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'''Bohol town opts for honest-to-goodness ecotourism package'''
'''MGB-7 exceeds 2011 target in greening program'''
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R07&article=1051334201396
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1091334306950
*By: PIA
*By: Hazel F. Gloria
*''April 12, 2012''
*''April 15, 2012''


CORTES, Bohol- San Isidro, a 5th class town in Bohol wants to go on a ‘slow but sure’ kind of strategy in its eco-tourism package as it opts for low capital, low impact to the environment tourism promotion.
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB-7) have exceeded by more than 100 percent their 2011 target of areas to be planted under the National Greening Program (NGP) through nine operating mines and quarries in Central Visayas.


San Isidro mayor Jacinto Naraga admits, “first things’ first. We do not want to get big right away, we have a decent offer of environment adventure and like what Boholanos aspire, we do not want to commit mistakes we can’t do something about later,” the mayor added.
MGB-7 regional director Loreto Alburo said a total of 288.16 hectares out of their 261-hectare target, or equivalent to 110.41 percent, was the bureau's 2011 accomplishment.


Naraga bared that tourism development in his town includes a two-storey cave, a majestic waterfall and a unique panorama of western Bohol as seen only on a hilltop perch high up in town.
The areas were planted with 311,825 agroforestry and native tree species under the NGP by nine operating mines and quarries.
Six mining companies in Cebu had a combined accomplishment of 254.46 hectares or 88.31 percent which were planted with 283,586 seedlings. This is an increase of 90.94 percent out of 311,825 tree species planted last year.


Eyed for tourism activities are Cantijong Cave in Cansague Sur, Kilab-kilab Falls in Baunos and Candungaw Peak in Barangay Candungao, the mayor added.
Of the total 288.16 hectares, Carmen Copper Corporation in Toledo City, Cebu planted the most number of seedlings totaling to 207,374 covering 132.39 hectares or 45.94 percent of the entire region’s reforestation effort.


“These are interesting sites and getting there also opens up countless possibilities of entrepreneurship that our people can get into. Small business but one that can perk up our local economy,” Naraga said.
'''Bohol province''' has only one operating large scale mining company, Philippine Mining Service '''Corporation-Bohol''' Limestone Corporation in '''Garcia-Hernandez, Bohol'''. The company planted around 10,239 or 3.28 percent of the regional accomplishment of different types of tree species covering 20 hectares or 6.94 percent.


San Isidro tourism officer Eric Jinne Flor agreed with the mayor and explained further, “we want to do away from mass tourism for now while we still grope on what to do best for our sites, one that will sustain it and deals with the minimum impact on the resources we offer,” Flor said.
In Negros Oriental, five hectares were planted with over 8,000 seedlings, while 8.7 hectares were covered with 10,000 seedlings in Siquijor.


Flor added, not your usual mass tourism site, San Isidro wants to cater to the kind of tourists that are aware of what they are into—as nature lovers and those whose concept of tourism is full of respect for cultures and environmental education.
Alburo said the strong support and cooperation of the operating mines and quarries in the region to pursue the “green” agenda of President Benigno S. Aquino III and Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Paje is significant as they have the necessary resources for nursery production and seedlings plantation.


Relishing from its successful hosting of Agbunan Festival on June 29, last year San Isidro residents have awakened their sense of pride and now believe that if there are shortcuts to attaining a new engine for development, it must be an honest to goodness eco-tourism package.
“While the mining companies are implementing the NGP, they have continued to sustain the MGB’s mining forest program,” he said.
He added that a total of 1,050.714 hectares were reforested since 2001 within the mining contract area.
 
“Even before the NGP, tree planting and maintenance through the mining forest program had already been institutionalized and the plantation is being monitored by a multipartite monitoring team along with other environmental programs implemented by the mining companies,” he said.


==Bohol Zip Codes==
==Bohol Zip Codes==
Jesz143
43,102

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