RIZAL GOVT, DENR TO REHABILITATE HINULUGANG TAKTAK

ANTIPOLO: Gov. Nini Ynares of Rizal and the local government of Antipolo signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) for reviving the Hinulugang Taktak Protected Landscape (HTPL) here. Together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Calabarzon Region headed by its regional executive director Reynulfo Juan and the city government of Antipolo Mayor Jun Ynares, the provincial government will work to bring back the glory days of the said waterfall to be able to attract tourists. The MoA calls for the co-administration and co-management of the HTPL with an area of 3.2 hectares as defined under Proclamation 412, declaring the Hinulugang Taktak waterfalls a protected landscape, to ensure the protection, sustainable development and rehabilitation of the area.