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3. The amended boundary should be delineated/surveyed on the
ground with a precise instrument and all corners appropriately
marked/monumented;
4. The company should hire a full time forester.[9]
Acting on the Memorandum dated November 6, 1998, RED Antonio M. Mendoza,
DENR-IX, Zamboanga City, submitted to the DENR Secretary a Memorandum[10]
dated April 7, 1999 regarding the performance evaluation of IFMA No. R-9-040. The
RED Memorandum reads This
has
reference
with
the
instruction
to
validate
the
performance/accomplishment of IFMAs of Region IX, Western Mindanao.
Validation of IFMAs is in accordance with the existing policy of the DENR,
to determine the capabilities of the holders to develop their Lease areas
in consonance with their submitted and approved Comprehensive
Development Management Plan.
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On 6 November 1998, Foresters Isabelo C. Mangaya-ay and Philidor
Lluisma, pursuant to Regional Special Order No. 217, Series of 1998,
conducted the evaluation of the performance of IFMA No. R9-040 of
Pagadian City Timber Company, Inc. located at Langapod and Cogonan,
Municipality of Labangan and Datagan, Municipality of Sominot, all of
Zamboanga del Sur. Result of the evaluation reveals that the holder
violated the following DENR existing Rules and Regulations particularly
Section 26 of DAO 97-04 GROUNDS FOR CANCELLATION of IFMA which
provides that, "any of the following violations shall be sufficient grounds
for the cancellation of IFMA."
1. Paragraph 26.5, Section 26, DAO 97-04, Series of 1997, provides
that failure to implement the approved Comprehensive Development
and Management Plan.
As of 1998, the 4th year of existence of IFMA No. R9-040, the holder
must have developed a total of 1,597.0 hectares as per approved
CDMP. However, based on the report submitted by the Evaluation
Team only 365.2 hectares was planted which are about 22.8%.
During the evaluation, however, the IFMA representative could not
even pinpoint the planted areas.
Per report of the Pagadian CENRO Composite Monitoring Team
conducted on 21 August 1998 the plantation area was burned
resulting to the damage of about 300 hectares leaving only about
20.0 hectares undamaged. No report had been submitted/received
since then.
In infrastructure, the holder managed to put up one (1) out of four
(4) programmed look-out towers; developed one (1) out of two (2)
forest nurseries and constructed only 6 km. foot trail which is only
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