A lawmaker from Palawan denied his connection to an Iloilo-based watercraft group that allegedly jet skied over a marine protected area without the necessary permits. Zanie Seracarpio from the office of Palawan 1st district Rep. Edgardo Salvame told Super Radyo Palawan on Tuesday that the Iloilo Watercraft Association (IWA) did not coordinate its activities with their office. Locals from El Nido, Palawan have claimed that IWA invoked the name of Salvame after local authorities questioned the group’s jet ski activities in some islands and waters covered by the El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area (ENTMRPA) more than a week ago.

Palawan lawmaker denies link to Ilonggo group in jet ski brouhaha. (2023, June 15). Daily Guardian, pp. 1, 11.