𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧, 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧

In a meeting initiated by Mr. Angel Manalon, Aborlan Municipal Administrator and Engr. Edwin Yadao, Aborlan Municipal Agriculture’s Officer (MAO), as part of public consultations made for the purpose of drafting a new IRR for the regulation of business and trade of lobster fry in Aborlan, Palawan, Legal Services Section Staff Dennis Creach S. Barcelona together with the District Management Division South provided insights about PCSD Administrative Order No. 12, its salient provisions, and the agency’s mandate to conduct IEC and trainings. They informed them that PCSD is very willing to provide assistance with regard to information about the laws and likewise may deputize Wildlife Enforcement Officer (WEO) to qualified people from their municipality.

LGU-Aborlan employees, local fisherfolks, and catchers and traders of lobster fry conceptualized to ensure proper enforcement of the IRR addressing rampant illegal trading of lobster in the municipality.