Government agencies, NGOs sign pact to protect Cebu coastal areas
AT LEAST 14 government agencies and nongovernment organizations (NGO) entered into a Memorandum of Agreement(MoA) last week to strengthen the law enforcement efforts in the coastal areas of Cebu province. These include Cebu Provincial Government, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Cebu (IBP), Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO), Philippine Coast Guard District Central Visayas (PCG-7), Philippine National Police (PNP), Oceana Philippines, Rare, Inc., Philippine Earth Justice Center, Environmental Legal Assistance Center, Archdiocese of Cebu, and Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation, Inc. (CCEF). The initiative was spearheaded by the Provincial Agriculture Office. The MoA is intended to eradicate illegal fishing and to effectively manage and develop fishery resources through environment-friendly and scientific fish production and harvest. One of the agreement’s highlights is that local government units are compelled to enact resolutions for the purpose of granting cash incentives to fish wardens and mandatory boat registration.
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