The Ateneo de Manila University is hosting the 1st State of the Mangroves Summit: Northwestern Luzon on October 23-24, 2014.

Participants include representatives from the Provincial Governments of Bulacan, Bataan, Zambales, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, and Cagayan; the Municipal Offices of Masinloc, Zambales and Bani, Pangasinan; the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority; the Department of Environment and Natural Resources; and other institutions involved in mangrove management in the Philippines.