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Education through Creative and Organized Knowledge-Building for the Environment (ECOKE) Youth Camp

August 14, 2024August 14, 2024

Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) from the coastal barangays of Bauang, San Fernando, and San Juan gathered in the Bauang Bakawan Eco-Tourism Park on August 10,...

Teaching Kids Solid Waste Management through Sustainable Kusina

July 17, 2024August 14, 2024

Grade 5 and 6 Elementary school students from Bauang, City of San Fernando, and San Juan, La Union converged in an environmental educational activity...

Repurposing Trash: Students Learn the Value of Upcycling

May 21, 2024August 14, 2024

Elementary students from Santiago Sur Integrated School participated on an upcycling journey, turning discarded clothes and plastic wrappers into rugs and wallets. The activity,...

𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 (𝗚𝗜𝗦)

May 2, 2024May 30, 2024

A 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 (𝗚𝗜𝗦) was held last 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟰-𝟮𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 at the Don Mariano Marcos...

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲, 𝗕𝗮𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗴

April 25, 2024May 30, 2024

A two-day training on upcycling and recycling was held last April 18 and 19, 2024 at Baccuit Norte, Bauang La Union. Participants were...

Launching of Fisheries Refugia in La Union Province

March 21, 2024September 17, 2024

Chief of Party for USAID INSPIRE Noel Barut giving a brief presentation about Fisheries Refugia The 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗶𝗮 took place...

NEW CHAMPIONS FOR LA UNION COASTS

October 26, 2023January 8, 2024

57 fisherfolk completed the Fisheries Law Enforcement Training last October 25-27 2023 at Bauang, La Union. BFAR Region 1 and OPAG LU trained them...

TRANSFORMING POACHERS TO CONSERVATIONISTS

October 18, 2023March 26, 2024

Nestled within the waves and sands of Baroro, Bacnotan, La Union, a remarkable story unfolds — a story of transformation embodied by an individual:...

Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation Staff United with Millions of Volunteers Worldwide on World Cleanup Day and International Cleanup Day.

September 25, 2023January 8, 2024

Over the past five years, JVOFI has been implementing the World Cleanup Day activities all over the country in partnership with Embrace, CSOs, and...

Reeling in Insights: A Fisherfolk Forum

September 22, 2023January 8, 2024

For two days, JVOFI gathered approximately 50 fisherfolk and government agency representatives at Hotel Ariana Bauang, La Union, for a Fisherfolk's Forum. The forum...