00:00 The effects of the earthquake in the mountains in the country are also felt.
00:04 Mount Apo Natural Park in Davao was one of them,
00:07 which was temporarily closed for the sake of the environment and those who climb the mountains.
00:13 This is Jai Ramondez of PTV Davao.
00:16 The extreme caution category is still the one that was felt by the weather in Mindanao.
00:24 This means that the chances of heat cramps or heat stroke are still high,
00:29 especially if the sun is out for a long time.
00:31 This is also felt even in Mount Apo Natural Park, the highest mountain in the Philippines.
00:38 That's why yesterday, the trekking activity in Mount Apo Natural Park was banned for 10 days.
00:45 In a Facebook post by DINR Davao,
00:48 the Manpi Protected Area Management Board issued a resolution on Tuesday
00:53 for the suspension of the activity until March 30,
00:57 to ensure the safety of the natural park and visitors from El Nino who are exposed to dry spell and grass fire here.
01:05 According to Santa Cruz LGU in Davao del Sur,
01:08 they will also strictly monitor the mountains towards Mount Apo.
01:12 We as a local government unit in Santa Cruz,
01:15 we always see to it that there is a monitoring,
01:20 community-based, government-initiated,
01:25 we are making a sense that we are not employing,
01:29 we are monitoring the jurisdiction of Mount Apo Natural Park.
01:35 The trekkers who are booked have been warned to consult with their local organizers for the change of schedule.
01:43 I'm eager to go there.
01:45 I'm looking forward to going there next week, Wednesday.
01:50 If ever a continual enclosure or delay,
01:53 like in Guapo, in Quito,
01:55 it's not there anymore, it's just moving forward now.
01:57 I think it can't be extended.
01:59 Mount Apo was declared a heritage park in 1984 by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations,
02:05 or ASEAN Declaration on Heritage Parks and Reserves.
02:09 It is also an outprotected area under the National Integrated Protected Area Systems of 1991.
02:15 It is also the primary water source in Davao and the Sucsargen region in Mindanao.
02:21 Meanwhile, the provincial government helped the local government in their PDRRMO, PNP and Tourism Office
02:28 for the strict monitoring of tourists who climb the mountains that surround their boundary.
02:35 After the grass fire in Barangay Gambuda in Araca last weekend,
02:40 which resulted in the collapse of a part of the mountain,
02:43 active monitoring is needed to avoid bushfires or disasters that have plans to climb the mountain.
02:51 From PTV Davao, Jai Ramondez for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
