In this quaint, sun-kissed town on the shores of Illana Bay in Lanao del Norte, several communities show how working together can lead to cohesion and harmony among Muslim and Christian neighbors. By working together to establish marine sanctuaries, the neighbors not only secured their fishing livelihoods, but also helped win the peace by achieving a high level of cohesion and harmony. Around the year 2000, the idea of a marine sanctuary to protect their livelihoods from illegal fishing activities was proposed by a non-government organization called the Lanao Aquatic and Marine Fisheries Center for Community Development Inc.

Tria, J. (2018, November 15). Lanao town wins peace by protecting fish areas. Manila Standard, p. B4.