MANILA, Philippines - Another non-stock, non-profit organization is making an initiative to save the day, or save our seas, more accurately. The Save Palawan Seas Foundation (SPSF) is funded only by a group of pearl farmers headed by Manuel Conjuangco and Jacques Branellec, and was initially founded to concentrate on anchoring a better standard of living for the people of Palawan. The marine resources of the province are consumed continuously — it’s easy to forget that resources aren’t immediately renewed. Some are replaced in a matter of days, while some, unfortunately, take years and decades. It’s this sort of information that needs to be directly thrown in the line of mainstream consciousness, because the lack of knowledge on the matter is so clearly insufficient.
And because nobody likes being forced to make a commitment, The Save Palawan Seas Foundation, in partnership with Jewelmer (Jewelmer Pearl Ambassadors include radio personality Vince Golangco and television host Kim Atienza) and yehey.com, set up projectseventhousand.org — a social networking site of sorts that allows you to make a pledge and stick to it, as well as invite your family and friends to do the same — the logic behind the site being that almost anything can be powered in the virtual world, including, hopefully, the will to save 7,107 islands, and soon, the rest of the earth. The website also includes feature articles on every environmental issue worth your concern, acknowledging that awareness is always the best starting point in furthering commitment. Whether it’s pledging to stop throwing lit cigarettes out your car window or using a reusable bag the next time you go for a grocery run, it’s clichéd, but nonetheless true — every single choice matters.