Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (second from left) with El Nido Mayor Edna Lim, Palawan Governor Jose Alvarez, and El Nido Water Infrastructure Office (WIO) Engr. Michelle Cardenas during the sewage and solid waste treatment plant inspection at El Nido, Palawan.
In 2018, the rehabilitation of El Nido was initiated due to unsustainable tourism practices and ecological degradation, thereby enjoining stakeholders to implement the laws and undertake immediate recourse to save the tourist spot from further deterioration.