Results revealed that majority of the respondents are male, married and in the age ranges from 30 – 40 years old. These respondents confirmed that majority of the local settlers living near PNAP areas were converting the mangrove area into residential (90.38%), converting into fishpond with 25.75% and utilizing as ports for fishing boats like in the case of Brgy. Sto. Rosario. Other anthropogenic activities include improper waste disposal, grazing of astray animals, among others. Moreover, the effects brought by these anthropogenic activities include gradual destruction of the mangrove ecosystem, and high mortality of mangroves. Though these areas were negatively affected, best practices were likewise noticed such as the conduct of regular coastal clean-up and mangrove planting activity.

Through this, it is suggested to intensify the awareness efforts (such as IEC campaign) of all concerned organizations and institutions, and by entering a multi-partite agreement among key players and coming-up with one resolution of protecting these ecosystems. Likewise, a regular monitoring among these mangrove ecosystems is being encouraged.