City Government spearheads Save the Puerto Princesa Bays15th episode

“Now on its 15th episode, Save the Puerto Princesa Bays continues its mission to protect and restore our vital coastal ecosystems. Join us in making waves for a cleaner, more sustainable future—one bay at a time,” Puerto Princesa City information office said, as they urge the public to actively participate the activity.

The program a brainchild of City Mayor Lucilo R. Bayron started two years ago in partnership with other national government agencies in the city, barangays, uniformed personnel, civil society organizations, and other groups.

The mayor emphasized the importance of Puerto Princesa Bay to the city’s tourism citing its natural beauty, a strategically located and naturally protected coastal waterfront due to its surrounding mountains.

“Ito ay Number One na industriya natin na nagbibighay ng maraming trabaho, na nagpapaikot ng ating economiya. Kaya hindi natin ito pwedeng pabayaan,” he said.

While the threats to the water quality of Puerto Princesa Bay are informal settlers in coastal areas, the city government is confident that the ongoing housing projects of the government will somehow contribute to the reduction of the number of informal settlers in the city.

The study, “Water quality of Puerto Princesa Bay in relation to the presence of informal settlers in its coastal areas,” authored by Rhea C. Garcellano and Loida Japson of the College of Sciences, Palawan State University (PSU) published in August 2020, affirmed through their analysis that the presence of informal settlers affects water quality in terms of fecal coliform and the five phytoplankton general