Transforming the “Island of the Living Dead” to the “Island of Hope”
Culion, situated in Palawan, Philippines, was designated as a leprosarium in the early 1900s, resulting in the segregation of leprosy patients and…
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CFI MPAs cop major awards in 9th Para El Mar MPA Awards and Recognition 2023
Congratulations to CFI Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in Coron and the Calamianes Islands Group Siete Pecados Marine Park, Balisungan Marine Protected Area…
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Culion Foundation Inc. co-facilitated the Community Consultation in Culion, Palawan
The LGU through the Office of the Municipal Agriculture (OMA) and Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (MFARMC) Chairperson spearheaded the…
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Culion Foundation Inc. Program Manager for environment attended the Environmentally Critical Areas Network(ECAN) board meeting
Culion Foundation, Inc. (CFI) Program Manager for environment attended the Environmentally Critical Areas Network (ECAN) board meeting held on August 15, 2023,…
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Mentoring and Strengthening Workshops of Binudac Fisherfolk Association (BinFA)
Following the establishment of the Binudac Fisherfolk Association (BinFA) on August 17, 2023, Culion Foundation, Inc. (CFI) and the LGU of Culion…
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Culion Foundation Inc. trained new members of Eco-Warriors for Community-based Mangrove Rehabilitation
Kabataan. Malakas, Masigasig at Bukas ang Isip, Handang Matuto, Handang mag-boluntaryo. Nitong Mayo 4 at 5, taong-kasalukuyan sinanay ng Culion Foundation Inc.…
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In celebration of the Tirimes-Times Festival: Culion Foundation Inc. conducted a Mangrove Tree Planting activity in Culion Palawan
More than 300 volunteers and eco-warriors planted 900 mangrove saplings during the CFI Mangrove Tree Planting activity in Barangay Binudac Mangrove Rehabilitation…
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In celebration of the first Pista ng Kalikasan in Palawan: Culion Foundation Inc. in partnership with its LGU conducted the GForest Mangrove Planting activity in Culion, Palawan
Twenty (20) GForest beneficiaries from the sector of women and fisherfolks planted a total of 5,000 Rhizophora mucronata or bakhaw babae and…
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Culion Foundation, Inc. continued the mangrove rehabilitation initiative in Culion, Palawan through the Gcash-Gforest project.
Ten GForest beneficiaries from the women and fisherfolk sectors, GAD Focal, and the LGU planted a total of five thousand (5,000) Rhizophora…
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Culion Foundation Inc. planted 5,000 mangroves in Culion, Palawan through the GForest Project
Twenty-three (23) GCash GForest project beneficiaries and Youth Eco-warriors planted 5,000 Bakhaw Babae (Rhizophora mucronata) mangrove seedlings in Barangay Galoc, Culion, Palawan…
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Culion Foundation Inc. and its LGU conducted monitoring of the mangrove nursery in Barangay Burabod, Culion, Palawan
Brgy. Burabod is among the seven (7) new project sites of the CFI GForest Mangrove project, in partnership with Gcash. Through this,…
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Culion Foundation Inc. supports the formation of Fisherfolk Association in Barangay Binudac in Culion, Palawan
On August 17, 2023, Culion Foundation, Inc. (CFI) in partnership with the local government and agencies of Culion, supported the formation of…
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