Pro-environment activists won big when well-known "eco-warriors" were named the mayors of two of the most biodiverse towns in southern Palawan.
Longtime environmental lawyer and former mayor of Brooke's Point Mary Jean Feliciano, was kicked out of office in July 2021 after the Ombudsman found her guilty of oppression or grave abuse of authority for stopping a mining company from operating in her town in 2018. However, she won the vice mayor's seat and is now back in power.