Metals and Metalloid Concentrations in Fish, Its Spatial Distribution in PPC, Philippines and the Attributable Risks by Delia B. Senoro, Maria Mojena G. Plasus, Alejandro Felipe B. Gorospe, Ronnel C. Nolos, Allaine T. Baaco, Chitsan Lin

“…Hence, this study assessed and determined the health risk levels of MMs in both brackish and marine water fish (BMF) in Puerto Princesa City (PPC), Palawan Province, Philippines. PPC has an existing abandoned open mine pit near the PPC coastline called the “pit lake”. …”
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Imaging of the Upper Mantle Beneath Southeast Asia: Constrained by Teleseismic P-Wave Tomography by Huiyan Shi, Tonglin Li, Rongzhe Zhang, Gongcheng Zhang, Hetian Yang

“…According to the tomographic images, a high velocity body is located in the deep underground of Indochina–Natuna Island–Borneo–Palawan, depth range from 240 km to 660 km. The location of the high velocity body is consistent with the distribution range of the ophiolite belt, so we speculate that the high velocity body is the remnant of thee Proto-South China Sea (PSCS) and Paleo-Tethys. …”
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Unraveling Macroplastic Pollution in Rural and Urban Beaches in Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape, Mindanao, Philippines by Frank T. Acot, Recca E. Sajorne, Nur-Ayn K. Omar, Peter D. Suson, Lynn Esther E. Rallos, Hernando P. Bacosa

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Material flow and material footprint in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar by Marianne Faith Martinico-Perez, Anthony SF. Chiu, Kevin John Laganao, Cristina Beatrice Mallari, James Ladd Molina, Xiaoling Wang

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Revised earthquake sources along Manila trench for tsunami hazard assessment in the South China Sea by Qiu, Qiang, Li, Linlin, Hsu, Ya-Ju, Wang, Yu, Chan, Chung-Han, Switzer, Adam D.

“…The regions most prone to these hazards include west Luzon of Philippines, southern Taiwan, southeastern China, central Vietnam, and Palawan Island.…”
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Marine and human habitat mapping for the Coral Triangle Initiative region of Sabah using Landsat and Google Earth imagery by Hossain, Mohammad Shawkat, Bujang, Japar Sidik, Zakaria @ Ya, Muta Harah, Hashim, Mazlan

“…This study examined a combination of Landsat image enhancement technique and pixel-based regional growing tools to create a map of marine and human habitats with five classes-of-interest: seagrass, land, coral and coral rubble, subsurface sand/mud, land, and human habitats for twelve islands of eastern Sabah of East Malaysia (extending from 4° 42′ N, 118° 31ʹ E to 4° 12ʹ N, 118° 50ʹ E), located in the south-eastern boundary of Palawan/North Borneo Ecoregion (extending from 14° 31ʹ N, 116° 52ʹ E to 0° 0.04ʹ N, 122° 12ʹ E) of the CTI implementation area. …”
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Emerging pharmaceutical contaminants in key aquatic environments of the Philippines by Shyrill Mae F. Mariano, Luisa F. Angeles, Diana S. Aga, Cesar L. Villanoy, Caroline Marie B. Jaraula

“…Two watershed continuums (Davao Gulf, Davao City; Macajalar Bay, Cagayan de Oro City); two tourist areas (Boracay Island, Aklan; Mabini, Batangas); and one pristine atoll (Tubbataha Reefs, Palawan)—all with varied prevailing human population pressures—were studied. …”
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Diversity and Distribution of the Benthic Foraminifera on the Brunei Shelf (Northwest Borneo): Effect of Seawater Depth by Sulia Goeting, Huan Chiao Lee, László Kocsis, Claudia Baumgartner-Mora, David J. Marshall

“…The marine benthic diversity of the Palawan/North Borneo ecoregion is poorly known, despite its implied unique high species richness within the Coral Triangle. …”
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Projecting hydrological response to climate change and urbanization using WEAP model: A case study for the main watersheds of Bicol River Basin, Philippines by Ernie N. Bañares, Muhammad Shafqat Mehboob, Abdul Rahim Khan, Jennifer C. Cacal

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Projected effects of climate change on marine ecosystems in Southeast Asian seas by Kay, Susan, Avillanosa, Arlene L., Cheung, Victoria V., Dao, Hung N., Gonzales, Benjamin Jareta, Palla, Herminie P., Praptiwi, Radisti A., Queirós, Ana M., Sailley, Sévrine F., Sumeldan, Joel D. C., Wan Solahudin, Wan Mohd Syazwan, Then, Amy Yee-Hui, Wee, Hin Boo

“…Changes for different parts of the region are presented, including four sensitive coastal sites of key importance for biodiversity and sustainable development: UNESCO Biosphere Reserves at Cu Lao Cham-Hoi An in Vietnam, Palawan in the Philippines and Taka Bonerate-Kepulauan Selayar in Indonesia, and coastal waters of Sabah, Malaysia, which include several marine parks. …”

New global alliance to help improve the practice of biodiversity conservation by Micaela Camino, Karen Aghababyan, Bayarjargal Agvaantseren, Justine Shanti Alexander, Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi, Kubanychbek Zhumabaiuulu†, Charudutt Mishra, Shivani Bhalla, Manfred Aimé Epanda, Farwiza Farhan, Sonam Tashi Lama, Sandro Lovari, Estrela Matilde, Rodrigo Medellin, Ranjini Murali, Bohdan Prots, Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy, José Hernán Sarasola, Koustubh Sharma, Alifereti Tawake, Indira Dayang L. Widmann, Ilena Zanella, Lu Zhi

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Demography and homing behavior in the poorly-known Philippine flat-headed frog Barbourula busuangensis (Anura: Bombinatoridae) by Marta Miñarro, Patricia Burrowes, Claudia Lansac, Gregorio Sánchez-Montes, Leticia E. Afuang, Ignacio De la Riva

“…The flat-headed frog, Barbourula busuangensis, is a poorly known, riverine species, endemic to the province of Palawan in the Philippines. We applied capture-mark-recapture (CMR) methods to follow individuals at two sites (Malbato and San Rafael) in the island of Busuanga over 10 months in 2022–2023. …”
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Ninety-eight new species of Trigonopterus weevils from Sundaland and the Lesser Sunda Islands by Alexander Riedel, Rene Tänzler, Michael Balke, Cahyo Rahmadi, Yayuk R. Suhardjono

“…Based on focused field-work the fauna from Sundaland (Sumatra, Java, Bali, Palawan) and the Lesser Sunda Islands (Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores) is here revised. …”
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Enhancing Human Health and Wellbeing through Sustainably and Equitably Unlocking a Healthy Ocean’s Potential by Lora E. Fleming, Philip J. Landrigan, Oliver S. Ashford, Ella M. Whitman, Amy Swift, William H. Gerwick, Johanna J. Heymans, Christina C. Hicks, Karyn Morrissey, Mathew P. White, Lota Alcantara-Creencia, Karen A. Alexander, Thomas Astell-Burt, Roberto G. S. Berlinck, Philippa J. Cohen, Richard Hixson, Mohammad Mahmudul Islam, Arihiro Iwasaki, Radisti A. Praptiwi, Hervé Raps, Jan Yves Remy, Georgina Sowman, Eva Ternon, Torsten Thiele, Shakuntala H. Thilsted, Jacqueline Uku, Stephanie Ockenden, Pushpam Kumar

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Revised earthquake sources along Manila trench for tsunami hazard assessment in the South China Sea by Q. Qiu, Q. Qiu, L. Li, L. Li, Y.-J. Hsu, Y. Wang, C.-H. Chan, A. D. Switzer, A. D. Switzer

“…The regions most prone to these hazards include west Luzon of Philippines, southern Taiwan, southeastern China, central Vietnam, and Palawan Island.</p>…”
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