Biodiversity Management Bureau(DENRBMB)

January 26, 2021 Dear Keith Anthony Fabro, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jan 16, 2021 12:01:15 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Facts and Figures about West Ph Sea's marine environment. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a copy of [some/most/all] of the information you requested. [From DENR BMB | Response to Request] Media request for West Ph Sea facts and figures FOI Joaquin Silvestre Jan 20, 2021, 4:21 PM (6 days ago) to keithanthony.fabro, BMB, aksyonkalikasan, jee.geronimo, bcc: me For: Mr. Keith Anthony Fabro Environmental Journalist Good afternoon! This is Joaquin Silvestre of the DENR Biodiversity Management Bureau. Acknowledging receipt of your request for West PH Sea facts and figures. I will first provide you links to publications by Filipino scientists that were supported by the PROTECT West Philippine Sea Project between the DENR BMB and the University of the Philippines; these are all downloadable: 1. (PDF) Marine Microbes and Plastic Debris: Research Status and Opportunities in the Philippines (researchgate.net), Onda et al. (2020). 2. (PDF) Diversity of Marine Eukaryotic Picophytoplankton Communities with Emphasis on Mamiellophyceae in Northwestern Philippines (researchgate.net), dela Peña et al. (2021). There is another Publication that may be useful for your research (however, this was not supported by the PROTECT-WPS Project). I believe the findings in this study were also referenced by UP MSI in their presentations/lectures from the Webinar Series last year: 3. Larval connectivity patterns of the North Indo-West Pacific coral reefs (plos.org), Pata & Yñiquez (2019). Further, sharing with you links to our Webinar episodes on the West Philippine Sea in partnership with the UP Marine Science Institute: 1. (2) Live | Facebook Philippine Seas Episode 1: Biodiversity and Ecological Connectivity of the West Philippine Sea 2. (1) Live | Facebook Philippine Seas Episode 2: Challenges and Threats in the West Philippine Sea As for the simplified facts and figures, kindly allow me another day to compile WPS biodiversity and ecosystems data in Presentation format for ease of reference. I hope to send these by tomorrow, 21 January, Thursday. Good luck on your research and writing! Regards, Joaquin Silvestre Assistant Project Coordinator BMB Coastal and Marine Division 0917 561 8106 Thank you. Respectfully, CRISANTA MARLENE RODRIGUEZ FOI Receiving Officer