๐ฟ A Milestone for Mangrove Conservation in Sarangani Bay ๐
The ceremonial signing of the MOA marked a collaborative commitment to establish and sustainably manage the 8,000-square-meter Gensan Mangrove Ecopark in Barangay Baluan, promoting mangrove conservation and coastal community development.
8/21/20261 min read
On August 21, 2026 at ๐๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐รฉ, General Santos City, the ๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, ๐๐ฃ๐. (๐๐๐ฟ๐๐), together with the ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฝ๐ค๐๐ง๐โ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ (๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ-๐๐ฝ๐๐) and the ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค๐จ ๐พ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ, officially sealed a partnership through the Ceremonial Signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the establishment, operation, and management of the Gensan Mangrove Ecoparks in Barangay Baluan, General Santos City.
The agreement covers the development and stewardship of an 8,000-square-meter mangrove ecopark, reinforcing our shared commitment to the rehabilitation, conservation, and sustainable management of the mangrove ecosystems within the Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape.
The MOA was signed by ๐น๐๐. ๐ญ๐. ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ช๐ท, JPIC Advocacy Ambassador, ๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐. ๐ญ๐. ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ช๐ท IHCD Advocacy Ambassador, representing ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐. ๐ญ๐. ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ. ๐ท๐๐๐๐, ๐ช๐ท, Provincial Superior.
This meaningful event was graced by DENR XII OICโRegional Executive Director ๐ด๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ. ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐; ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ. ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฑ๐., Protected Area Superintendent (PASu), ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐; ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฝ๐ค๐๐ง๐โ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ (๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ-๐๐ฝ๐๐); ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐จ; ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐, whose collective support strengthens this vital environmental partnership.
Together, we protect our mangroves, empower coastal communities, and nurture a more sustainable future for Sarangani Bay.