With so much beauty and unexplored natural wonders, Local officials in the Philippines were urged on Saturday to help in the efforts by the national government to make the Philippines into a “dive capital” of the Asian region.
Ronaldo Puno, Interior Secretary of the country, asked the local government units to take measures that would standardize the collection of recreational diving fees and utilize such revenues to implement marine conservation and coastal livelihood programs.
He asked the executives of areas where dive sites are located to set up coastal resources management bodies to help preserve eco-tourism sites and conserve the country’s marine lives. (more…)
