In a statement released Saturday, the department's regional office said it has received an initial report from the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in MIMAROPA and the El Nido Protected Area Management Office (ENPAMO) explaining that the barangay captain of Masagana, Edilberto Templado, had authorized the discharging of water into the bay in order to clear the outfall "so rainwater would drain into the sea and prevent flooding in the village".
