The paper presented the impact of "Sagip Wakatan " the mangrove conservation Program of  MLGU  Bayabas. A coastal town of Surigao del Sur in the Philippines. It presented the panorama in  the collaboration of the community or villagers and the government units in  the Philippines such  : BLGU, MLGU , the DENR NGP, PFAR and BFAR which contributed to its success story. The other components  of "Sagip Wakatan " were : the " Gakit Festival" for its tourism element  , values integration, participatory approaches in its management   , reforestation component  and the livelihood interventions. It was found out that " Sagip Wakatan" have tremendous impact in  environmental governance, improve earnings of the villagers due to its  livelihood interventions .  And the  development of community based tourism Program. Hence, a success story indeed.

KEY WORDS: Bayabas, Sagip Wakatan, NGP DENR, Mangroves , Public Management