Marine protection gaps threaten Mindoro food security, group says

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Persistent pollution and gaps in marine rehabilitation threaten fisheries and food security in the Verde Island Passage (VIP), an environmental group warned Friday, citing elevated oil-and-grease levels and declining seagrass cover in marine protected areas in Oriental Mindoro. The Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED) issued the warning on