22/05/2026
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐏𝐓𝐃𝐂𝐏𝐎), spearheaded by the 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 - 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐑-𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐎) 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐬 and the 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐚𝐲, conducted a 𝐂𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 from 𝐌𝐚𝐲 19-22, 2026 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭, 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐫
The activity was successfully carried out through the collaboration and support of partner agencies, barangay officials, MDRRMO, MENRO, the Philippine Army – Magsaysay, and the Municipal Tourism Office of Magsaysay. The assessment was executed with efficiency, technical accuracy, and strict adherence to applicable environmental and legal standards.
Prior to the cave assessment, an orientation was conducted for stakeholders and partner agencies to discuss the objectives, guidelines, and proper environmental protocols for the activity.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭:
• Courtesy Call at the Mayor’s Office
• Nocturnal Observation
• Vegetation Assessment
• Cave Assessment, Survey, and Mapping
• Data Consolidation
• Presentation of the Initial Cave Assessment Findings at the Mayor’s Office
This initiative aims to further assess, protect, and promote the municipality’s natural resources while ensuring sustainable tourism development and environmental conservation in Magsaysay, Davao del Sur.