DonPiCaSo FRAMEWORK PLAN TOURISM CIRCUIT TDA LEGAZPI CITY – DONSOL CORRIDOR A Strategic Cluster of ALMASOR Tourism Alliance DonPiCaSo Donsol Pilar Castilla Sorsogon City TOURISM CIRCUIT FRAMEWORK PLAN A Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic Development LGSP-LED PROVINCIAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE & PROVINCIAL TOURISM OFFICE Arch Levy O. Espinas , uap piep

HOW: DILG DOT DENR DTI DPWH DSWD TESDA Brief Project Description 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 POVERTY ALLEVIATION 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

REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF TRAVELERS 2012 – 2013 COMPARATIVE DATA REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF TRAVELERS 2012 – 2013 BICOL REGION PROVINCE 2012 Total 2013 Growth Rate 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

Donsol - 36.66 Pilar Castilla Sorsogon 151,363 22,377 173,740 235,506 COMPARATIVE DATA MUNICIPAL DISTRIBUTION OF TRAVELERS 2012 – 2013 PROVINCE OF SORSOGON MUNICIPALITY 2012 Total 2013 Growth Rate Domestic Foreign Donsol 14,810 12,348 27,158 6,674 10,526 17,200 - 36.66 Pilar 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 46.18 INVENTORY OF ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS (AS OF 2013) PROVINCE OF SORSOGON MUNICIPALITY 2013 HOTELS ROOMS Number 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

Arch Levy O. Espinas , uap piep Project Cluster Specific Intervention Location Infrastructure Donsol – Pioduran Road Funding from GOP Donsol Donsol Urban Boulevard do Donsol Pilar Urban Boulevard do Pilar 2. Tourism Product Development Establishment of Whaleshark Local Codes & Development Guidelines Donsol Tourism Zone DonPi 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 to Regional/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 Mayon Skyline Circuit Cagraray-Rapu-rapu Islands Circuit Calabidongan and Hoyop-hoyopan Caves (Guinobatan) Cagsawa Ruins, Camalig Legazpi City: Old and New CBD; Embarcadero; Battle of Legaspi Trylon; Headless Statue; Kapuntukan Hill; St. Rafael Church Our Lady of the Gate Church, Daraga Legazpi-Donsol Tourism Corridor Whaleshark interaction; Donsol River Firefly watching; Snorkelling; village immersion Panumbagan Sandbar; Bantigue Marine Sanctuary; Panlatuan Cove

ALBAY-SORSOGON TOURISM CIRCUIT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES Tourism activities and visitor facilities in Cagsawa complex Product development for Caves Legazpi City: MICE and business hotels in new CBD and Embarcadero area; Water sports and entertainment in Embarcadero area Development of new Daraga Int’l Airport; community-based One Step projects Legazpi-Donsol Tourism Corridor Product improvement and tourism market linkage for handicraft from Castilla Upgrade and expansion of supply of resorts; Diversification of tourist products Improvement of Pilar Wharf; Hotels and Dive resorts; Product Develoment for marine ecotourism

ALBAY-SORSOGON Local Economic Development Enabling Targets Institutionalization of LEIPO/LEDIP Team LIIC Institutionalization of Tourism Statistics Tourism Code Tourism Office Tourism Development Plan Institutionalization of LEIPO/LEDIP Team LIIC Streamlining of BPLS Computerization of BPLS Institutionalization of Tourism Statistics Tourism Code Tourism Office Tourism Development Plan Institutionalization of LEIPO/LEDIP Team LIIC Streamlining of BPLS Computerization of BPLS Institutionalization of Tourism Statistics Tourism Code Tourism Office Tourism Development Plan Institutionalization of LEIPO/LEDIP Team Tourism Code Legazpi-Donsol Tourism Corridor Provincial Tourism Development Plan (Updating) 1. LIIC

ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR TOURISM LGU KEY ELEMENT Institutionalized LEIPO/LEDIP Teams Local Incentives and Investment Code (LIIC)   Stream lined 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, but needs a simplified application for accurate data gathering YES, but needs IRR for full implementation BUT… For full implementation X but in the process of updating Needs IRR for full implementation MLGU 1 Donsol X Yes, still updating MLGU 2 Pilar Yes, but for full implementation