The Region 11 office of the Department of Tourism (DoT 11) is planning to adopt a turtle conservation plan along the beaches of Compostela Valley (ComVal) province in order to protect the rare and endangered marine creature which breeds in the town’s protected seascape of Davao Gulf. DoT 11 Director Sonia Garcia said she had been pushing for what she called a “punta pawikan” initiative among beach resorts in Davao Region and was happy that Beach View is open to the idea.

Luczon, N. (2010, May 15). DoT urges implementation of turtle conservation plan. Manila Bulletin, p. 13.