Resort operators in Santa Fe have agreed to construct a uniform coastal barrier that would protect their individual properties from the ongoing erosion of precious white sands.
This was the resolution reached during the consultative meeting attended by Gov. Gwen Garcia, LGU officials headed by Mayor Ithamar Espinosa, and resort owners and operators at the municipal session hall on Tuesday, June 27.
Resort owners, with the endorsement of the municipal council, will have to secure first a Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) clearance from DENR before the work could be carried out.
Board Members Kerrie Shimura, Mela Franco, and Red Duterte joined the governor in Santa Fe, as well as DENR7 assistant regional director Charlie Fabre, DENR-PENRO Jose Cleo Colis. | BJR