May 26, 2021 THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Zamboanga Peninsula has turned over to the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Menre-Barmm) the administration and management of Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary (TIWS) in the province of Tawi-Tawi. The symbolic turn-over was held on Sunday, May 23, in Baguan Island, Turtle Island town, where DENR-Zamboanga Peninsula Executive Director Crisanta Marlene Rodriguez, as Protected Area Management Board chairperson, handed over to Menre-Barmm Forest Management Services Director Abdul-Jalil Umngan. Turtle Islands is globally recognized as the most important nesting ground for the endangered Green Sea Turtle and the critically endangered Hawksbill Turtle.