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Authority (MinDA) said. She said MinDA, being the government agency mandated to coordinate and integrate all development efforts in Mindanao, takes the lead in the integration, harmonization and rationalization of such efforts. Meanwhile, TriĹˆo said there are least three (3) groundwater basins in Mindanao, namely: Agusan River Basin, Misamis Occidental Basin and Pulangi River Basin.
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Hence, MinDA in coordination with its key partner agencies, has conceptualized the MinDANOW Nurturing Our Waters (NOW) Program as its flagship program and adopts the river basin and watershed as the key platforms for planning. The MindaNOW Program is an integrated set of development interventions anchored on sustainable development framework that aims to integrate,
harmonize and rationalize plans, programs, policies, mechanisms and processes. The program shall set the guidance for Mindanao that will emphasize the ecological value, capitalize water as the most critical resource for human survival and optimize the full potentials of the river basins and watershed without necessarily compromising its carrying capacity.
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