The Mount Inayawan Range National Park (MIRNP) located in Nunungan, Lanao del Norte is set to be declared as an ASEAN Heritage Park (AHP). This was disclosed by Nunungan Municipal Mayor Marcos Mamay during a public briefing last Wednesday, April 12. Accordingly, the official declaration will be made on June 28 this year. When officially recognized, it will become the 10th AHP of the Philippines.
Mount Inayawan is a critical watershed area and the largest remaining rainforest in the province situated at the heart of the Municipality of Nunungan. It is also the tallest in the province covering 3,632.739 hectares and a buffer zone of 889,041 hectares. The area was officially designated as a natural park on July 30, 2007 through Proclamation No. 1344 signed by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
The working committee of the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte and the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) have already conducted several meetings in preparation for the launching of the MIRNP as an ASEAN Heritage Park.
Photos below show Nunungan Mayor Marcos Mamay together with DENR-10 Regional Executive Director Dr. Henry Adornado during a recent ocular inspection at the site in preparation for the official declaration of MIRNP as AHP.
with photos by Marcos Mamay and Prov Govt of Lanao del Norte
