UNDERWATER GEM. A coral in Panaon Island in Southern Leyte. The environmental group Oceana has welcomed the call of local governments in Panaon Island to designate through legislation their marine habitat and sanctuaries as one of the Philippines' protected areas.(Photo courtesy of Oceana) TACLOBAN CITY - Environmental group Oceana has welcomed the call of local governments in Panaon Island of Southern Leyte to designate through legislation their marine habitat and sanctuaries as one of the country's protected areas. In a statement on Friday, Oceana said mayors of the towns of Liloan, Pintuyan, San Francisco, and San Ricardo recently filed separate resolutions pledging their support for the efforts to include Panaon Island in the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System (ENIPAS). The Island's underwater is home to coral reefs included in the priority regions for conservation, reefs with the potential to withstand the impacts of climate change and repopulate neigh
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