To protect the Philippines' second biggest seascape, former Albay Third District representative now Ligao City Mayor Fernando Gonzalez filed a bill declaring the Ticao-Burias Pass as a protected seascape. The move was supported by two other lawmakers from Bicol representing areas covering the vital inland seas of the region. Representatives Ma. Vida Bravo and Evelyn Escudero of the first districts of Masbate and Sorsogon have co-authored the bill seeking the declaration of Ticao-Burias Pass as a marine protected area (MPA) under the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act. Bravo's representation covers six municipalities — San Fernando, San Jacinto, Monreal, Batuan of Ticao Island, and Claveria and San Pascual of Burias Island, all along the two waters; while the Sorsogon towns of Donsol, Pilar and Castilla that sit along the northern coastline of Ticao Pass belong to Escudero's district.

Barcia, R. B. (2022, December 22). 'Ticao-Burias Pass seascape must be a marine protected area'. The Manila Times, p. A8.