An environmental law group has asked the provincial government of Palawan to suspend the implementation of an ordinance creating a new council that will oversee the management of protected areas in the province. In a letter addressed to Palawan Gov. Jose Alvarez, Vice Gov. Dennis Socrates and members of the provincial board, the Environmental Legal Assistance Center (Elac) also sought the reconsideration of the rationale and purpose of Provincial Ordinance No. 2210, which was approved in February. The management of protected areas, said Elac, is already enshrined in special laws, such as the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System (Enipas) law, which amended a 1992 legislation on protected areas, and the Strategic Environmental Plan for Palawan (SEP).

Enano, J. O. (2020, June 6). Review law on protected areas, Palawan officials urged. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A10.