The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said that it hopes to make the waters of Bacuit Bay in El Nido, Palawan safe for swimming by May. "We are cofident we can present to the public an improved Bacuit Bay-safe and fit for bathing and swimming, " Executive Director Henry A. Adornado of DENR Region IV -B said in a statement on Tuesday. The DENR is currently looking at the possibility of declaring Bacuit Bay a Water Quality Managemet Area (WQMA) which authorizes the implementation of an integrated water quality management system to protect and save bodies of water.

Ignacio, R. J. N. (2019, February 27). DENR targets El Nido’s Bacuit Bay for cleanup by May. BusinessWorld, p. S1/3.