WORTH DEFENDING Colorful coral formations attest to the uniqueness of Verde Island Passage as an area rich in biodiversity and thus needing protection from unbridled commercial activity and industrial development. The area mainly covers the waters off Tingloy and Mabini towns in Batangas. Photo taken in September 2021. —PHOTO FROM PROTECT VIP LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Philippines — Environmental advocacy group Protect the Verde Island Passage (Protect VIP) has called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

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