BRP participates in Mt. Malindang Week 2004

The first week of June is declared as Mount Malindang Week, by virtue of Executive Order No. 03-2002 by the Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

This year, BRP hosted two of the major activities of Mt. Malindang Week celebration. In coordination with the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB), BRP organized a symposium and exhibit as part of its Information-Education-Communication (IEC) activities in bringing BRP and its outputs to the local people of Mt. Malindang. BRP also participated in the en banc meeting - with an update report of Mr. Iver T. Alabanzas about BRP's activities. Various activities aimed at capturing local stakeholders' interest about Mt. Malindang were also conducted during the said celebration. These included hanging of streamers depicting Mt. Malindang Week 2004 theme "Ang pag amping sa kabukiran sa Malindang, pagseguro sa kinabuhi sa katawhan karon ug sa umaabot nga kaliwatan" (Conserving Mt. Malindang, ensure life now and for future generation), tree planting, organizational meeting of Mt. Malindang Ecological Foundation, PAMB en banc meeting, Philippine Eagle information drive and a trek to Lake Duminagat.

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