On November 24, 2025, Malampaya Foundation Inc. (MFI) was formally recognized as a National Kabalikat Awardee by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for its exemplary and sustained contribution to the advancement of Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Philippines.

When El Nido was hit directly by Typhoon Tino on November 5, the municipality bore the brunt of the storm’s destructive path. Strong winds and heavy rains left widespread damage not only in El Nido but also in nearby municipalities, including Linapacan and Taytay.

Three conservation partner sites of the Malampaya Foundation Inc. (MFI) earned national recognition at the 2025 Para El Mar Awards, securing 1st and 2nd place in the Locally-Managed Marine Protected Area (MPA) category and a special citation for enforcement excellence.

Five (5) of the nine (9) finalists in this year’s Para El Mar Awards – Locally-Managed Marine Protected Area Category are conservation partner sites that we have supported since 2013.

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As part of our livelihood skills training program, around 70 tour guides in Coron and El Nido, Palawan successfully completed their Level 2 Tour-Guiding Accreditation in partnership with the Department of Tourism – MIMAROPA and the Municipal Tourism Offices of Coron and El Nido. Conducted on August 11–17 and August 25–31, 2025, the training enhanced participants’ competencies in professional guiding, safety standards, environmental stewardship, and visitor engagement.

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El Nido, Palawan-- Malampaya Foundation Inc (MFI) renewed yesterday, June 4, 2025, conservation agreements with eleven (11) partner communities in the municipalities of Taytay, El Nido and Linapacan to continue marine biodiversity conservation partnership grassroots work that started as far back as 2013-2016 in the different areas, including support to two National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) sites: the Malampaya Sound Protected Landscape and Seascape (MSPLS) and the El Nido Managed Resource Protected Area (ENMRPA).

El Nido, Palawan-- Conservation partners and benefactors converged yesterday, June 3, 2025, at the charming Teneguiban floating MPA station in El Nido that is a tourist destination by day and an enforcement station at night for bantay dagats built jointly by Malampaya Foundation Inc (MFI) and conservation partner Samahan ng Maliliit na Mangingisda ng Barangay Teneguiban (SMMBT) with support from the barangay local government unit (LGU).

Linapacan, Palawan-- The municipal local government of Linapacan, Department of Energy (DOE), Prime Energy Resources Development BV (PERD) and Malampaya Foundation Inc (MFI) inaugurated and turned-over yesterday, June 3, 2025, a community solar micro-grid system on Barangonan Island with annual energy production capacity of more than 67,000kwh for 100+ households.