Northern Cebu Community–based,

Eco-friendly Sustainable Tourism Project (KATAWHAN, KINA-IYAHAN, KALAMBU-AN)

23 July 2014

6 - Star AGENDA of Governor Hilario P Davide III

1. Countryside Development• Agri-Fisheries, Livelihood, Cooperative Development, Economic

Zones, Business Opportunities2. Health and Social Services• Better Health Care/ Upgraded Facilities• Professionalization of Medical Personnel

3. Education and Technical and Vocational Training• Classrooms and Learning Materials, Jobs Generation

4. Environmental Protection, Climate Change and DRM5. Infrastructure Development and Private Sector Cooperative

• Trans-axial, Tourism, Utilities, Regional/ Provincial Development Planning, International Airport and Seaport

6. Law and Order• Anti-Illegal Drugs, Peaceful Communities, Rule of law

Framework on Rehab, Recovery and Development Plan

Pillar III

Economic Development

Pillar I

Policies/ Context

Pillar II

Establishing Disaster Resilient Communities

Safer, adaptive and disaster resilient communities towards sustainable development

Climate-smart disaster risk management plans and programs mainstreamed and effectively implemented

Pillar IV

Sustaining the Gains of Economic Development

Capacity building on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

Project OverviewA. Project Description– The project is intended to rebuild tourism activity

in the Northern Cebu tourism cluster, which revolves primarily around the beach, island, and dive resorts.

– Hasten economic recovery in the area, the project will link this island cluster to other tourism sites in the mainland areas of Northern Cebu in a tourism circuit

Project Overview

Goals and Objectives– The project supports entrepreneurship and the

creation of new businesses in order to develop green,sustainable and eco-friendly tourism projects in collaboration with local LGUs, businesses, and civil society. To hasten economic recovery in Northern Cebu, the proposed project will seek to:Increase in Tourist arrivals by 10%Attract investments and financing for micro-,small- and

medium-sized businesses, especially agriculture and tourism

Create employment in the tourism sector

Project OverviewProject Activities/ Components:• MSME Support and Investment Promotion• Tourism Circuit Development and Destination

Marketing• Business-friendly and tourism ready LGU

Project OverviewB. Project Proponents– Province of Cebu – Project Board– Cebu Chamber of Commerce Inc. (CCCI) – Project

Manager– LGUs of Bantayan, Santa Fe, Medellin,

Daanbantayan, Bogo, San Remegio – Project Management Team, Project Board (Mayors)

Project OverviewC. NGA members of the Project Implementing

Team– DOT– DTI – DENR– DOST– DILG– TESDA– DOLE– Regional Eco-Tourism Committee of RDC

Current SituationA. Provincial Tourism Arrival (53 cities and municipalities)

B. Municipal (for focal sites only) Tourism Arrival Municipality Domestic

ArrivalForeign Arrivals

Total

Bantayan 2,353 1,756 4,109

Santa Fe 33,332 15,687 49,019

Medellin 7,305 6,544 13,849

Bogo City 51,548

Daanbantayan 7,556

San Remegio 7,191

TOTAL 133,272

Foreign Local/ Domestic

1,439,247 (55%) 1,159,003 (45%)

TOTAL 2,598,250

Current SituationC. Annual Growth Rate

13% (regional data)

D. Total Number of Hotels and Rooms (including non-accredited) and Location (2013 data)

Municipality No. of Hotels No. of Rooms

Bantayan 8 64

Santa Fe 37 423

Medellin 6 235

Bogo City 10 143

Daanbantayan 41 430

San Remegio 8 184

TOTAL 110 1,479

Tourism Circuit Map

Current SituationD. Ongoing and Pipeline Projects (Name

of Project, Funding Agency and Location) Rehabilitation Plan

Agency AmountDOT 173,500,000.00 DTI 596,000,000.00 DOLE 88,817,640.00 TESDA 4,200,000.00

TOTAL 862,517,640.00

Priority ProjectsProject Cluster Intervention Location

1. Infrastructure

a. Mactan Cebu International Airport, Upgrading of Terminal and Runway and other Facilities under Public Private Partnership Program by DOTC

Mactan, Lapulapu City, Cebu

(bidding done)  b. Cebu North Bus Terminal, Upgrading of Facilities and

Management Development by LGU of Mandaue City and Province of Cebu Mandaue City, Cebu(negotiation started)

  c. Feeder Airport of Bantayan Upgrading of Runway and other facilities by DOTC and Province of Cebu (first stage of implementation started but stopped)

Bantayan, Bantayan Island, Cebu

  d. Curva-Bagay-Maya Road leading to Malapascua, Conversion from provincial road to national road (negotiation started) Daanbantayan, Cebu

  e. Upgrading of Santa Fe Port in Bantayan Island (under Cebu International Port regular budget item, for verification)

Santa Fe, Bantayan Island, Cebu

  f. Rehabilitation of transport and communication facilities and utilities in the 6 LGUs damaged by typhoon Yolanda (plan approved budget due for release)

Bantayan Island, 3 towns of Bantayan, Santa Fe, Madridejos, Cebu

  g. Revisit and Implement Malapascua EcoTourism Development Plan, infra (continue implementation depending availability of funds from the Cebu Province

Logon, Daanbantayan, Cebu

  h. Bantayan Island Green Management Plan, infra, (planning stage--plan for endorsement by LGUs Development Council, Provincial Development Council and Regional Development Council)

Bantayan Island, 3 towns of Bantayan, Santa Fe, Madridejos, Cebu

Project Cluster Intervention Location

2. Tourism Product Development

a. San Remegio’s long coastline (8 marine sanctuaries, 14 km. coastline, the longest in Cebu)

San Remegio

b. Medellin’s vast flat contiguous (the only one in Cebu) sugarcane lands

 Medellin

 c. Bogo City’s emerging urban tourism, medical tourism, educational tourism (there are students from nearby provinces of Masbate and Leyte)

Bogo City

  d. Bantayan’s year round tourism arrival (not just seasonal )

Bantayan

  e. Malapascua’s conservation effort to preserve the big fish encounters of thresher sharks, manta rays, etc.

Malapascua

  f. Malapascua’s socio cultural mix with the locals

Malapascua

Priority Projects

Project Cluster Intervention Location

3. Human Resource Development

a. Capability Building -Training Workshops to communities in terms of tour guiding, local cuisine improvement, housekeeping, souvenir making out of local materials, socio cultural activities showcasing local talents, waitering

 Bantayan, Malapascua, Bogo, San Remegio, Medellin

b. Capacity Building – communities in solid waste management as part of island management program

c. Capacity Building – Island Management Council in island administration (Bantayan and Malapascua), and tourism circuit management council in tourism administration (Bogo-San Remegio-Medellin)

4. Destination Marketing Revisit and Implement Malapascua EcoTourism Development Plan (non-infra)

 Malapascua

  Bantayan Island Green Management Plan (non-infra)  Bantayan

       San Remegio-Medellin-Bogo Circuit Tourism

Development Plan (conceptual stage) Bogo, San Remegio, Medellin

Priority Projects

Project Cluster Intervention Location

5. Enabling policies and programs

Convene Malapascua Island Ecotourism Development Council headed by the Governor, Province of Cebu with DENR, DOT, BFAR and LGU Daanbantayan as partners

Malapascua Island

 Creation of Bantayan Island Green Management Council Bantayan Island

 Creation of Bogo-San Remegio-Medellin Tourismcil Development Council

Bogo City-San Remegio-Medelllin Circuit

Priority Projects

Malapascua Island

Product development: marine sports activities and events

Capdev for improved production and marketing of souvenirs/pasalubong items

Resorts in Medellin and San Remigio, Golf

(Medellin)

Bogo City (Commercial/Tourism

service center)

Polambato Port, Bogo City RORO links to

Leyte, Masbate, etc.

To Cebu City & Mactan

Expansion/upgrade of Hagnaya Port

Maya Port, Daanbantayan

NORTHERN CEBU

Waste disposal system

Upgrade resorts for DOT-accreditation; marine sports product development

Pasalubong Center with enhanced souvenirsl

Product development: marine sports activities and events

Capdev for improved production and marketing of souvenirs/pasalubong items

Rebuild/construct resorts as green establishments

Road improvement/upgrade from Medellin to Maya port (Daanbantayan)

Bogo City (Commercial/Tourism

service center)

Polambato Port, Bogo City RORO links to

Leyte, Masbate, etc.

To Cebu City & Mactan

Expansion/upgrade of Hagnaya Port

New LGU-operated port for completion.

Existing private port needs upgrade.

NORTHERN CEBUPriority Projects

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