Malampaya Foundation (MFI) and Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) renewed their Memorandum of Agreement yesterday February 7, 2023 on Integrated Coastal and Marine Resources Management Program for North Palawan signed by PCSD Chairman Hon. Dennis Socrates, PCSD Executive Director Nino Rey Estoya, MFI Chairman Rufino Bomasang and MFI President Annabelle Ong.
The partnership, started in 2015, covers 15 sites spread across municipalities of Taytay, El Nido, Linapacan and Coron and involves the establishment or expansion of marine protected areas (MPAs)/marine management zones, management improvement, enforcement strengthening, coastal ecosystems rehabilitation where possible, education campaigns, alternative or supplemental livelihoods support and policy formation. Sites in Coron and Linapacan have been awarded multiple times for being among the best-managed MPAs since 2016.
