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The DENR Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) of Sarangani and Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape (SBPS) Protected Area Management Office concluded a series of public consultations on May 16-17 in the coastal municipalities of Maitum and Kiamba to orient the public of their schedule and procedure of demarcation activities in the western portion of SBPS.
 
"Sarangani Bay became a protected seascape by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 756, Series of 1996, and was legislated through Republic Act No. 11038 or the ENIPAS Act of 2018," SBPS Protected Area Superintendent (PASU) Joy C. Ologuin explained to the participants.
 
The DENR shall conduct demarcation activities to officially mark the seascape's boundaries through the use of concrete posts and witness monuments pursuant to BMB Technical Bulletin 2019-01.
 
"Before we can install these boundary markers, we must first consult with the local community and affected stakeholders," affirmed PENRO Sarangani Maria Elvira Lumayag.
 
The participants were assured that no markers shall be installed within houses or private property without the landowners' consent. The markers are placed not to lay claim on private land, but only to mark the boundaries of the protected area.
 
"We believe that demarcation is one way to remind the public to treat Sarangani Bay with greater care and appreciation," PENRO Sarangani TSD chief Jesus Boja stated.
 
"SBPS is our very own national heritage. It is our joint responsibility to conserve and protect it for present and future generations," he added. | With report and photos from SRCabildo, PENRO Sarangani IO Designate
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