Balisungan MPA-WMA Shines at Para El Mar 2025

by genmar.dadivo.25 | Sep 19, 2025 | Environment

The Balisungan Women-Managed Area (MPA-WMA) proudly brought home the Best Mangrove Award at the Para El Mar 2025 Awards held on September 17–18 in Iloilo City. This milestone is made possible through the strong partnership between the Culion Foundation, Inc. (CFI),...

Community-based mangrove rehabilitation in coastal communities in Coron, Palawan Stories of challenges, of hope, of recovery

by genmar.dadivo.25 | Sep 1, 2025 | Blog, Environment, Featured

In the coastal areas of Coron, Palawan, fishing has long been a lifeline, a way of living passed down through generations. But in recent years, that lifeline has frayed. The ocean, once teeming with fish, has grown silent. Fisherfolk like Daniel Javier of Barangay...

CFI and Partners Monitor Mangrove Reforestation Progress in Coron, Palawan

by Gen Serenity Dadivo | Jun 20, 2025 | Environment, News

𝗖𝗙𝗜, 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻, 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻 CFI, in partnership with the Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO) and the Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (MFARMC), conducted monitoring visits to mangrove...

CFI Showcases Mangrove Reforestation Practices in DENR Benchmarking Visit

by Gen Serenity Dadivo | Jun 16, 2025 | Environment, News

𝗖𝗙𝗜 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 CFI presented its mangrove reforestation project strategies and best practices during a recent strategic benchmarking activity organized in collaboration with the Department of Environment...

CFI Promotes Environmental Conservation at MIMAROPA Planners’ Forum on Sustainable Tourism

by Gen Serenity Dadivo | May 30, 2025 | Environment, News

𝗖𝗙𝗜 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗔 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻 CFI showcases its environmental initiatives during the League of Local Planning and Development Coordinators of the Philippines’ MIMAROPA Regional Planners’ Forum, in...

CFI Collaborates with Culion LGU to Launch Task Force for Dugong Conservation

by Gen Serenity Dadivo | May 29, 2025 | Environment, Fish Right, News

𝗖𝗙𝗜 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝘂𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 Culion Foundation Inc. (CFI) has been selected by the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Culion to be part of the Task Force Dugong, a collaborative effort focused on protecting and conserving the Dugong...