WHO WE ARE | savephilippineseas

our vision

We envision a country of proud and proactive Filipino seatizens.

As an archipelago of over 7,000 islands, we believe that marine conservation should be part of our daily lives. We aim to narrow the gap between scientists and the general public, the old and young, and the passionate and indifferent by making the sea’s issues accessible and relatable, and by offering an online and offline platform to empower seatizens to take action.

It's been said the Philippines is worth dying for.

We believe the Philippines is worth diving for.

As the world's second largest archipelago with over 7,100 islands, Filipinos depend on the sea for livelihood, food, tourism, economy, and ultimately, our lives. Environmental conservation shouldn't be limited to NGO workers and researchers-- it should be accessible, relatable, and part of our lifestyles. Save Philippine Seas (SPS) aims to narrow the gap between scientists and the general public, the old and young, and the passionate and indifferent by mobilizing seatizen-led initiatives that are empowering Filipinos towards collective action and behavior change.

OUR ADVOCASEA

our beginning

SPS began as an online platform in May 2011 as a response to a large-scale illegal wildlife trade case dubbed in the media as the “rape of the Philippine Seas.” What was meant to be a short-lived social media campaign continued to grow. In February 2013, we ofishally became a non-profit organization under the name Philippine Seatizens, Inc.

our team

SPS is run by a small team of dedicated and passionate seatizens. We're fortunate to be supported by project-based volunteers. We come from various backgrounds and different parts of the Philippines, but we are seablings united by our love for the seas, impatient optimism, and obsession with ocean-related puns. We take problems of our seas sea-riously, but ourselves? Never.

our partners