Ordinance. 031-2023, or the Mabini Integrated Coastal Management Code of 2023, that was enacted by the local government of Mabini, Batangas province, on October 23, 2024, took effect on January 19. The ordinance puts in place an integrated management framework to achieve food security and livelihood opportunities through fishery and…
The coastal town of Mabini in Batangas, which boasts unique dive sites, approved an ordinance that would put in place a ridge-to-reef approach to protecting and conserving the environment, particularly its coastal and marine biodiversity. Ordinance No 031-2023 signed by Mayor Nilo M. Villanueva on October 27, 2023, takes effect…