PepSea Internship Reflections
Shazna joined the People and the Sea Team in the Summer of 2022. She was a fourth year student from the University of San Carlos (Cebu City) where she was studying for a Bachelors degree in Marine Biology. Her internship formed part of her ‘on the job training’ – a requirement for the completion of […]
PepSea Local Internship 2022
Shazna joined the People and the Sea Team in the Summer of 2022. She was a fourth year student from the University of San Carlos (Cebu City) where she was studying for a Bachelors degree in Marine Biology. Her internship formed part of her ‘on the job training’ – a requirement for the completion of […]
Stories from the Sea (no.1|2021)
RONELO. Soldiering through uncertainty. “As any father would, I would do whatever it takes to feed my family – from electrical maintenance, some carpentry, and fishing. I think I have done a lot of side jobs on Malapascua island to get by. But just about when you think that you got everything under control, came […]
Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic
It has been one year since the Philippines had the first case of the COVID-19. It has been a year of missed haircuts, isolation, anxiety on job security, and general stupor. This event could somehow be one of the worse times of the century. The novel coronavirus has given rise to a global pandemic that […]
Community empowerment for positive change
This is the next installment of a blog written by our Site Manager, Daff, where he reflects on the value and impact of community level engagament initiatives in the Philippines. The first part of this blog can be found here: https://www.peopleandthesea.org/community-engagement-philippines/ The society’s strength is determined by its people. As most of us are aware […]
Community Engagement in the Philippines: Building a culture of sustainability
Daff joined the People and the Sea team as Site Manager in early 2020. With our volunteer expeditions currently suspended, it’s been an unusual time on site. But this has given him more time to get to know the community of Malapascua and take a closer look at the work we have been doing. Here, […]
PepSea Interview – Project Manager
A graduate of the Univeristy of the Philippines, where she studied Biology, Aleja joined the People and the Sea team in 2018 as Project Manager. She brought with her plenty of experince of working within the field of marine resource management having previously been employed with the Provincial Government as a Coastal Extension Officer. Approaching […]
First days on Malapascua
In Malapascua, days start early, so much things to do, you cannot waste your time ! The last few days I took part to different activities… I joined the boat expedition with a part of the diving team which was looking for new survey sites in a protected area. Some local fishermen came with us, […]
My Pepsea Intro…
I am in Malapascua as an intern for People and the Sea (also known as PepSea). PepSea is an NGO promoting marine conservation on the island while developing community-based programs. Their main objective is to reduce the negative impacts that consumption habits may have on the marine natural resources. In Philippines lots of fishermen still […]
Hello Philippines!
After a long trip Lyon – Paris – Dubai – Cebu, I finally arrived in Philippines ! Cebu is the second biggest city of the country after Manila, lots of travelers choose this destination to join the touristic islands. My first impression was « Wouah ! This is Philippines ! », it reminded me of Cairo where […]
Mangrove Malarkey
Before I headed out to Malapascua, I went on an Everglades tour with two of my friends. I’m a Floridian but have never spent any time in the Everglades so it was a fun adventure for me, and extra nice because I didn’t have far to go to get to the Everglades. Other than the […]
Let the Diving Begin!
I got my open water certification this summer in Cabo Verde (Africa) and due to timing and a few other restrictions (cash-ola!), I was only able to complete 5 dives, of which 4 were solely for training purposes. So imagine my excitement when I realized I would be able to earn my Advanced Open Water […]
