The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Davao Region (DENR-Davao) also announced this in a Facebook post on March 19.
“We are announcing a ‘temporary suspension of all trekking activities’ from March 20 to March 30, 2024, pursuant to MANP-Protected Area Management Board Executive Committee Resolution No. 1, series of 2024 enacted today, March 19, 2024,” DENR-Davao wrote in the post.
The department said that the closure was also prompted by the ongoing El Niño phenomenon, which may cause bushfires and heavily impact the environment and visitors. The resumption of activities will be considered through the assessments and recommendations of MANP Protected Area Management Office of Davao and Soccsksargen. JPC, RGP
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