Mga mangigisda sa Pag-asa Island, matumal ang huli; pinsala sa coral reefs at mga basura, problema

4 months ago

Sa gitna sa tensyon sa dagat at himpapawid dulot ng pangha-harass ng China, may iba pang hamong hinaharap ang mga taga-isla ng Pag-asa.

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00:00In the midst of the tension in the sea and the rising tide of China's invasion,

00:05the islanders of Pag-asa are facing another challenge.

00:08Ian Cruz is on the scene.

00:14It is still not enough even if the students are already using

00:18the existing structure of the Western Command and two houses of the municipality here in Pag-asa Island.

00:24So in a classroom with a wall, three grade levels are classed at the same time.

00:30While this grade 7 class is being taught under a tree.

00:34They ask...

00:35The classroom where they are more comfortable there.

00:39They are waiting to return to the school building that was destroyed by the Odette storm in December 2021.

00:45The teachers and students here in Pag-asa Island are hoping

00:48that this school building will be completed here on the island.

00:52Pag-asa Island is currently waiting for the temporary classroom that was donated by the Western Command

00:58and the two facilities that were built by the municipality, the students and their teachers.

01:04There are only a few students here, so hopefully, they will be given what is rightfully theirs.

01:10They arrived here in March, but their materials are almost not in use,

01:16so their construction work is being delayed.

01:20There are 11 teachers for almost 100 students in Pag-asa,

01:24less than Senior High.

01:26Hopefully, the needs of the students and Hazard Bay and the teachers living on the island will be fulfilled.

01:32We are still trying to get the permission of the Department of Education about this.

01:36We are very far from here, and we are here as a sacrifice

01:41for the country and for a community to be built here.

01:47Having a school is one of the reasons for the high number of residents in the area.

01:53Because their children also have the opportunity to study here.

01:57Then, others are working here in construction.

02:02And most of the people assigned here in the LGU are also working.

02:08There is also a sports program for the students.

02:11Chinalee, who sometimes participates in the Palawan athletics competition,

02:14will be used to the swimming competition.

02:17This island is known not only because of the Chinese,

02:22but also because of the people who can swim together even if the water is only the sea.

02:29The problem of the fishermen here is that they are often caught

02:33because of the illegal fishing of the fishermen.

02:36Our catch is dead because of the Vietnamese cyanide.

02:41The fish here are all gone.

02:43Experts from the UP Institute of Biology are studying the coral reefs

02:49that are mostly dead, which is why there are no fish left.

02:52It is also known whether it is natural or man-made

02:55that the corals are over-populated in Pag-asa San Cay 2.

02:59Overall, the condition is really degraded.

03:02I think that only less than 5% or less than 10% of the corals are alive

03:07that can be seen here in Pag-asa Island and Pag-asa Cays.

03:10It is also a problem that the label is full of trash.

03:14A team of Pag-asa DOST is also in Pag-asa Island

03:18that will build a synoptic station.

03:21Aside from the weather information, dissemination of information,

03:26it is also an early warning.

03:28For GMA Integrated News, Ian Cruz reporting for 24 Hours.

03:34As for the Education Department,

03:36the Hardship Index of Pag-asa is low.

03:39But even if there is no Hazard Pay or Special Hardship Allowance,

03:43the teachers on the island continue to monitor the situation there.

03:47They are also studying if there will be a housing program for the teachers there.

03:51There is a school building that was funded by the DepEd

03:54and the DPWH continues to build a 20% complete building.

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Mga mangigisda sa Pag-asa Island, matumal ang huli; pinsala sa coral reefs at mga basura, problema | 24 Oras

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