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Bataan adds yet another recognition to its already long list of awards, this time for its exemplary practices in the rehabilitation and preservation of the Manila Bay watershed area.


DILG recognized the City of Balanga as the top-performing local government unit (1st PLACE) in the 2020 Fisheries Compliance Audit (FishCA) National Validation garnering the highest score in the assessment.


The municipality of Orion placed 2nd while the municipality of Samal bagged 4th Place.


FIshCA under the Manila Bay Program assesses the compliance of LGUs to the Philippine Fisheries Code and promotes greater LGU accountability to the priority measures of the Manila Bay Sustainable Development Master Plan.


The National Validation Team (NVT) consists of the DILG, DA-BFAR, and NGO partners Rare Inc. and Oceana Philippines.


Balanga City, Orion and Samal will receive cash incentives to be utilized for environmental programs and projects.