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Nagawa Manganese Liwliw Saddle (NAMALISA) Agroforestry Association, Inc. is one of the fifteen (15) People’s Organizations (POs) in the province of Benguet organized through the Community-based Forest Management Program.
 
Recently, a sustainable mutli-stakeholder partnership event was introduced by DENR-CAR’s Community Based Forest Management (CBFM) which event took place at Sitio Liwliw, Camp 4, Tuba, Benguet. During which Mayor Clarita Sal-ongan of Tuba, Benguet and DENR Regional Executive Director Ralph C. Pablo were present to give their encouraging words to the participants. The event was themed as “Sustaining Resilient Namalisa Towards Empowerment”.
 
NAMALISA with their PO president John Dizon proved to be good managers of their CBFM Agreement area which led the PO to become a forerunner in implementing a sustainable multi-stakeholder partnership with DENR and the Municipality of Tuba.
 
Consequently, Mayor Sal-ongan promised to provide the PO’s needed equipment for further improvement and advancement in the management of the awarded area covering 413.541 hectares. She also expressed delight seeing the benefits of DENR’s CBFMA program to the community of Sitio Liwliw.
 
RED Ralph Pablo encouraged and emphasized to the members of NAMALISA the importance of unity and support amongst themselves in order for their association to be successful. RED Pablo quoted Henry Ford saying, "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." RED Pablo assured the members of the NAMALISA that as long as they continue to do things right, DENR-CAR will always be there to help and be their guide.