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Date: Sept. 21, 2022, 10:03 a.m.
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Published by Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) on Sept. 21, 2022.
Requested from BFAR by N. Sinet at 10:03 AM on
Sept. 21, 2022.
Purpose: For research and EIA purposes
Date of Coverage: 08/01/2022 - 09/21/2022
Tracking no: #BFAR-681155843938
Hi I would like to request for the list and boundary coordinates of declared marine protected areas within Verde Island Passage. If you may include also the ordinances for the respective MPAs if any.
September 25, 2022 Dear Ken, Thank you for your request dated Sep 21, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for List and Boundaries of Marine Protected Areas in Verde Island Passage. We received your request on Sep 21, 2022 and will respond on or before Oct 12, 2022 10:03:35 AM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEUJGQVItNjgxMTU1ODQzOTM4DA, for request with ticket number #BFAR-681155843938. Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Receiving Officer, BFAR FOI Officer
September 28, 2022 Dear Ken Cadag, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Sep 21, 2022 10:03:35 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for List and Boundaries of Marine Protected Areas in Verde Island Passage. Response to your request This is to formally acknowledge your request for information from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. With regard to your request, for a complete list and boundary coordinates of declared marine protected areas within Verde Island Passage, we advise that you coordinate the DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau and the LGUs near the Verde Island Passage since they are the key implementing agencies in integrating and mainstreaming the protection, conservation, and sustainable use of biological diversity into policies, rules and regulations, programs, and projects. You may contact them through their email at [email protected]. You may also check for available studies on the Verde Island Passage (for e.g. https://www.conservation.org/docs/default-source/publication-pdfs/vulnerability-assessment_-verdeislandpassage_philippines.pdf?sfvrsn=f68137d9_3) in the internet. Thank you! Your right to request a review If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Decision Maker FOI Officer