MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: This Agreement made and entered into by and bet een: The DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR) ! a nationa" go#ernment agen$y ith %rin$i%a" o&&i$e address at 'o#ernment (enter! Se#i""a Norte! (ity o& San )ernando *L+,! re%resented herein by DIR. SAMUEL R. PEAFIEL! in his $a%a$ity as Regiona" E-e$.ti#e /ire$tor! and hereina&ter re&erred to as the DENR; 0and0 The AGOO-DAMORTIS YOUNG MUSHROOM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, a yo.th organi1ation ith %rin$i%a" address at Sta2 Rita (entra"! Agoo! La +nion! herein re%resented by the Organi1ation President! LEIFTJET JASON N. LARON, and hereina&ter re&erred to as ADYMPA. W3TNESSETH: WHEREAS! the /ENR! in %.rs.it o& its mandate to s.stainab"y manage the $oasta" and marine en#ironment and reso.r$es! iss.ed /ENR /e%artment Order No2 45046 re: S.stainab"e (ora" Ree& E$osystems Management Program *S(REMP,! a nationa" %rogram *674606767, &or im%"ementing strategi$! s.stainab"e! and e$osystem0based a%%roa$hes in %rote$ting and rehabi"itating o.r $ora" ree& system8 WHEREAS! Li#e"ihood Enter%rise /e#e"o%ment is a $om%onent o& the S(REM Program and &or hi$h the Program has %ro#ided &inan$ia" reso.r$es and other te$hni$a" assistan$e &or its im%"ementation8 WHEREAS! A/YMPA! a yo.th organi1ation ithin the Agoo0/amortis Prote$ted Lands$a%e and Seas$a%e *A/PLS, ith man%o er reso.r$es and e-%ertise in im%"ementing the m.shroom "i#e"ihood %ro9e$t! is $ommitted to %artner ith the /ENR in im%"ementing the "i#e"ihood enter%rise %ro9e$t as e"" as %arti$i%ate in 3E( and other ad#o$a$y %rograms &or the s.stainab"e .se and management o& the $oasta" and marine reso.r$es o& the A/PLS8 WHEREAS! in the im%"ementation o& the M.shroom Li#e"ihood Pro9e$t! the /ENR is %ro#iding the "i#e"ihood materia" s.%%ort to A/YMPA in the amo.nt o& )i&ty Tho.sand and T enty One Pesos *P:7!764277, &or the year 67458 NOW THERE)ORE! &or and in $onsideration o& the &oregoing %remises and the m.t.a" $o#enants herein set &orth! the %arties hereto agree to .nderta;e the &o""o ing res%onsibi"ities:

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DENR: a2 Pro#ide te$hni$a" and materia" s.%%ort &or the m.shroom "i#e"ihood %ro9e$t to be im%"emented by A/YMPA8 b2 A""o the .se o& SE(AL B.i"ding as "aboratory and %rod.$tion &a$i"ity &or m.shroom $."t.re $om%onent o& the M.shroom Li#e"ihood Pro9e$t8

$2 (oordinate ith the Lo$a" 'o#ernment +nits *L'+s, o& A/PLS m.ni$i%a"ities! thro.gh the Prote$ted Area Management Board *PAMB,! in the im%"ementation o& "i#e"ihood0 re"ated a$ti#ities8 d2 Re#ie a$$om%"ishment re%orts and other do$.ment s.bmissions o& the A/YMPA on %ro9e$t im%"ementation and 3n&ormation! Ed.$ation and (omm.ni$ation *3E(, $am%aigns &or the s.stainab"e .se and management o& the $oasta" and marine reso.r$es o& the A/PLS8 e2 Monitor the im%"ementation o& "i#e"ihood %ro9e$t by A/YMPA8 and &2 3nitiate 3E( and ad#o$a$y $am%aigns on integrated $oasta" management2 2. ADYMPA: a2 +se the "i#e"ihood %ro9e$t materia"s %ro#ided by the /ENR in a$$ordan$e a%%ro#ed or; and o%erationa" %"an &or the M.shroom Li#e"ihood Pro9e$t8 ith the

b2 Ens.re s.stainabi"ity o& the Pro9e$t by de#e"o%ing a %ro9e$t ro""0o#er s$heme &or ne-t set o& bene&i$iaries ithin &irst year o& %ro9e$t im%"ementation thro.gh e-tension o& "i#e"ihood te$hno"ogy to other %otentia" %ro9e$t $oo%erators or interested sta;eho"ders8 $2 Res%onsib"e in the sa&e0;ee%ing o& "i#e"ihood &a$i"ities and e<.i%ment norma" tear maintenan$e8 and! d2 S.bmit <.arter"y Li#e"ihood A$$om%"ishment Re%orts to /ENR2 3. !"# PARTIES: ear and

a2 )orm."ate a monitoring and e#a".ation s$heme to assess the %rogress o& the "i#e"ihood %rogram8 and! b2 +nderta;e ed.$ation! in&ormation and $omm.ni$ation $am%aigns as e"" as ad#o$a$y %rograms &or the s.stainab"e management o& $oasta" and marine reso.r$es in A/PLS2

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

42 The &a$i"ities and e<.i%ment and other reso.r$es i"" be shared! .sed! and sha"" be the 9oint %ro%erty o& /ENR and A/YMPA8 62 Se%arabi"ity2 3& any %ro#ision $ontained herein is in#a"id! i""ega" or .nen&or$ed in any res%e$t .nder any a%%"i$ab"e "a or de$ision! the #a"idity! "ega"ity! en&or$eabi"ity o& the remaining %ro#isions sha"" not be a&&e$ted or im%aired in any ay2 52 The MOA is #a"id &or a %eriod o& three *5, years! and sha"" ta;e e&&e$t on the date o& a%%ro#a" and signing by Parties hereto2

3N W3TNESS WHEREO)! the %arties ha#e here.nto signed these %resents on the ============== day o& ================== at =============================2

F!$ "#% DENR:

F!$ "#% ADYMPA:

SAMUEL R. PEAFIEL, CESO III Regiona" E-e$.ti#e /ire$tor

LEIFTJET JASON N. LARON President! A/YMPA

Signed in the Presen$e o&:

POLICARPO A. NAJERA, CEO VI O3(0RT/ &or PAW(>MS

AC&NO'LEDGMENT Re%.b"i$ o& the Phi"i%%ines , Pro#in$e o& La +nion , S2S (ity o& San )ernando , At the abo#ementioned %"a$e this ===== day o& ============= 6745! %ersona""y a%%eared SAM+EL R2 PE?A)3EL! Regiona" E-e$.ti#e /ire$tor o& /ENR Region 3! ith (T( No2 ==========! iss.ed at the =====================! iss.ed on ============ and @ASON LE3)TLET N2 LARON! President! A/YMPA ith (T( No2 ============ iss.ed at =========== on =================2 Kno n to me to be the same %ersons ho e-e$.ted the &oregoing instr.ment and a$;no "edged to me that the same is their &ree and #o".ntary a$t and deed2 This instr.ment re&ers to a Memorand.m o& Agreement *MOA, bet een the /ENR and the A/YMPA! $onsisting o& ======= * , %ages in$".ding this %age2 3N W3TNESS WHEREO)! 3 ha#e here.nto set my hand and sea" on the date and %"a$e abo#ementioned2 NOTARY P+BL3(

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