1. 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

2. HOW: DILG DOT DENR DTI DPWH DSWD TESDA Brief Project Description
NTDP – 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

3. 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
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

4. 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
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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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