GUMANAO takes the PRIDE as the TOP BLOGGER

Dr. Girley Gumanao, a woman with heart for conservation

Dr. Girley Gumanao, a Conservation Fellow (CF) of Panabo City Pride Campaign, bested among other CF’s all over the country after she was given the prestigious title by RARE as the “Top Blogger of the Quarter” while the group is boarding in to the 2^nd University Phase.  The news was made known in the back to back issue of the quarterly newsletter of RARE. Dr. Gumanao was chosen because her blogs embedded insights that other conservation fellows could adhere to. Lately, Dr. Gumanao wrote on the validation of the coordinates of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) in Cagangohan, the focal site of her campaign in Panabo City, that left a mark to other fellows the importance of re-marking the boundaries of their respected fish sanctuaries.

The newsletter also bragged the blast of accomplishments, milestones and activities achieved during succeeding months of February to June. To mention a few, CFs were engaged in series of workshops of transitioning from qualitative to quantitative research during the love month. The month of March made the CFs busy in training their enumerators for the quantitative survey and the collection of the quantitative data had fully blown in April to May. The month of June started the 2^nd University Phase that convened the CFs from 13 Philippines Sustainable Fishing Campaign all across the country, including the Sustainable Fishing Campaign in Cagangohan, Panabo City and Sustainable Fishing Campaign in Sanipaan, IGACOS City, both in the province of Davao del Norte.

The 2^nd University Phase is now on its third week and currently happening in Montebello Hotel, Banilad, Cebu City.

I SWEAR! I DO!

Poud presenters of  Panabo City Community Mobilization Plan: Dr. Girley Gumanao and I

 Once I was invited by Dr. Girley Gumanao, a Conservation Fellow to attend a portion of a second university phase of the campaign. My attendance to the training was so memorable and meaningful that i was able to go back home wearing the biggest smile I could have that time. It was because I felt contented and satisfied with the experience, with the learning and with the environment that only RARE people can provide. That week long experience away from home was really a memory hard to forget.

More importantly, the training taught me to open my eyes and see what I can do to help in conserving nature, particularly on Fish Conservation, as the main focus of the Pride Campaign. Since then, I have started to reflect on what simple things I can do to help the Conservation Fellows like Maam Girley or even those other groups or organization with the same advocacy.

My groupmates brainstorm ideas on what to present for role playing...

I am just an ordinary College instructor and my life simple rotates on school and home, home and school. But being one, could be my strength to act like a conservationist and support the Pride Campaign and other Conservation activities. Since I don't have time to go in any places for conservation something, I just integrate the Conservation topic in my grammar lessons in class, in the reading lessons and even in speaking. This is the only way I can contribute to the conservation of our Mother Earth.


Definitely, I do PROMISE that I will act and support CONSERVATION campaigns particularly on Fish and Watershed Conservation.

I SWEAR! I DO!

International guests present themselves during the training