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FILE PHOTO: Bacuit Bay in El Nido —MICA VELOSO/CONTRIBUTOR
EL NIDO, PALAWAN, Philippines — The degraded quality of this tourist town’s coastal waters cropped up anew with environment officials in the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) region repeating a warning against elevated coliform levels in Bacuit Bay—a popular leisure destination—making it unsafe for swimming.
Joe Amil Salino, regional director of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), said the prohibition against swimming covers the entire bay and is enforced in coordination with the local government.
“We prohibit activities in this area because coliform levels are relatively high. We have coordinated with the local government unit and they are responsible for policing and preventing people from swimming here,” said Salino, adding that they have put up warning signs in affected areas.
