Environmentalists led by Greenpeace urged the Aquino government to enact and enforce stronger policies for the preservation of the country’s oceans. This developed as World Ocean Day was observed yesterday. The event is a United Nations- designated celebration meant to remind the world how crucial the oceans are for human survival. Vince Cinches, oceans campaigner for Greenpeace Southeast Asia, said the Aquino administration should immediately act against the crisis of overfishing and marine ecosystem degradation by ensuring that the protection, rehabilitation and conservation of Philippine seas are national priority.

Villanueva, R. (2013, June 9). Greenpeace pushes ocean preservation. The Philippine Star, p. 15.