Php334B Needed For Biodiversity Conservation In The Philippines

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The Philippines is one of 17 mega diverse countries, harboring more diversity of life per hectare than any other country in the world. Yet encroachment in forested areas, pollution, over fishing, poor land management practices, are leading to biodiversity loss at an alarming rate.

To address these threats, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), other national government agencies, academe, civil society and development partners, has developed the Philippines Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (PBSAP). The PBSAP is the country’s road map in conserving biodiversity and critical ecosystem services for the next 13 years.

Similarly, through the UNDP’s Biodiversity Financing Initiative (BioFin), the DENR-BMB has determined the financing gap of implementing the PBSAP, estimated to be at least Php 334 billion (US$7.4 billion) over the next 13 years [PhP24 billion annually]. This covers actions on: forest, coastal and marine, inland wetlands, caves and cave systems, protected areas, invasive alien species, agrobiodiversity, access and benefit-sharing and urban biodiversity.

Miss Aviation Philippines 2016 Organizers Hold Preliminary Screening of Candidates

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The search is on for the most captivating woman who can represent the Philippine Aviation Industry!

The Miss Aviation Philippines 2016 preliminary screening of candidates was held on December 12, 2015 at the Mirror Theater Studio located on the 5th floor of the SJG Building in Kalayaan, Makati city.

A total of 11 candidates gave their best to impress the screening committee with both their physical and intellectual attributes which included cocktail dress and swimsuit presentation, and the highly stressful question and answer portion.

The crowned winners of the Miss Aviation Philippines 2016 beauty pageant, which will hold its pageant night on February 9, 2016 at the Manila Peninsula hotel, will grace the 20th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (PIHABF), one of Asia’s longest-running sports aviation events that gathers aviators from the local and international scene. The 4-day PIHABF will be held on February 11 to 14, 2016 at Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga with the theme of "A Weekend of Everything That Flies."

The screening committee was led by Captain Joy Roa, Event Director of the Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (PIHABF) and Morena Carla Cabrera-Quimpo, Miss Aviation Philippines pageant director. Cleo Margaret Brown, Miss Aviation Philippines 2015 grand winner, and Lizl Louise Resoles, 1st Runner Up, also joined the committee as part of the judges.

RAWR Awards Recognize Popular Showbiz Personalities

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LionhearTV, the showbiz and entertainment blog with the heart of a lion, recently concluded its awards nights dubbed as the RAWR Awards where they recognized more than just the popular celebrities but also equally popular radio and TV networks, plus the most outstanding fans club that emerged as the top supporter of the  celebrities they patronize and adore.

Overall, the Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla (Kathniel) love team rated most popular when the results revealed several awards related to their tandem. Some members of the fans club Kathniel KaDreamers, who were also recognized as one of the awardees, were present at the event. Representatives even went up the stage to receive their award trophy.

ABS-CBN talents and shows were declared mostly as the winners of the awards night. It is just a pity that all awardees were not around to personally receive their awards.

We were told that KathNiel, and even Alden Richards (half of the AlDub accidental love team) will also be attending the event. But unfortunately, there were no signs of them, and even the other awardees. That's a negative then for backstage requests for some of our companions who were there to watch the awarding and take selfies with the winners.