How a Philippine town is dealing with the fallout of its own popularity

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How a Philippine town is dealing with the fallout of its own popularity

El Nido in the Philippines was once a small fishing town, but promotion on social media over the last decade led to a dramatic influx of tourists. Tourism has helped the local economy, but also resulted in coastal water contamination, Mongabay’s Keith Anthony Fabro reports. Home to 50,000 residents, El Nido welcomed 10 times that number of visitors in 2023 — and its sewage system wasn’t prepared to handle so many people. Government data show tha…