While rising sea levels have placed Manila among the world’s “sinking cities,” new research from the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute’s (UP-MSI) Geological Oceanography Laboratory revealed that coastal erosion is also a significant problem. Led by marine and coastal geology expert Dr. Fernando Siringan, the study under the Resource Inventory, Valuation and Policy in Ecosystem Services under Threat: The Case of the West Philippine Sea (RE-INVEST WPS) project focuses on the beaches of the West Philippine Sea.

De Vera-Cruz, E. (2024, August 7). Coastal erosion causing land to vanish in Kalayaan Islands - UP-MSI study. Manila Bulletin, p. 2.