February 4, 2026 | ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ and ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ, together with ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐, PCG Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, convened the ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ.
The gathering brings together experts from various scientific institutions, ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฌ, and ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ to ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง collaboration in ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ.
he workshop focuses on advancing scientific research practices that support the ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ and ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง of the countryโs ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ. Discussions include innovative research methodologies, data sharing, capacity building, and the role of science in addressing environmental challenges affecting Philippine watersโparticularly the ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐.