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  Survey and assessment of mariculture activities in Panabo Mariculture Park (Davao del Norte), Tagabuli Bay and Malalag Bay (Davao del Sur) 

  Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department; Taytay sa Kauswagan Inc.; Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP); Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2013-07)

  The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) embarked on a financing program called the Sustainable Mariculture Investment Program (SMIP) aimed to make credit and support facilities available for the establishment, ...
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  Fire + water + bombs: Disaster management among academic libraries in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, Philippines 

  Superio, Daryl ; Abaday, Ethelyn M.; Oliveros, Mary Grace H. ; Delgado, Allana S. ; Palcullo, Vince Ervin ; Geromiano, Joy F. (Elsevier, 2019-09)

  The academic libraries in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, Philippines are vulnerable to disasters. In the last ten years, the majority of the 13 respondent libraries have sustained at least one disaster that may have been caused by civil unrest, war or terrorism, flood, earthquake, or fire. The majority were unprepared to face such disasters, may it be small-scale or catastrophic, and only one library has a disaster management plan. The lack of significant holdings of rare books, shortage of financial resources, no perceived risk, and the unavailability of staff to write a disaster management plan, are the reasons why most libraries do not have a plan. Moreover, the majority lacked staff that has undergone training in disaster preparedness and management. On the other hand, all of the libraries have disaster management practices that although not enough, will still enable them to lessen the effects of the disaster and save their library and parts of their collection when necessary. The respondents identified management support as an essential factor in their success in disaster management. The results of the study provide valuable information on the current state of the libraries in the Philippines with regards to disaster preparedness and management. Therefore, it is an essential addition to the literature on disaster management in the Philippines, which is very scarce as of the moment.
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  Distribution of the avifauna of Agusan marsh, Agusan del Sur, Philippines 

  Sucaldito, Milagros P.; Nuñeza, Olga M. (2008)

  The Agusan Marsh is the 1009th RAMSAR site, a wildlife sanctuary which serves as wintering ground for migratory and wetland birds from Asian and Western countries, and is considered one of the most ecologically significant wetland ecosystems in the Philippines. This study assessed species diversity and distribution of birds in four habitat types of the Agusan Marsh. Sago, Terminalia, Mixed Swamp and Peat Swamp forests in the Marsh were surveyed from August 2005 to January 2006 using a combination of mist netting (3,337 net days) and transect walk methods. One hundred twenty-six species of birds were identified consisting of 26 migrants, 69 non-endemics, and 31 endemics (23.81% endemism) of which seven species are categorized as threatened. The Mixed Swamp Forest had the highest species richness (S=92) while the Peat Swamp Forest had the highest number of migratory birds (S=26). Highest endemicity was recorded in the Terminalia Forest (20.63%) while the Sago Forest had the least number of bird species. Migratory birds were recorded at the start of sampling in August, their numbers considerably increasing thereafter and reaching a peak in November. In contrast, the number of endemic species declined in the same month. Previously recorded only in Luzon, the migratory Siberian Rubythroat (Luscinea calliope) was also found in Agusan Marsh, indicating that this bird may be found in other places in the Philippines. Forty-six species of birds, which include six migratory species, were reported to be of socioeconomic importance. Changes in structural and floristic composition brought about by forest degradation, such as conversion of forest into agriculture, logging and hunting, were seen as threats to the birds in Agusan Marsh. Results indicate that the Marsh supports a considerable number of endemic, threatened, and migratory bird species. Conservation of the different Marsh habitats is necessary for the protection of the broadest avifaunal diversity.