AGRARIAN Reform Undersecretary Jerry Pacturan (2nd from left) and Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar Moreno (2nd from right) give a round of applause as Marriz Agbon , President of the Philippine Agricultural Development Commercial Corp. (PADCC), unveils the Mount Balatukan Range Convergence Agro-Enterprise Cluster at the provincial capitol compound in Cagayan De Oro City. The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), the Department of Agriculture (DA), and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) adopted Misamis Oriental as the 9th Convergence Area and allotted close to P1 Billion worth of basic rural infrastructure and livelihood projects for this year alone to preserve Mt. Balatukan as a watershed area, while promoting the economic well-being of Northeastern part of Misamis Oriental by planting within its perimeter areas cash crops such as vegetables, bananas, corn, cassava and developing agro-forestry, among others. Looking on at right is DENR Assistant Secretary Michelle Angelica Go (right).
