Coral restoration is the current aim of the Department
of Science and Technology (DOST) in Boracay.
The DOST’s project is called “Filipinnovation on Coral
Restoration Program.” With the program it is bringing, the DOST is expected to
spend a year in the island.
Apparently, the aim of the program is to give solution
to the problem of coral destruction. The hope is that with the help of
attractions from underwater activities, tourism in the island would be made
stronger for the livelihood of the people.
It was learned that the national government gave the
fund to the DOST to conduct the program in Boracay as one of its Pilot
Technology Demonstrations or Models for the promotion of Science-based coral
reef management.
Senator Loren Legarda, Aklan Congressman Florencio Joeben
Miraflores, Governor Carlito Marquez and other members of the Philippine
Congress and Senate support the program.
In Boracay, its local partners are Sangkalikasan
Cooperative and Boracay Association of Scuba-diving Schools (BASS) from the
private sector.
Apparently, the benefits the program will bring to
Boracay, if successful, are employment and profit for the people of Boracay.
The DOST’s program, headed by Cesario Pagdilao, was
presented at the Town Council session yesterday.
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