Along with the rest of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic was a severe disruption for MCP, and our activities were suspended from March 2020 until February 2022. We tried to use the down time to improve and refine our operations for when we could resume, and we’ve expanded our monitoring [...]
PRESS RELEASE February 15th 12:03 For Release: Immediately Calls on IATF and Bureau of Immigration to consider the environment under new Travel Rules Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental. After two years of strict pandemic border control and following recommendation and guidelines established by the [...]
As the covid19 pandemic rages on and borders are still closed, it’s been a priority for MCP to try and keep our local staff employed for as long as we are financially able to so they may continue supporting their families. The downtime has been used to make a lot of renovations and base [...]
As a MCP science intern, I thought I knew what to expect – diving each day in one of the most biodiverse areas of the world, working hard within the monitoring team to help with surveying and training volunteers, and to prepare for the busiest six months of my life. But, believe it or not, […]
A few weeks ago our instructor Kyle and a group of dive masters in training (link described the training) had the pleasure of rising early and driving a few hours up coast to Bais city where they met up with a group of government employees who came down to MCP a few months prior to […]
Engaging the youth through MCP’s Sea Camp! This summer, after almost two months of preparation, MCP held two of our first ever, three-day Sea Camps! We opened the application process for the first Sea Camp to diverse, local youths who were interested in learning about the marine environment. [...]
In the last couple of months, our volunteers have been a great help to the local women of PAPSIMCO (Palayuhan, Palimpinon and Siit Multipurpose Cooperative). PAPSIMCO is one of the people’s associations in the Municipality of Siaton, whom MCP works with to promote sustainable livelihood [...]
When someone tells you: “we’re running a little late so everyone will have just 8 minutes,” that could be a good thing. Not many people really enjoy a spotlight and sometimes it can be nerve-racking, delivering presentations to people who really do know their stuff. It can be nice, just a quick [...]
For those of you who are not familiar with Basay, it is the most western municipal of Negros Oriental facing the Sulu Sea, about a two hour drive from MCP. It is a gorgeous, little coastal town surrounded by rice, sugar cane and corn fields with spectacular forested mountains just behind. With [...]
Over the past year and half I have watched the MCP base change, mold and shape into a place to where we can better work and focus our conservation efforts towards what is important, but also into a home away from home for all of us living at MCP. Those of you that have been […]
