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English: In 2008, the Xavier University - McKeough Marine Center spearheaded the establishment of the Macajalar Bay Development Alliance (MBDA) to implement Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) in one of the most important bays in the Philippines, the Macajalar Bay. The Bay is a major fishing ground in Misamis Oriental of Region 10, Northern Mindanao. It is 50-km wide at the mouth and 30-km long, with an area approximately 1000 km2. Further, it is the gateway to Northern Mindanao, with heavy, medium, to light industries, with rapid development and strong coastal migration, threatening the condition of the bay.

MBDA is composed of the provincial government of Misamis Oriental and 14 coastal local government units (LGUs), namely: Cagayan de Oro City (Chartered), El Salvador City (Component), Alubijid, Balingasag, Binuangan, Jasaan, Kinoguitan, Lagonglong, Laguindingan, Opol, Salay, Sugbongcogon, Tagoloan and Villanueva.

The local chief executives of the member-LGUs sit in the Council, which serves as the highest policy and decision-making body of the alliance. Concurrent to the national elections, the Council elects its Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Secretary and the Treasurer which constitute the Executive Committee. The Council also appoints at least its agriculturist, planning and development officers as members to the technical working group (TWG) who closely coordinate with various sectors in the implementation of ICM plan in the Bay. Currently, the MBDA has five TWG components namely: Coastal Law Enforcement, IEC, Habitat and Resource Management, Policies and Good Governance, and Monitoring and Evaluation. The 14 coastal municipalities and cities are further divided into four clusters to identify key issues that need to be addressed and implemented jointly as an alliance. The Program Management Office (PMO) of the MBDA is the main project and program development body, represented by a PMO Manager and 8 officers who also sit as the TWG and Cluster coordinators of the alliance.

The MBDA has been doing its programs and projects in close collaboration with various stakeholders such as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Philippine National Police - Maritime Group, Philippine Coast Guard, Maritime Industry Authority, Department of Interior and Local Government, Mindanao Development Authority, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GiZ, RARE, Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia, STEAG Power Inc, Mindanao State University - Naawan, and Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan.