastern
Towns (MISORET), Gingoog Bay
Development Area (GBDA) and
the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan-Cebu
Industrial and Trade Triangle.
See EO 769 details on Page 6
OTS COMMENDS CDO SECURITY REGULATED PORTS
FOR SUCCESSFUL DESKTOP SECURITY EXERCISE
The Office of Transportation Security commended the
Security Regulated Ports (SRPs)
of Cagayan de Oro for its successful Desktop Port Level
Security Exercise conducted
last 26 August 2008 under the
Philippine-Australia Port Facility, Port Security Capacity
Building Project.
The recognition was made
during the culminating activity
of the Port Level Security Exercise of the SRPs of Cebu
headed by the Cebu Port Authority under the same Capacity Building Project .
Under the project, the
stakeholders are required to
come up with their own security
regulations and are assigned their
respective roles in order to validate the command and control,
coordination and communication
arrangements among them in
case of security threats.
The exercise is strongly
supported by no less than the
Undersecretary of OTS, Cecilio
R. Penilla as the Administrator,
to protect domestic shipping and
and maritime infrastructures
against future terrorist incidents
or to mitigate against any actual
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PPA DONATES LUMBER TO
FLASH FLOOD VICTIMS
Heavy Rains In January Hamper
Port Operations
The Philippine Ports Authority through its Port Management
Office-Cagayan de Oro donated
lumber to the Archdiocese of San
Antonio De Padua and the City
Government of Cagayan de Oro
in simple ceremonies last 10 February 2009 for use by the flash
flood victims of the parish.
Directed by the Office of the
President and conscious of its
commitment to social responsibility and the environment, PPA
through its General Manager Atty.
Oscar M. Sevilla approved the
PMO’s request for the donation
to the Archdiocese and the LGU
which were represented by Msgr.
Tex Legitimas and the Honorable
Mayor Constantino Jaraula, respectively, during the turnover.
PPA was represented by its Port
Manager Engr. Efren B. Bollozos.
The donation consists of
151,953 board feet of hardwood
lumber confiscated by the Department of Environment and Natural
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Editorial
Shall We Help Fix Mother Earth?
Editorial
cartoons
here
The rate at which the earth’s resources are being depleted to cope with
the demands of an ever growing population and the conveniences and luxuries
in life is more real than we could ever imagine and is indeed frightening.
Around the world, freshwater aquifers are being depleted at an alarming
rate. Soil erosion threatens the earth’s capacity to feed its still growing population. Coastal pollution and habitat destruction in both fresh and salt water
threaten to deplete or eliminate fish stocks. According to experts, almost 70%
of ocean fisheries are either fully exploited or overfished, and some rich ones,
such as the Grand Banks off eastern North America, have all but collapsed.
Aside from the chlorofluorocarbon (CFCs) molecules which is thinning
the earth’s stratospheric ozone layer, the earth’s shield from the deadly ultraviolet radiation, persistent organic pollutants such as dioxins and the highly toxic
insulator polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) continuously circle the globe on
winds and may reach the Arctic from Mexico, for example, in less than a week.
The burning of Indonesia’s tropical forests in the late 1990’s not only depleted
the global storehouse of biological diversity but boosted the atmosphere’s carbon dioxide load and its rate of climate change. Trade in pesticides and hazardous wastes spread contamination of land and waters internationally.
Today, most scientists believe that carbon from burning fossil fuel is
causing global climate change: raising temperatures and sea levels, breeding
more violent tropical storms, threatening low-lying coastal areas with more frequent flooding, speeding desertification in some areas and threatening to change
regional climate faster than some species can adjust or migrate. The impacts of
these on human health are disturbing.
How do we fix our sick, dear planet, Mother Earth? Regionally, closer to
home, we can help conserve and improve our environment through individual
and corporate responsibility. We can practice sustainable management of resources and stewardship of our environment. At the Port of Cagayan de Oro,
the Clean, Green and Blue Port Project is a continuing endeavor to help protect the environment and conserve natural resources. Others may want to go a
bit further by actively influencing the political process through advocacy, lobbying, activism and education to initiate change in public policy on environmental
issues and concerns.
Lastly, everybody must be involved in raising consciousness and awareness about the environment including the children, as they are the ones who will
inherit an either RECUPERATING or DYING Earth.
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News
PMO Inaugurates Kiddie Station at
E.S. Baclig Administration Building
The Gender and Development Program of PMO Cagayan
de Oro adds another feather on its cap with the inauguration of
the Kiddie Station at Guest Room #4, 3rd floor of E.S. Baclig
Administration Building.
No less than the Port Manager Engr. Efren B. Bollozos and
his wife Synthia cut the ceremonial ribbon which signaled the
opening of the Kiddie Station to the children of PMO employees
on 30 October 2008. About 30 children attended the inauguration.
The opening of the Station which is in essence a playroom
was made to coincide `with the annual Halloween Party where
the children of PMO employees attend regularly. They played
and watched “Shrek”, “Barney” and the “Prince of Egypt.”
The Port Manager has strongly advocated for the provision
of this amenity especially at the Administration Building to enable PPA women personnel to take care of their children, especially the toddlers while working. Children of employees who
have no nannies can also be accommodated at the Station during
regular office hours from 8 AM-5 PM.
Gender sensitivity, health and children issues are important
gender concerns of PPA to ease the burden of employees, most
especially women and the Kiddie Station is indeed a an amenity
that made this concern concrete and real.—By IDA S. AGUILAR
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PLAYROOM RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. The Playroom is open Mondays to Fridays from 8:00 AM
to 5:00 PM.
2. An employee from PPA Sunrise Multi-Purpose Cooperative will be assigned as the authorized attendant of the
Playroom.
3. Only children ages 10 and below are allowed inside the
Playroom. An authorized attendant will attend to the
needs of the children while inside the area.
4. The child’s name must be recorded in the Log book prior
to entry to the Playroom.
5. Children who are in good physical condition are allowed
inside the Playroom. Those with apparent communicable
disease shall, for the time being, not be allowed inside
until such time that he or she is fit to mingle with the
other children and/or engage in recreational activities.
6. Slippers and shoes must be removed and placed in the
shoe rack before entering the Playroom.
7. All other personal belongings must be placed at the designated baggage area.
8. In order to maintain the cleanliness and sanitation of the
area, eating and drinking are not allowed inside the Playroom. Eating and drinking may be done at the adjacent
pantry.
9. Courtesy must be observed at all times. Strictly, no
shouting, tumbling, flipping, wrestling, chasing and running.
10. Children with unruly behavior maybe removed from the
Playroom anytime, if deemed proper, and will be temporarily transferred to a separate time-out room.
11. Users must see to it that toys are returned to its proper
place and the area is clean before leaving to preserve the
condition of the Playroom.
12. Please ask for assistance from an authorized employee in
the use of the audio-visual equipment. All toys and audiovisual equipment are property of the Philippine Ports
Authority. Unauthorized removal or withdrawal of such
things from the Playroom is considered as qualified theft
or malversation and will be sanctioned accordingly.
13. Restroom is available in the adjoining Nursing Station
where children can also take a nap during the day.
Editorial Board
Efren B. Bollozos
Franklin M. Siao
Francisco Descallar
Carlos M. Canon
Isidro V. Butaslac, Jr.
Chairman
Member
Member
Member
Member
Port Eye is the official publication of the Cagayan de Oro Port Community on port
security, safety, health and environment with office address at Philippine Ports
Authority, Port Management Office-Cagayan de Oro, Port Area, Macabalan, Cagayan de Oro City, 9000.
(Above) PM Efren Bollozos cut the ceremonial ribbon signifying the opening
of the GAD Child Care Center at the Admin Bldg., (Below) PMO personnel
pose happily with their kids.
Editorial Staff
Jessica D. Angeles
Saerah M. Pascasio
Edsel A. Calo
Jorice A. Naranjo
Jurylie Abordo
Core Suan
Marc M. Avellana
Cyril Beja
Marissa Mendoza
Coordinators
Amor G. Mann
Guilbert Anthony Gimeno
Valiente Camay
Executive Editor
Editor-In-Chief
Associate/Lay-Out Editor
News/Features
News/Features
Envilens Editor
Photo Editor
Circulation Manager
Circulation
Passenger Terminal Complex
Terminal Port of Balingoan
Terminal Port of Benoni
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News
4
PPA Strengthens Implementation of Waste
Management & Other Environment-Friendly
Practices
The Philippine Ports Authority has
issued supplemental guidelines on
the implementation of the Waste
Management and Other Environment-Friendly Practices to give
more teeth to Republic Act No.
9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste
Management Act of 2000, PPA
Memorandum Order No. 29-2004
(Guidelines To Implement RA No.
9003) and Executive Order No.
774 (Reorganizing the Presidential
Task Force on Climate Change).
PM Efren B. Bollozos & PDM
Liberto C. dela Rosa listen
intently during the Eco Waste
Management Seminar at Head
Office, Manila on 24 March
2009
To refresh PPA officials and
top executives on the importance
of Waste Management, a one-day
seminar on Ecological Waste
Management was conducted 24
March 2009 at the Head Office in
Manila where they were reminded to attain the targets under EO No. 774 as follows:
• Immediate practice of proper
solid management, the most
basic form of environmental
responsibility pursuant to RA
9003 (Section 1.b);
Under PPA Memorandum
Order No. 13-2009, all PPA offices
including Port District and Port • Reduction of solid waste genManagement Offices are required
eration by fifty percent (50%)
to provide and post their respecwithin the next six (6) months
tive matrix for compliance with the
through the full implementaprovisions of the above cited laws
tion of RA 9003 (Section 2);
and regulations particularly PPA
and,
MO No. 29-04 such as the provision of color-coded container bins • Reduction by fifty percent
for recyclables and wet garbage,
(50%) the consumption of
adoption of reuse or recycling
fossil fuels within two (2) years
practices, other energy conservafrom the issuance of EO 774
tion and economy measures and
(Section 9.c).
periodic reporting and monitoring
— By EDSEL A. CALO
of accomplishments.
BFAR-10 Celebrates 45th
Fish Conservation Week
In compliance with Presidential Proclamation No. 176 issued by
then President Diosdado Macapagal
on October 21, 1963, Bureau of
Fisheries and Aquatic ResourcesRegional Office 10, together with
other BFAR offices nationwide,
celebrated the 45th Fish Conservation Week last October 19-24,
2008 with the theme “Pagbabago
ng Klima: Hamon sa Likas-Kayang
Pangisdaan.”
The weeklong celebration was
divided into Public Information
Day, CFRE Day, Technology &
Livelihood Day, Fishery Enforcement Day and the Culmination
Activity.
The purpose of said celebration is to emphasize to stakeholders the importance of conservation and proper management of
fishery resources. — By SAERAH
M. PASCASIO
Port Community Members Attend Oil Spill Exercise
Members of the Port
Community attended a twoday training on how to respond in case of oil and chemical spill at the sea that maybe
caused by maritime accidents
such as oil spills, ship grounding, collision or industrial oil
discharge.
PMO Cagayan de Oro in
cooperation with Harbor Star
Shipping Services, Inc. coordinated the activity which started
with a one-day oil spill briefing
at the PMO Conference Room
last 16 February 2009. The
training culminated on February 17 with an actual demonstration on how to lay the
inflatable oil spill boom, contain
the oil spill and remove the
same.
PM Efren B. Bollozos, Msgr. Tex Legitimas &
Mayor Constantino Jaraula posed with PMO
staff during the turnover of lumber to calamity
victims through San Antonio de Padua Parish
and Local Government of Cagayan de Oro.
During the briefing, the
participants were given their
respective roles and responsibilities using a model exercise
format. They also familiarized
themselves with the geographic
coverage of the exercise, identified the risks involved and
This is how the dispersant sprayer system works during an oil spill (left) and the 200meter oil spill boom to contain the oil (right) as demonstrated during the training.
how to act accordingly, learned
how to manipulate the equipment
for oil and chemical spill and how
to execute the spill response
strategies of basic oil and chemical
spill options, limiting and adverse
conditions and procedures in call
outs.
and facilities during the training.
The same equipment and facilities are kept and readily available in case of emergency at
the port premises in Area Q
where Harbor Star leased an
area for their Oil Spill Equipment Shed.
Other participants include
Pilipinas Shell, Philippine Coast
Guard (PCG), PCG-Auxiliary,
members of the Philippine Liners
Shipping Association, Pilipinas Kao,
Phividec, among others.
Pilipinas Shell Corporation
likewise, has spearheaded the
conduct of two previous oil
spill drills in 2008 and 2007 and
has the same equipment and
facilities available in case of
emergency at its depot near the
port. —- By CRIS ANISLAG
Harbor Star provided the
tugboat and the oil spill equipment
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Cold Storage Facility: A Breakthrough for PMO Cagayan de Oro
The installation of the cold
storage facility at the Port of Cagayan de Oro with a capacity of
93,312 boxes in palette position at
one time is another breakthrough
for the Port Management Office
of Cagayan de Oro as it is the
biggest storage facility for fresh
fruits in Mindanao which is operating in a government-owned or
controlled corporation.
Inaugurated and made operational last 17 December 2008,
the cold storage facility has been
installed with private sector funding and is a new addition to the
list of port facilities at the Port of
Cagayan de Oro which is at par restricted to basic supervisory be recovered even 5 years after
to allow trending and other
with international standard.
level intervention.
analytical auditing. In addition,
Oroport
Cargohandling
For example, a PLC may electrical forklift is used inside
Services, Inc. made possible the control the flow of cooling water the facility to prohibit emission
installation of the state-of-the-art through part of an industrial proc- of forklift monoxide which
four-room cold storage facility ess, but the SCADA system may might affect the freshness of
which primarily caters to fresh allow operators to change the set stored fruits. Other ancillary
fruits for exports such as bananas points for the flow and enable services useful and vital in the
and pineapple. The facility is a alarm conditions, such as loss of optimum utilization of the facilcentralized system using the so- flow and high temperature to be ity which includes generators,
called SCADA or Supervisory displayed and recorded. Data road network, drainage system,
Control and Data Acquisition acquisition such as meter readings administration building, security
which monitors and controls the and equipment status report may and safety are provided and
entire system. Most control ac- be compiled and formatted by the sustained in close coordination
tions of the facility are performed control operator to make supervi- with the PMO. —- By JORICE A.
automatically by programmable sory decision. Data is filed at dataNARANJO
logic controllers (PLCs) that are base management system that can
OTS Commends CDO...
PPA Donates Lumber ...
Continued from page 1
Resources (DENR)-10 and voluntarily given by its winning bidderowner in favor of the PMO for
payment of storage charges. As
the lumber were exposed to
weather inclement and showed
signs of decay, PPA deemed it best
to turn them over to the Archdiocese to alleviate the plight of the
flash flood victims.
The donation benefited hundreds of families who immediately
reconstructed their homes after
staying at the evacuation centers
for several weeks.
The City of Cagayan de Oro
and nearby municipalities of
Misamis Oriental were declared
calamity areas on 05 January 2009
by the City Council due to heavy
rainfall and strong winds induced
by the storm “Auring” and reported cold front resulting to
flashfloods and landslides. The
rains continued for more than a
week bringing more devastation
on January 11, causing the Cagayan River and the Iponan River,
West of Cagayan de Oro to
overflow and submerging lowlying areas near the river bank.
The heavy rains also caused
flooding in areas leading to the
Baseport which unfortunately
hampered port operations while
two fully-grown Mahogany trees
along 1st Avenue inside the port
were uprooted due to strong
wind. Several regular and hired
employees of the PMO were
severely affected as their houses
were flooded and some were
destroyed. —— By REYNALDO B.
LUMBAY
Continued from Page 1
security incident given the vulnerability of ships and port facilities.
It is directed and supervised by
the Technical Advisers from both
the OTS and the Australia Team
and financed by the Capacity
Building Project.
Just like the Port Level Security Exercise conducted at the
Port of Cagayan de Oro last August 2008, the Desktop Exercise
in Cebu consisted of two scenarios: land-based bomb explosion at the Cebu Domestic Terminal and sea-side interception
and neutralization of a suspected terrorist watercraft.
The exercise was witnessed by no less than the Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Rod Smith and the Hon-
orable Secretary of the Department of Transportation
and Communication Leandro
R. Mendoza.
SRP-CDO is headed by
no less than the Port Manager
of the Port Management Office
-CDO of the Philippine Ports
Authority as the Security Officer and include other government and private ports within
the administrative jurisdiction
of PPA. — By MA. AMOR G.
MANN
Security exercise on combating terrorist
attack on board watercraft.
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News
MALACAÑANG
PMO Supports DENR’s Environmental Concerns
EMB-DENR Establishes Regional Communication
Center for CFC Phase Out
The Port Management Office
of Cagayan de Oro strongly supports the implementation by the
Department of Environment and
Natural Resources-10 of various
measures to protect the environment namely eventual phase out of
ozone depleting substances and
water quality.
The Environmental Management Bureau of the DepartmentDENR-10 conducted an orientation-seminar among representatives from various agencies and
interest groups last 18 February
2009 at the VIP Hotel for the establishment of a Regional Information Center and Networks (RICN)
for the CFC Phase Out Plan.
The RICN aims to set up a
communication plan for the
Ozone Depleting Substances
Phase Out Program for 2009.
This is in line with the Philippine
Government’s commitment to the
1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone
Layer. The Philippines is among
the 193 countries that drew up an
agreement which committed to
the reduction on the use of ozone
depleting substances.
measures and the country’s commitment to it and the government’s ozone depleting substance
projects. PMO’s Acting Safety Officer Arnel M. Taqueban and Acting
Environment Officer Core D. Suan
attended the orientation.
In a related development,
EMB-DENR in cooperation with
Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA) and Innogy Solutions also consulted the various
stakeholders on the result of the
Industry-Specific Effluent Standards (ISES) Study for Sugar
Milling and Refining, Alcohol
Distillery, Abaca Pulp and Paper
Mills as per Section 12 of the
Clean Water Act of 2004 last 27
January 2009 at Pearmont Inn,
Limketkai Drive.
The ISES study aims to assist
the EMB in the development of the
ISES prioritized industries and the
Industry Profiles for prioritized
sectors for improved water quality
based on Water Quality Guidelines
of DAO 34 and General Effluent
Standards of DAO 35. In this regard, water is classified based on
its beneficial use as to the following
criteria: impact to human health
and aquatic and other terresAmong others, the orienta- trial life, sources of pollution and
tion discussed the following issues: capacity for enforcement and comproblems on ozone layer, the pliance. —— By CORE D. SUAN
Montreal Protocol, its control
ATSCI Improves Services, Operates Its Own
Container Yard With Amenities
Aboitiz Transport Shipping
Services, Inc. transferred to its new
20,000 sq.m. paved container yard
facility near the port this April
2009.The new facility boasts of a
spacious area vast enough to cater
to voluminous cargoes both containerized and non containerized.
The facility has a new customized
container van office building and
offers high warehousing, consolidated cargo terminal operation,
RoRo operation, LCL set up, cool
storage area for refrigerated van
and a highly standardized and computerized procedure.
with PPA’s mandate to provide
reliable and responsive services to
its port clientele. Moreover, he
said, the company’s proposed electronic guarding also complies with
the international standard in port
safety and security which the Port
of Cagayan de Oro is already compliant.
With the continued growth of
cargo traffic and progressively
growing local economy, ATSCI’s
new container yard helps avoid
delay and alleviate cargo congestion within the Port of Cagayan de
Oro, provide convenience to port
ATSCI Area Finance Manage users and help them save on
for Northern Mindanao Paolo charges on storage fees inside the
Gasatan said that the construction port. —- By JURYLIE L. ABORDO
of the new container yard is in line
MANILA
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 769
DECLARING AND DELINEATING THE CAGAYAN DE
ORO PORT ZONE UNDER THE ADMINSITRATIVE JURISDICTION OF THE PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, the Port of Cagayan of Cagayan de Oro is one
of the major and busiest ports in the country;
WHEREAS, there is a need to expand the Port Zone of
Cagayan de Oro for planning purposes to accommodate projected
increases in port traffic and to program the development of the
necessary port facilities thereat to support the demands of the shipping trade within the region;
NOW THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGALARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the power
vested in me by law, do hereby orders;
Section 1. The territorial jurisdiction of the Port of Cagayan de
Oro is hereby expanded and particularly described as follows:
“Beginning at point market 1 on the plan, thence to point 2 at a
distance of 533.30m with bearing N 86o37’, thence to point 3 at a
distance of 1,493.53m with bearing S 01o06’E, thence to point 4 at a
distance of 664.96m with bearing S 89o 04’ W, thence to point 5 at a
distance of 408.65m with bearing N 24o 27’ W, thence to point 6 at
a distance of 29.81m with bearing N 25o 16’ W, thence to point 7 at
a distance of 45.75m with bearing N 67o 08’ W, thence to point 8 at
a distance of 19.44m with bearing S 77o 50’ W, thence to point 9 at a
distance of 48.74m with bearing S 54o 54’ W, thence to point 10 at a
distance of 2.94m with bearing S 63o 35’ W, thence to point 11 at a
distance of 26.28m with bearing S 63o 35’ W, thence to point 12 at a
distance of 11.09m with bearing S 86o 17’ W, thence to point 13 at a
distance of 237.17m with bearing N 17o 01’ E, thence to point 14 at
a distance of 145.65m with bearing N 00o 03’W, thence to point 15
at distance of 82.56m with bearing N 19o 09’ W, thence to point 16
at a distance of 95.50m with bearing N 17o 33’ W, thence to point
17 at a distance of 8.82m with bearing N 87o 20’ W, thence to point
18 at a distance of 162.28m with bearing N 00o 11’ W, thence to
point 19 at distance of 48.93m with bearing N 01o 19’ W, thence to
point 20 at a distance of 55.45m with bearing N 71o 21’ E, thence to
point21 at a distance of 121.93m with bearing N 70o 05’ E, thence to
point 22 at a distance of 149.95m with bearing N 65o 15’ E, thence
to point 23 at a distance of 3.07m with bearing N 39o 43’E, thence to
point 24 at a distance of 10.06m with bearing N 67o 37’ E, thence to
point 25 at a distance of 7.98m with bearing N 62o 07’ E, thence to
point 26 at a distance of 8.16m with bearing N 54o 50’ E, thence to
point 27 at a distance of 9.02m with bearing N 50o 23’ E, thence to
point 28 at a distance of 4.87m with bearing N 63o 10’ E, thence to
point 29 at a distance of 7.76m with bearing N 26o 34’ E, thence to
point 30 at a distance of 12.61m with bearing N 29o 23’ E, thence to
point 31 at a distance of 6.17m with bearing N 19o 37’ E, thence to
point 32 at a distance of 9.48m with bearing N 17o 53’ E, thence to
point 33 at a distance of 3.13m with bearing N 15o 57’ E, thence to
point 34 at a distance of 127.87m with bearing N 15o 12’ E, thence
to point 1, the point of beginning at a distance of 46.17m with bearing N 15o 32’ E, all in all comprising a total area of 1,184,151.74 sq.m.
more or less.”
Section 2. The Cagayan de Oro Port Zone, as expanded, is hereby
placed under the administrative jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports
Authority, which shall, consistent with the regional industrial plans of
the Government, implement a program for the proper zoning, planning, development and utilization of the port.
Section 3. All other orders, proclamations and issuances or portions thereof which are inconsistent with this Executive Order are
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 4. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 8th day of November in the
year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine.
(Sgd.) President of the Philippines
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Important Species for Protection
Philippine Biodiversity: An Overview
Dugong
Marine Turtle (Pawikan
(Pawikan))
Philippine Eagle
Bleeding Heart Pigeon
Philippine Duck
Rufous Hornbill
Mindanao Lorikeet
Philippine Falconet
Philippine Crocodile
Philippine Hawk Eagle
Philippine Tarsier
Philippine Deer
Everywhere, there is life and
more than one distinct type of
organism. Even a drop of seawater
offers a multitude of different
microscopic plants and animals.
The rich diversity of the living
world is interconnected in many
ways that biodiversity exists.
What is biodiversity? Biodiversity or Biological Diversity is
the sum of all different species of
animals, plants, fungi, and microbial organisms living on Earth and
the variety of habitats in which
they live. Scientists estimate that
more than 10 million and some
suggest that more than 100 million different species inhabit the
Earth. One may think of the Wild
Nature… it is not just birds and
whales. It is not just ocean, mountain or woodland habitats. It is
each species adapted to its unique
function in the environment.
The Wild Nature is the richness and variety of life itself and
life’s interaction with the planet.
Individual species, habitats and
places have important cultural,
spiritual, recreational and personal
values. Biodiversity underlies everything from food production to
medical research. Humans all over
the world use at least 40,000 species of plants and animals on a
daily basis. All of our domesticated plants and animals came
from wild-living ancestral species
and until now, people still depend
on wild species for some or all of
their food, shelter and clothing.
It is then, ironic and unfortunate that the single greatest threat
to global diversity is the human
destruction of natural habitats.
The conversion of forests, grasslands and wetlands for agricultural
purposes coupled with the growing urban centers and the buildings of dams, canals and highways
has physically altered the ecosystem to the point that the extinction of species has reached its
current alarming state.
According to the PAWD –
DENR (Protected Areas Wildlife
Division – Department of Environment and Natural Resources),
more than 380 animal species are
threatened and endangered largely
due to loss of habitat. This is
caused mainly by deforestation
which poses the most direct
threat to the biodiversity of the
Philippines. Also, water pollution
has damaged the fragile marine
ecosystems of the country’s
coastal
wetlands,
mangrove
swamps, and coral reefs. While
serious air pollution is another
environmental concern primarily
in the metropolitan cities.
How is it that we have come
to live a lifestyle that destroys
nature? Sure, God said man could
take control over the earth, but
He never said we could change it.
Given that we live in a world of
unintended consequences, we
don’t have to be paranoid to
imagine a terrible, disastrous future. But indeed it will be because it is man-made and we are
far from perfect. What has taken
billions of years to evolve, we
have played, messed up and upset
in only a hundred years.
Serpent Eagle
By Ruby Ma. O. Gumapon
STATUS OF PHILIPPINE BIODIVERSITY
5th in the World in number of plant
species
4th in the World in bird endemism
5th in the World in mammal endemism
Depletion of Philippine
Biodiversity:
Coral Reefs - only 24% of the total
44,000 square kilometers of coral
reef within Philippine waters is in
good condition
Mangrove forest – only 149,000 hectares remain from the original
450,000 hectares in 1918
Forest – only 6 million of the 17
million hectares of forest in 1938
remain, and of these 800,000 hectares are old growth
BIODIVERSITY STATUS
OF REGION 10
Important Area for Biodiversity
Conservation (Protected Areas):
- Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural
Park (Bukidnon)
- Mt. Kalatungan Range Natural
Park (Bukidnon)
- Mt. Balakutan Range Natural
Park (Misamis Oriental)
- Initao–Libertad Protected
Landscape & Seascape (Misamis
Oriental)
- Timpoong – Hibok-hibok Natural Landmark (Camiguin)
- Mt. Malindang Range Natural
Park (Misamis Occidental)
- Balingao Protected Landscape
& Seascape (Misamis Occidental)
Mindanao Warty Pig
T
he world’s largest individual flower Rafflesia schadenbergiana was discovered in Mt. Apo, Davao in 1882 and
said species was never seen again and thus, presumed to be extinct.
In mid 2007, this rare giant flower Rafflesia was found blooming in the mountains of Region 10, specifically
Baungon, Bukidnon after 125 years! This latest sighting is not just of one flower but rather what PAWDDENR 10 calls a “population” It is the only known population existing in the Philippines of Rafflesia schandenbergiana
that is actively flowering. PAWD says that the Philippines has the highest density of the Rafflesia in the world, relative to land area. Threats to its existence include rampant deforestation, mining and encroachment of communities.
As such, Ms. Marilou M. Clarete of DENR said that they can not divulge the exact location of the population pending the declaration of the area as a critical habitat. DENR is still conducting a site assessment of the area.
The flower is actually a parasite. It grows within its host vine. In its early states appears as but a tangle of fibers. It only starts manifesting itself during
its reproductive cycle. Outgrowths appear on the root vine, then cabbage-like buds bloom into flowers, a lot of buds decay before they can even open.
Too much rain causes the buds to rot, while too little rain causes them to shrivel up dry. Each flower is either male or female. Female flower are rare,
and of these fewer still are fertilized. It could take from 9-10 months after they first appear for buds to bloom. The flowering period is brief and will last
no more than a couple of days.
For a female flower to get pollinated, a male flower must be nearby and also in bloom. After a period of 3-5 days, whether or not they are successful at pollination, the flowers begin to wither and turn black. If the female flower was successfully pollinated, it will bear fruits that get buried somewhere
near the bottom, waiting to be picked up by forest rats, insects or other animals. Finally, for the seeds to form another bloom, they need to find their way
to the right kind of vine. They also need to receive the right amount of water and nutrients.
Sources: DENR & Haribon Foundation
OIL SPILL
EnviLens
A closer look on environment matters.
Climate Change to Increase Dengue Cases
Global warming also affects mosquitoes, which slowly
adapts to the changes in the environment. Dramatic
changes in climate variables , such as temperature and humidity, could lead to the spreading of dengue fever, cholera
& other climate-related diseases. Global warming would not
only increase the mosquitoes range but also reduce
the size of the Aedes Aegypti larvae.
Oil does several things when it’s spilled. The light oils
(like gasoline) tend to evaporate into the air, and if the
spill is all light, the oil will disappear (into the air) by
itself. Some of the oil mixes with the water forming an
emulsion where everything mixes together because of
the waves (think of shaking up a jar of oil and vinegar).
Some of the emulsified oil (an oil/water mixture,
sometimes called mousse) sinks and attaches to the
rocks and sand at the bottom of the ocean or lake. Some of the oil breaks down from the sun
(photo-oxidation), and some of it is eaten by the microorganisms in the water (biodegradation).
Of course, some of the oil makes it to shore where it mixes with the sand, the rocks, the trees,
and the marsh grass.
Spilled oil can be removed from the water in a variety of ways. It can be skimmed off the
surface (like a vacuum) with "skimmers", burned, absorbed with "sorbent" pads, dispersed with
chemicals, corralled with "booms", and filtered through pumps such as an "oil/water separator"
to remove the water that has mixed with the oil.
—- ohmsett.com
What is SWINE FLU?
Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease
The incubation period of
mosquitoes is much
shorter —- 4 to 5 days. This
enables them to breed at a
faster rae at any time of the year. As a result, it has been
observed that mosquitoes have been getting smaller and
they fly faster than in the past years, hence they are harder to
catch. They become “nervous biters”— flying away at the first
sight of movement from its host. —— OFF!cial Newsletter
of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses. Outbreaks
Mosquito repellents don't actually repel. The spray
blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're
there.
-—- shelsgarden.com
or pork products. Cooking pork to an internal temperature of 160°F kills the swine flu
of swine flu happen regularly in pigs. People do not
normally get swine flu, but human infections can and
do happen. Most commonly, human cases of swine flu
happen in people who are around pigs but it’s possible
for swine flu viruses to spread from person to person
also. Luckily, swine flu viruses are not transmitted by
food. You can not get swine influenza from eating pork
virus as it does other bacteria and viruses.
The symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human
flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some
Gardening makes
sense … Urban garden-
people have reported diarrhea and vomiting associated with swine flu.
ing is a way to bring
ecological balance and
offset the effects of
global warming. Vegetable gardening is an
activity that can involve
all members of the family or community. Like any other
garden, a vegetable garden can be therapeutic relief from
the stress and pressures of everyday city life. A garden is
also an antidote to dry, drab and polluted surroundings. And to top off the list of benefits, the crops produced
will add nourishment to the table, not to mention save the
money spent on buying costly food ingredients.
— philstar.com
is quite easy. Simply practice appropriate personal hygiene measures such as regular
Gardening's Better Than SEX !?!
There is no vaccine available right now to protect against swine flu but protection
hand washing and covering of nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing.
—— pandemicflu.gov
Science & CbncpP!
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Here are the top reasons why gardening
is better than sex:
1. Gardeners are not embarrassed explaining the birds and the bees to their
kids.
2. If your regular gardening partner isn't
available, he/she won't object if you
garden with someone else.
3. It's absolutely acceptable to garden before you're married.
4. You don't have to shower and shave before gardening.
5. You'll always be able to garden, no matter how old you
are.
6. Telling gardening jokes, and invite co-workers to garden
with you is not considered workplace harassment.
7. When you become famous, you don't have to worry
about pictures and videotapes of you gardening being
shown on the Internet.
8. Every time you garden, you hope to produce fruit.
9. There are no gardening-transmitted diseases.
10.Your partner will never say, "Not again? We just gardened last week! "
— gardenersnet.com
Did you know that bamboo was used as the first commercial filament in light bulbs?
In 1878, Thomas Edison was
camping in Wyoming when
someone accidentally knocked
a bamboo fishing pole into a
campfire. He noticed its resistance to burning. When he
went back to his lab in New
Jersey, he proceeded to produce millions and millions of
light bulbs with bamboo filaments, until he got the bright
idea that tungsten worked
even better.
— hgtv.com
EARTH WATCH
Despite all of the damage we have caused the environment most of it is reversible. We can restore
habitats and return species
to them; clean rivers; renovate buildings; replenish the
topsoil, replant forests.
However, these activities do not relieve the worst
symptoms of the damage. We still have to fix the
source of these problems, us and our vision that we
must progress.
— www.thinkquest.org
Amazing Tree
One tree can remove
26 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
annually, equaling 11,000 miles of car emissions.
Landscape plants, such as shrubs and turf, remove
smoke, dust, and other
pollutants from the air.
One study showed that
1 acre of trees has the
ability to remove 13
tons of particles and
gases annually.
—– shelsgarden.com