BACOLOD CITY, June 18 -- Negros Occidental has been recognized for its conservation story titled "Municipal Waters in Harmony: Negros Occidental's Legacy in the 7th Ramsar Site" during the Good Stories Movement 2026 awarding ceremony on Thursday.

Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) head Julie Ann Bedrio received the certificate of global gratitude from Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), former Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr., and renowned environmental lawyer Antonio Oposa Jr. at the DENR Social Hall in Quezon City.

"A province looked at its shrinking coastline and chose to grow it back. Negros Occidental built a provincial network of coastal greenbelts and wetlands co...