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'Pakitang-tao': Puyat slams El Nido mayor for inconsistent policy implementation

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1397378" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - Tourism Sec. Berna Romulo-Puyat on Friday criticized the mayor of resort town El Nido in Palawan for her alleged insincerity in implementing environmental laws in the popular tourist destination.</p><p>Three Cabinet officials, including Puyat, met with El Nido Mayor Nieves Rosendo earlier this week when they checked the island&#x27;s environmental issues and compliance with policies.</p><p>&quot;Sinabihan na namin na &#x27;yung mga boats, &#x27;wag nang nakaharang sa harap kasi &#x27;yun ay nagpapataas ng fecal coliform. Noong pumunta kami wala,&quot; Puyat said in an interview on DZMM.</p><p>(We told her to remove the boats from the beachfront because it increases fecal coliform. When we went to check, nothing.)</p><p>Two bodies of water in the town had failed water safety tests after registering high levels of fecal coliform.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/28/18/el-nido-fails-coliform-test-after-registering-above-1000-level">READ: El Nido fails coliform test after registering above 1,000 leve</a></li></ul><p>&quot;To be fair, impressed ako sa pinakita niya pero malungkot ako dahil nung umalis ako, I was sent pictures, parang &#x27;yung pinakita lang niya ay &#x27;yung maganda,&quot; she said.</p><p>(To be fair, I was impressed with what we saw but I&#x27;m sad that when we left, I was sent pictures, it seems the mayor only showed us the good parts.)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1397381" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>&quot;Diretsuhin na natin, si mayor, yes, pakitang-tao. Hindi ko nagugustuhan na iba &#x27;yung pinakita niya tapos pag alis namin, balik sa dati,&quot; she said.</p><p>(Let&#x27;s be frank with the mayor, yes, it was all for show. I did not like that she implemented change when we were there, but allowed it to go back to what it was after we left.)</p><p>Rosendo, meanwhile, said the local government has yet to find a permanent dock for boats. Boat tours to lagoons and beach islands jump off from a beach front at the center of town. </p><p>&quot;We have more than 200 beaches pero &#x27;yan ay nasa ibang island. Within El Nido town, we have 4 [pero] wala kaming backdoor ng El Nido, lahat ay [beach] front,&quot; she said.</p><p>(We have more than 200 beaches but those are located in other islands. Within El Nido town, we have 4 but we don&#x27;t have a backdoor, all are beach fronts.)</p><p>The local government is crafting orders to regulate the docking of boats and to establish common cooking areas for tourists, the mayor said.</p><p>The national government is willing to give Rosendo &quot;a chance,&quot; Puyat said.</p><p>&quot;Sana totohanin niya, hindi lang bola,&quot; she said.</p><p>(I hope she sees it through, not fake it.)</p><p>The national government launched an environmental crackdown in El Nido after it rehabilitated famed beach destination Boracay from April to October.</p><p>Boracay was closed to tourists for six months after President Rodrigo Duterte described its waters as &quot;cesspools&quot; because of sewage woes. </p><p>Coron in Palawan, Panglao in Bohol, Siargao in Surigao del Norte and Puerto Galera in Mindoro will undergo a similar environmental audit and clean-up, Puyat earlier said.<br/> </p>

<p>MANILA - Tourism Sec. Berna Romulo-Puyat on Friday criticized the mayor of resort town El Nido in Palawan for her alleged insincerity in implementing environmental laws in the popular tourist destination.<br /> </p>

MANILA - Tourism Sec. Berna Romulo-Puyat on Friday criticized the mayor of resort town El Nido in Palawan for her alleged insincerity in implementing environmental laws in the popular tourist destination.