The Pujada Bay in the City of Mati, Davao Oriental has been named as one of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World. This was announced after the General Assembly of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World (MBBW) has unanimously approved Davao Oriental team’s MBBW application.

The Davao Oriental delegation, composed of Provincial Governor’s Office Chief of Staff Mr. Ednar Dayanghirang and Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO) Officer Ms. Dolores Valdesco who both represented Governor Nelson Dayanghirang and CiENR Officer Eddie Cobacha who represented Mati City Mayor Michelle Rabat, presented the team’s Pujada Bay application in Toyama city, Toyama Prefecture, Japan on October 18.

With the approval, experts from the MBBW are now set to visit the province, particularly the Pujada Bay in the City of Mati, to conduct a ground assessment and validation.

“The ground validation is the first official act of MBBW to visit new approved members to see what we told them, prior to induction next year for the 16th World Congress in Morocco,” said Mr. Dayanghirang.

The Provincial Government headed by Governor Nelson Dayanghirang warmly welcomed the pleasant development as this is another reason to promote the City of Mati and the Province of Davao Oriental as another worthy world-class destination.

Moreover, the Governor hopes that aside from boosting the province’s eco-tourism potentials that will help usher more economic opportunities in the city and the province, the approval of the Pujada Bay as one of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World will also help the government and the residents to put more efforts in protecting the wealth of this treasured landscape. KLD | PIO