The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) - Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENRO) based here opened yesterday the Philippine Environment Month celebration this June with the launching of pawikan nesting site in Magalawa Island in Palauig town, this province to raise public awareness and community support in the protection and conservation of marine resources. Ariel Mendoza, head of CENRO Masinloc said that the coastline of the 42-hectare Magalawa Island has been an important nesting ground of marine turtles. Magalawa Island is located within the more than 7,000-hectare Masinloc and Oyon Bay Protected Seascape and Landscape (MOBPLS).

Flora, I. O. (2022, June 4). DENR launches pawikan nesting site in celebration of environmental month. SunStar Pampanga, pp. 2, 11.