While there was substantial improvement in the ambient air quality throughout the country during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the same cannot be said for other environmental spheres. This is according to environmental lawyer Benjamin Cabrido Jr. who received reports from the Karagatan Patrol about the increase of illegal fishing activities despite the Covid-19-brought community lockdown in different parts of the country. The Karagatan Patrol, an online reporting platform, is a collaboration between the nonprofit group Oceana Philippines and the country’s League of Municipalities to counter illegal fishing.

Illegal fishing continues amid GCQ. (2020, June 11). SunStar Cebu, p. 5.