DAVAO CITY – All entry points to Mt. Apo with existing open trails will now adopt a unified system of climbing registration, trekking fees, policy in guiding and portering, among others after the local government of Sta. Cruz town in Davao del Sur approves a new trekking policy.
In a Philippine Information Agency dispatch, Sta. Cruz Mayor Atty. Joel Ray Lopez approved Sangguniang Bayan Resolution No. 189-15 adopting the Common Trekking Policy among all local governments in Mt. Apo Natural Park (MANP) as earlier imposed by the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB).
The new uniform trekking fee will now become P1,000 per climber for regular season and P1,500 per person during peak season which is during Holy Week from Holy Monday to Easter Sunday.
The same amount shall also be collected as exit fee for climbers who decide to traverse to other trails.
Sta. Cruz host a major portion of MANP and it is one of the open trails to Mt. Apo for trekking and mountaineering activity.(davaotoday.com)
