Some 30 Ilonggo artists brought canvases, paints, brushes and other paraphernalia to Ajuy, Iloilo to paint the mangroves of Pedada Bay recently. The Bay has 90 hectares of mangroves dominated by the species pagatpat (scientifically known as Sonneratia alba) which was featured on the front page of a major daily last year.

Iloilo artists paint Ajuy mangroves. (2010, June 2). Panay News, p. B9.