The Pujada Bay in Mati City, Davao Oriental. (PNA file photo)
DAVAO CITY – The Mati City Tourism and Promotion Office met with the different offices and line agencies on Wednesday for the promotion and protection of Pujada Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape.
In a statement on Wednesday, the local government said the meeting was initiated to address the ease of doing business in the city, especially on securing environmental clearances such as environmental compliance certificate, a special application for the protected area, locational clearance, building permit and business permit.
The meeting was attended by representatives from Mati City Tourism Office, City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), City Agriculturist Office (CAO), City Engineering Office (CEO), Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO), City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) and the City Housing Office (CHO).
“The team held their first meeting on Tuesday (July 7) at the City Tourism Office to harmonize the process in securing permits and clearances before investing, constructing, and developing within and along the Pujada Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape,” Mati City Information Officer Ben Jason Tesiorna said.
Tesiorna said the attendees agreed that a transaction flow should be devised to guide the investors and private individuals before developing a certain area within the vicinities of Pujada Bay.
The areas include government projects such as FGR Park and Baywalk, fish port, mariculture, fish ponds, subdivisions, or resettlement areas, he said.
“The team will also conduct a Technical Conference on Thursday (July 9, 2020), to address resort owners' concerns who were located along Pujada Bay and to help them with their documentary requirements,” Tesiorna added. (PNA)
