LGU, DENR, and Stakeholders kick off the Month of the Ocean celebration in Mabini Protected Landscape and Seascape in Davao de Oro

With the aim of advocating the theme of this year’s Ocean Month Celebration “Sustainably feeding the global population”, the Provincial Government of Davao de Oro collaborated with the DENR, LGU Mabini, and local stakeholders and volunteer groups for a series of simultaneous events including scubasurero, clean-up drive, coral reef enrichment planting, and photo exhibit in Mabini Protected Landscape and Seascape (MPLS), Mabini, Davao de Oro which was slated on May 06, 2023.

Members of the Mabini Protected Area Beach Resorts Owners Association (MAPABROA) led the clean-up drive along the coastline of Mabini together with volunteers from the locality and some DENR personnel. The resort owners also donated cash for the fabrication of reef frames which will be used to augment the coral reef rehabilitation efforts in the protected area. Meanwhile, the Davao Gulf Divers (DGD), a cause-oriented non-government organization based in Mabini, led the conduct of scubasurero and installed sixty-one (61) frames within the identified coral rehabilitation site.

At the staging area, life-sized photo panels featuring the unique biodiversity and ecosystems in MPLS were displayed to raise awareness of the values of representative species that can be found within the protected area. Moreover, attendees of the event were entertained by the mascot named “Barry” which is a Humpback Grouper or Barramundi Cod, locally known as Lapu-Lapung Buktot, that serves as the flagship and keystone species in the protected area to advocate awareness for the wise use of various coastal and marine resources.

OIC-PENR Officer Rita Fe C. Gunn personally graced the event and shared the rationale of the Ocean Month celebration anchored on Proclamation No. 57 series of 1999, as well as the importance of conserving the Mabini Protected Landscape and Seascape bannered as the “Jewel of Davao Gulf”. PENRO Gunn conveyed her warmest appreciation to all stakeholders in the protected area for their active cooperation in caring for our oceans.

Furthermore, present during the event are Mayor Emerson Luego of Mabini and his officials and staff, PLGU Tourism Officer Christine Dompor, PLGU ENR Officer Marilyn Perlas, Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine National Police, personnel of PENRO Davao de Oro and CENRO Maco, and Kapalong North Lady Eagles Club, among others. | 𝐷𝑀𝑂 𝐼𝐼 𝐶𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑀𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑒𝑙 𝐵. 𝐶𝑙𝑒𝑜𝑓𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝐸𝑁𝑅-𝑃𝐸𝑁𝑅𝑂 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑜 𝑑𝑒 𝑂𝑟𝑜

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