Business owners along the Pujada Bay in Mati City have been given an extension until end-September to comply with all the requirements to operate in a declared protected area. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Davao Region office, in a statement on Thursday, said the “one month leeway to all resource users” was for “humanitarian reasons” and agreed upon in a meeting on Aug. 18. Data from the Pujada Bay Landscape and Seascapes Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) show there are 156 foreshore users, including resorts and other leisure establishments.

Resorts, shrimp farm owners get until end-Sept. to comply with Pujada Bay protected area requirements. (2021, August 27). BusinessWorld, p. S1/10.