DonPiCaSoTOURISM CIRCUIT

Donsol Pilar Castilla Sorsogon City

TDA LEGAZPI CITY – DONSOL CORRIDOR

PROVINCIAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE & PROVINCIAL TOURISM OFFICE

A Strategic Cluster ofALMASOR Tourism Alliance

A Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic Development LGSP-LED

FRAMEWORK PLAN

Arch Levy O. Espinas , uap piep

POVERTY ALLEVIATION

NTDP 2011-2016 – Albay-Masbate-Sorsogon (ALMASOR) as Priority TDA

The TDA LEGAZPI CITY – DONSOL CORRIDOR is composed of the LGUs of Guinobatan, Camalig, Daraga and Legaspi City ( GUICADALE ) for the province of Albay and the LGUs of Donsol, Pilar, Castilla and Sorsogon City ( DONPICASO ) for the Province of Sorsogon.

EXPECTED RESULTS FROM 2014 – 2016:

Attract Investments Create more jobs

Brief Project Description

WEALTH GENERATION

HOW: Tourism Circuit Development Establishing PPPs

PROJECT PROPONENTS: Prov’l. Gov’t. of Sorsogon LGU Donsol & Pilar Private Sector in Donsol & Pilar PCCI and SPTC

NGA members of the Project Implementing Team (PIT):

DILG DOT DENR DTI DPWH DSWD TESDA

PROVINCE2012

Total2013

TotalGrowth

RateDomestic Foreign Domestic Foreign

Albay/Legazpi City 353,411 170,421 523,832 535,013 339,445 874,458 66.93

Cam Norte 128,171 62,747 190,918 188,269 41,888 230,157 20.55

Cam. Sur/Naga City 2,041,609 485,550 2,527,159 1,279,870 283,007 1,562,877 - 38.16

Catanduanes 99,823 28,406 128,229 124,578 6,450 131,028 2.18

Masbate 173,582 3,385 176,967 194,980 4,283 199,263 12.80

Sorsogon 151,363 22,377 173,740 235,506 18,475 253,981 46.18

TOTAL 2,947,959 772,886 3,720,845 2,558,216 693,548 3,251,764 - 12.61

COMPARATIVE DATAREGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF TRAVELERS 2012 – 2013

BICOL REGION

COMPARATIVE DATAMUNICIPAL DISTRIBUTION OF TRAVELERS 2012 – 2013

PROVINCE OF SORSOGON

MUNICIPALITY2012

Total2013

TotalGrowth

RateDomestic Foreign Domestic Foreign

Donsol 14,810 12,348 27,158 6,674 10,526 17,200 - 36.66Pilar 1,223 382 1,605 2,545 643 3,188 98.62

Castilla 236 98 334 447 186 633 89.52

Sorsogon 151,363 22,377 173,740 235,506 18,475 253,981 46.18INVENTORY OF ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS

(AS OF 2013) PROVINCE OF SORSOGON

MUNICIPALITY

2013

HOTELS ROOMSNumber of Employees

Male Female Total

Donsol 24 259 89 76 165

Pilar 7 37 12 10 22

Castilla 2 15 6 5 11

Sorsogon 79 761 439 296 735

Project Cluster Specific Intervention Location1.Infrastructure

Donsol – Pioduran Road Funding from GOP DonsolDonsol Urban Boulevard do DonsolPilar Urban Boulevard do Pilar

2. Tourism Product Development

Establishment of Whaleshark Local Codes & Development Guidelines DonsolTourism ZoneDonPi Lean Season Tour Whaleshark Watching, Donsol River &

Putiao River Cruise Donsol & Pilar

3. Human Resource Development

Skills Training & Benchmarking Funding support from LGSP-LED Donsol & Pilar

4. Destination Marketing

Familiarization Tour, Promotions toRegional/National Trade Fairs,Investment Forum Funding support from LGSP-LED Donsol & Pilar

5. Enabling Policies & Programs

Please see attached matrix Arch Levy O. Espinas , uap piep

ALBAY-SORSOGON TOURISM CIRCUITS

Legazpi City: Old and New CBD; Embarcadero; Battle of Legaspi

Trylon; Headless Statue; Kapuntukan Hill; St. Rafael Church

Legazpi City: Old and New CBD; Embarcadero; Battle of Legaspi

Trylon; Headless Statue; Kapuntukan Hill; St. Rafael Church

Cagsawa Ruins, CamaligCagsawa Ruins, Camalig

Our Lady of the Gate Church, Daraga

Our Lady of the Gate Church, Daraga

Calabidongan and Hoyop-hoyopan Caves

(Guinobatan)

Calabidongan and Hoyop-hoyopan Caves

(Guinobatan)

Whaleshark interaction; Donsol River Firefly

watching; Snorkelling; village immersion

Whaleshark interaction; Donsol River Firefly

watching; Snorkelling; village immersion

Panumbagan Sandbar; Bantigue Marine Sanctuary;

Panlatuan Cove

Panumbagan Sandbar; Bantigue Marine Sanctuary;

Panlatuan Cove

Mayon Skyline CircuitMayon Skyline Circuit

Cagraray-Rapu-rapu Islands Circuit

Legazpi City: MICE and business hotels in new CBD and Embarcadero

area; Water sports and entertainment in Embarcadero area

Legazpi City: MICE and business hotels in new CBD and Embarcadero

area; Water sports and entertainment in Embarcadero area

Tourism activities and visitor facilities in Cagsawa complexTourism activities and visitor facilities in Cagsawa complex

Development of new Daraga Int’l Airport;

community-based One Step projects

Development of new Daraga Int’l Airport;

community-based One Step projects

Product development for Caves

Product development for Caves

Upgrade and expansion of supply of resorts;

Diversification of tourist products

Upgrade and expansion of supply of resorts;

Diversification of tourist products

Improvement of Pilar Wharf; Hotels and Dive resorts; Product Develoment for

marine ecotourism

Improvement of Pilar Wharf; Hotels and Dive resorts; Product Develoment for

marine ecotourism

Product improvement and tourism market

linkage for handicraft from Castilla

Product improvement and tourism market

linkage for handicraft from Castilla

ALBAY-SORSOGON TOURISM CIRCUIT DEVELOPMENT

OPPORTUNITIES

1. Institutionalization of LEIPO/LEDIP Team

2. Tourism Code

1. Institutionalization of LEIPO/LEDIP Team

2. Tourism Code

1. Institutionalization of LEIPO/LEDIP Team

2. LIIC3. Streamlining of BPLS4. Computerization of BPLS5. Institutionalization of Tourism

Statistics6. Tourism Code 7. Tourism Office8. Tourism Development Plan

1. Institutionalization of LEIPO/LEDIP Team

2. LIIC3. Streamlining of BPLS4. Computerization of BPLS5. Institutionalization of Tourism

Statistics6. Tourism Code 7. Tourism Office8. Tourism Development Plan

1. Institutionalization of LEIPO/LEDIP Team

2. LIIC3. Streamlining of BPLS4. Computerization of

BPLS5. Institutionalization of

Tourism Statistics6. Tourism Code 7. Tourism Office8. Tourism Development

Plan

1. Institutionalization of LEIPO/LEDIP Team

2. LIIC3. Streamlining of BPLS4. Computerization of

BPLS5. Institutionalization of

Tourism Statistics6. Tourism Code 7. Tourism Office8. Tourism Development

Plan

1. Institutionalization of LEIPO/LEDIP Team

2. LIIC3. Institutionalization

of Tourism Statistics

4. Tourism Code 5. Tourism Office6. Tourism

Development Plan

1. Institutionalization of LEIPO/LEDIP Team

2. LIIC3. Institutionalization

of Tourism Statistics

4. Tourism Code 5. Tourism Office6. Tourism

Development Plan

1. LIIC1. LIIC

1. Provincial Tourism Development Plan (Updating)

1. Provincial Tourism Development Plan (Updating)

ALBAY-SORSOGON Local Economic Development Enabling Targets

LGU

KEY ELEMENTInstitutionalized LEIPO/LEDIP Teams

Local Incentives and Investment Code (LIIC)

Streamlined BPLS

Compu-terized BPLS

Installed Tourism Statistics and Information System

Tourism Code Institutionalized Tourism Office

LGU Tourism Development Plan

Local Revenue Code

Tracking of Economic Data

PLGU

Sorsogon

Yes but non-functional

YES YES YES Yes, but needs a simplified application for accurate data gathering

YES, but needs IRR for full implementation

YESBUT… For fullimplementation

X but in the process of updating

YES YES

Needs IRR for full implementation

MLGU 1

Donsol YES X YES YES Yes, but needs a simplified application for accurate data gathering

YES, but needs IRR for full implementation

YES Yes, still updating

YES YES

MLGU 2

Pilar YES YES YES YES Yes, but needs a simplified application for accurate data gathering

YES, but needs IRR for full implementation

Yes, but for full implementation

Yes, still updating

YES YES

ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR TOURISM