Created under the Office of the Governor through Executive Order No. 22, Series of 2004 and pursuant to RA 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991) which encourages LGUs to consolidate and coordinate their efforts, services and resources for purposes commonly beneficial to them. Same policy is supported by RA 8550 (Fisheries Code of 1998) which promotes the integrated management of contiguous fishery areas to facilitate single resource management system.

Registered in June 2006 with the SEC as a non-stock and non-profit organization, PADAYON is an acronym that stands for Panglao, Dauis, and Baclayon, the three municipalities that comprises the BMT area, the 3 LGUs have obligated itself under a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in June 7, 2007 and being enhanced through another MOA in September 7, 2008 to include the Provincial Government of Bohol and the Office of the First Congressional District to strengthen and further ensure the sustainability of programs in the area.

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