The private caretaker of the Masungi Georeserve in Rizal province has denied conceding to the plan of the Bureau of Corrections to develop 270 hectares of the 400-ha protected area as the new site for its headquarters.
In a text message to the Inquirer, Ann Dumaliang said: “It was a good first touch base and we are happy we finally met the BuCor leadership — but no such conclusions were agreed on.”
BuCor said it acquired the right to the 270-ha portion of the conservation site when President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo issued Proclamation No. 1158 on Sept. 9, 2006, reserving that area as a new site for the bureau. But Arroyo’s proclamation makes no reference to Proclamation No. 1636 of 1977 and Proclamation No. 573 of 1969, issued by then President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. reserving the Masungi area as a national park and wildlife sanctuary.
In 2017, the foundation entered into an agreement with DENR regarding Masungi’s preservation and maintenance.It was only in September last year that BuCor was able to receive the transfer of certificate title of the property.
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