:: Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park ::

MT. KITANGLAD RANGE NATURAL PARK (MKRNP)

Mt. Kitangklad Range Natural Park (MKNRP) has a unique ecological diversity characterized by a combination and interplay of human communities, connected landscapes, immense natural diversity of its flora and fauna, and its contribution to national economy and heritage. All these features have secured the mountain range's future as a protected area under the natural park category and governed through specific conservation and management objectives.

Cognizant of its importance, the Sangguniang Bayan of Sumilao initiated MT. Kitanglad's proclamation as a National Park through Resolution No. 32, s. 1989. On December 14, 1990, it was established as a National Park by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 677.
Presidential Proclamation No. 896 dated october 24, 1996, declared certain parcels of land of the public domain covering Mt. Kitanglad Range as Natural Park and its peripheral areas as buffer zone.
Republic Act 8978 otherwise known as Mt. Kitanglad Protected Area Act of 2000 declared Mt. Kitanglad as full pledged protected area

Contact Address

Office of the Protected Area Superintendent
Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park
Department of Environment & Natural Resources
Capitol Drive Compound, Malaybalay City
Telfax: (088) 813 3453
E-mail: mkrnp@mlbly.philcom.com.ph

1. All visitors are required to secure permit from the Office of the Protected Area Superintendent, PENRO Compound, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. Only listed names of party members in the permitshall be allowed entry to the park premises.

2. Request for Visitor's permit must be filed 10 days prior to the actual date of visit/entry at the office of the PASu.

3. All luggages and items brought by visitors shall be subjected to inspection upon entry by the Protected Area Superintendent or authorized staff, and LGU or their authorized representative.

4. Prohibited drugs, hard liquors and gambling are not allowed within the park.

5. No permanent / temporary structures shall be constructed that will destruct or destroy its feature during the scheduled visit.

6. Hunting, killing and /or wounding a wildlife, cutting of trees and gathering / collecting of wild plants and other forest products are strictly prohibited.

7. Vandalism which include picking, mutating of plants, fruits and flowers, writing and engraving on trees and walls, altering / defacing facilities, boundary markers and park signs are likewise strictly prohibited.

8. Building of fire for cooking / camping purposes shall be allowed only in designated areas and should be put off properly after use.

9. The permittee shall keep the area clean and sanitary at all times. Garbage and other refuse shall be disposed of properly.

10. The DENR / PAMB and the local government unit concerned are not liable for any loss / damage on the personal properties / belongings or injury or death due to accident that may happen to any member of the group during the duration of visit to the park.

11. Proper acknowledgment for the use of the park in the tri-media is requested.

12. Violations of any of the above-stipulated terms and conditions will be sufficient ground for cancellation opf the permit and the permittee/s shall be heldliable to the prescribed penalties provided for under DENR existing rules and regulations, RAs 7586 and 8978, PAMB policies and the local government units acted ordinances.

13. Bring all non-biodegradable garbage during the visit outsied the Protected area. This includes bottles, plastic and cans. Biodegradable waste may be disposed off to the designated area.