The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has classified 42 out of 500 identified caves in Southern Mindanao for assessing and determining the most appropriate sustainable use, protection and management.

“Cave classification is a process of assessing and determining the appropriate sustainable use of caves with due consideration on the cave’s biodiversity as well as its archaeological, historical, cultural and potential socio-economic values,” said DENR Region XI Director Joselin Marcus Fragada.

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