JACKIE M. BELMONTE JR., serves as a Field Technical Assistant at the Foundation. He was born on August 23, 1997.

 

He belongs to the Tau-Buid Mangyan Tribe in Occidental Mindoro. Being well assimilated to the Lowlands, he was able to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in History at the Occidental Mindoro State College.

 

He is fluent in the English Language other than in Filipino and the Tau-Buid dialect. His main contributing attribute to the program is an excellent familiarity in the physical and socio-geographic landscape of Mts. Iglit-Baco NaturalPark. He is a son of a former Park Ranger who served the Government at the Tamaraw Conservation Program (TCP) for more than two decades.

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After several years with DAF, Jackie has gained precious skills and experience in conducting field research protocols , use of GPS device, cyber tracker device for SMART technology, use of camera traps and field equipment for habitat assessment, reporting and situational analysis.

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He is working in all tamaraw sites across Mindoro.