MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Dec. 7 (PIA) -- Local chief executives in the province fully support the forest land boundary assessment and delineation (FLBD) project of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Provincial Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. expressed his unwavering commitment during the launching of the project held in Xavier Estates, Cagayan de Oro City on Sunday, December 2.
He is also thankful for the implementation of the project in the region which is set to kick-off in the province.
A priority project of President Benigno S. Aquino III, the FLBD project aims to map areas to delineate the boundaries between forestland and alienable and disposable lands in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
Adiong, however, urged the DENR-ARMM to coordinate with the provincial government and the respective municipal mayors on the schedule of the actual conduct of the land survey to avoid problems in the field.
League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) Lanao del Sur Chapter President and Poona Bayabao Mayor Lampa Pandi also conveyed the same support to the project.
He said the LMP will provide the necessary assistance to the DENR during the actual survey.
Earlier, DENR-ARMM Secretary Hadji Kahal Kedtag enjoined municipal mayors and their respective Sangguniang Bayan to support the implementation of the project.
He said the active participation of the local government units is critical to the success of the FLBD project.
ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman, on the other hand, said the implementation of the P44 million FLBD project is pursuant to the memorandum of agreement the ARMM government signed with the DENR on June 19, this year.
He said the project is in compliance with the agenda of the President to complete and perfect the country’s land delineation and land classification before the end of his term.
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