Constructing stairway to the summit of Apo is a serious violation of many laws. They should be reminded that Mt. Apo is an inheritance from our ancestors which we only borrow from our future. Mt. Apo as notable mountain of the country gained a lot of conservation and preservation blanket from the law these are: May 9, 1936, Mount Apo was declared a national park with Proclamation no. 59 by President Manuel L. Quezon; Proclamation no. 35 of May 8, 1966; Proclamation no. 882 of September 24, 1996.
The approval of Republic Act no. 9237 established Mount Apo as a protected area under the category of Natural Park with an area of 54,974.87 hectares (135,845.9 acres); with two peripheral areas of 2,571.73 hectares (6,354.9 acres) and 6,506.40 hectares (16,077.7 acres) as buffer zones, provided for its management and for other purposes.
The local officials of Kidapawan City should think more!
