PROPOSED AGRI- ECOTOURISM AND LEISURE COMPLEX

Good evening CGPinoy!

Pwede
po bang humingi ng tulong regarding po sa thesis namen? nasa pre-
thesis problem palang naman po kame (BOOK1). Wala pa naman po yung theme
for this year's thesis pero ang tinatarget na po nameng sector is
tourism, specifically ecotourism po. Nakaresearch po kame ng proposed
project about ecotourism sa news in CALABARZON region,

Agro Ecotourism Potential of
Lobo, Batangas
Written
by Hanna Leen L. Capinpin

The Southern Tagalog Consortium
for Industry and Energy Research and Development (STCIERD) and Department of
Science and Technology-Calabarzon (DOST Calabarzon) together with other concern
agencies like Batangas State University (BSU), Municipal Office of Lobo,
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Agriculture
(DA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Tourism (DOT),
Provincial Tourism of Batangas, Landbank, Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR), Ecosystem Research and Development Bureau (ERDB), Rural Bank
of Lobo, and Lobo Foundation Inc. join together to come up with a proposed
project on Agro Eco-Tourism Industry of Lobo Batangas through a
Public-Private Partnership to Mainstream RDE and LGU Initiatives for the Biodiversity.

Unang
consultation namen tinanung agad kame ng adviser namen bakit daw agro?
sabe namen parehas lang naman siya ng agri, (more on agricultural land
kasi ang Lobo) sabe niya hindi daw. Agri is more on the agricultural
products and agro naman eh sa mga waste or galing sa mga agricultural
products na pwede pang gamitin into something useful. Pwede nyo pa po
bang i-explain pa?

Environmental
(deterioration of the environment and environmental related health
risks) and slow rural development (high unemplyoment rate, high poverty
incidence and low human development) po yung mga nakikita namen na
problem ngayon lalo na nga po sa mga rural areas. Sa Lobo, Batnags naman
po, hindi pa ganun un extent ng environmental issues, pero diba
prevention is better that cure. Haha! bakit pa hihintayin na masira yung
environment bago gawan ng aksyon.

So
ayun! naisip din po namen yung community- based tourism. Wherein yung
employees eh local people or local community kung saan located yung
project. Syempre kung makikita ng local people na pwedeng maggenerate ng
job at income yung lugar nila sila mismo yung magtutulong- tulong
maconserve yung environment nila. So yung environment at yung local
community yung magbebenifit. Malaking percentage din ng income eh
mapupunta sa community fund nila na pwede din nilang magamit incase of
emergency or ayun basta something na yung community yung matutulungan!
Any ideas or information po na mashashare about community based
ecotourism?

Hmm?
aside from ecolodges na magiging lodging ano- ano pa po kayang
structures ang pwedeng mailagay na relevant at need para sa isang
ecotoursim complex? yung din po kasi nasabi ng adviser namen baka daw
walang architecture sa project at maging mapa lang! Haha!

Tsaka
ano- ano pa po kayang activities ang pwede mailagay kasi leisure
complex din naman po siya aside sa pagpapaexperience sa mga tourists ng
agricultural related activities?

Ayun!
Sorry po kung mahaba yung post! di pa po kasi talaga concrete lahat ng
ideas eh! Salamat po in advance sa mga comments, suggestion,
informations and ideas and mga possible na questions na pwede maibato sa
amen! Haha! basta about ecotourism and community based tourism welcome
po! Salamt CGPinoy!

Ok isa isahin natin.

1. Madaling pumasa sa agro at agri. Agree ako dyan.
2. Eco-tourism. Check mo itong ibig sabihin sa wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecotourism
3. Gaano kalaki yan leisure park na yan? Mukhang kailangan malaki.

Check mo to para sa reference:
http://www.bukidnon.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=264&Itemid=344

Sir bokkins good morning po! Thank you po sa reply!

Bale kahapon po umattend ako ng CONFAB 3. Thesis lecture and consultation po sa UAP HQ in QC para po sa mga UAPSA members na nagthethesis, nakatulog ako agad paguwi kaya ngayon lang po reply napo! Hehe! Anyways

What do you mean na madali po pumasa ang agro or agri? hindi po ba siya ganun kalaking problem? what's the main diference po nung dalawa?

Advice samen kahapon eh pili daw po kame ng isang barangay tapos dun namen ilalagay yung mga facilities namen like ecolodges po yung magsisilbing lodging ng tourists para magkaroon ng interaction between the local people at ng mga tourists. Iniisip po namen kung dun kame maglalagay ng mga proposed namen na facilities or sa gagawin nameng proposal may mga bagong gagawing housing para sa community? parang gusto pa po kasi nameng dagdagan yung structures kasi baka daw po maging puro site development lang yung ipresent namen. Sa ayun yung magulo pa sa amen ngayon magtatayo sa may exixting ng mga kabahayan or sa new proposal may new housing din? pero sa pangalawa nameng naiisip kailangan pa naming alamin kung ilang housing siguro by surveying the community kung sino yung willing na marelocate or yung mga pamilyang mga unemployed lang talaga.

About naman po sa leisure park yup malaki po siya balak po namen na itabi sya sa isang farm, meron daw po kasi yung lobo na parang rice terraces although di pa po namen napupuntahan binabalak po namen dun malapit magsite di po ganun kalapit para di naman po masyadong madisturb yung farming activities di din naman po masyadong malayo kasi magiging part ng experience nila sa tour yung farming activities ganun po. Haha!

hi bkarke

share ko lang yung idea ko sa proposal nyo..

maganda xa kaso maxado pa yatang malawak yung idea nyo.. cguro i narrow down nyo muna kung ano yung target nyong out na ofcourse more on architectural related.. kc by reading the info it seems like this proposal is a long term planning development for the municipality ng lobo hnd lang xa isang architectural project na itatayo sa isang site..

ive been there.. once.. it took me atleast 3 hrs drive from cavite so from manila malamang 4 to 5 hrs.. the municipality has its potential nga lalo na kung maayos na yung mga daan papnta doon.. good for weekend getaway.. mabundok then with shore line.. tahimik..

my idea is like this..



first .. agri is for plantation, root crops, etc na tumutubo

agro naman is all about animal cultivation and animal products like milk, cheese, organic fertilizer.. etc

-try to revise your title cguro. wag nyo sakupin lahat ng scope ng programa nila.. cguro more focus on something architectural like hotel-resort marina type na income generating at magiging part ng kanilang eco tourism program.. so pag tinanong kayo kung bkt jan kyo magtatayo ng hotel resort.. my supporting reason na kyo..

identify nyo muna kung ano yung program na kasama sa kanilang agro eco tourism project and saan saan ito sa lobo and ilang years ang development nito pra makuha yung target nila..ofcourse voulume ng tao na expected nila.. dito plang malalaman nyo na ano yung SWOT na cgurado malaki ang effect sa proposal nyo..

-finding the site, the best pa din kung makakahanap kyo ng site na may shore line..

-ofcourse include green or sustainabilty architecture

sana nakatulong ako.. salamat

Sir winter_fell! Maulang tanghali po! HAHA! Thank You po sa reply! dame nyo pong magagandang points!

Opo from Manila po eh mga 4 to 5 hrs nga po commute travel po yun! This month po nagpunta kame ang yung road network nila eh maganda na, may mga road constructions pa po na ginagawa for improvement mabundok po kasi talaga and about 184 curves bago makarating sa Poblacion, mahaba din po yung shoreline and gifted talaga sa natural sceneries, in fact top 5 sa biodiversity hotspot ng Philippines sa study ng DENR!

nung nakausap po namen yung sa Planning Department ng LGU ng Lobo, ang tinatarget nila eh mga 2-3 day tour daw yung kung maiitayo. Kasi po bung Lobo talaga yung involve, kasi daw po lahat ng barangay eh may ipiplay na role. (e.g Yung ibang barangay kasama sa Cultural, yung ibang barangay under Heritage ganun po.)

Eh di naman po kame pwede magproposed ng buong Municipality yung site. HEHE. Ang binabalak po namen eh maghanap ng isang barangay na nandun na po yung lodging ng mga ecotourists na may malapit na farm or place for the agri activities and space para sa leisure? And opo Sustainable Design and Vernacular po ang approach

Sa site po, madame kame pinagpipilian dame kasi magagandang lugar na makakaattract sa tourists. may nirefer samen in Brgy. Apar if you're familiar to it po, kaso mabundok na talaga dun pero yung farm-to-market road eh ok na kaya di na mahirap ang access, another po is yung Brgy. Jaybanga na meron silang "Rice Terraces" dun so parang ok sya sa Agri- Ecotourism. Sa shoreline naman po madame din but mas tinatarget namen near the Malabrigo Lighthouse po! Hehe!

Sabe ng adviser namen magisip daw kame ng "Pangkiliti" HAHA! for tourists na wala sa iba para dayuhin, I guess lahat naman ng Projects dapat ganyan para maging mabenta so kung may mga idea po kayo pwede nyo din po ishare! HEHE!

Another po is isa siyang community- based tourism so ang magbebenifit talaga eh yung local people. Balak din namen gawan ng housing yung employees and staffs na within sa site lang din po, syempre ayun dagdag architectural solution din po kasi housing. Ang problem lang po namen eh how to identify the number of housing units? Do we need to conduct survey po para malaman yung willing or para malaman yung mga unemployed para sila yung maprioritize na mabigyan ng job?

Di din po malaki yung budget na nilalaan ng government kasi 3rd classs municipality (Php3.5M tapos plan for 2013 palang daw talaga yun wala pa silang actual na pera) so kailangan imaximize ang gamit ng available resources, at opo phasing po yung development di siya isang bagsakan pero di pa po nila alam kung kelan talaga masisimulan at macocomplete!

With regards naman po sa Feasibility Study, any tips po, ideas and suggestions tungkol sa Feasibility?

-Legal Vability
-Technical Viability
-Financial Viability
-Market Viability
Economic Viability
-Socio Cultural Viability

Maraming salamt po!

hello po. thesis ko na po kasi ngayon. may site na po ako. mangrove forest po sya sa siquijor. magpopropose po ako in line with eco-tourism. kaso po wala po akong maisip na idea na gagawin ko po sa eco-tourism ko. ayoko po kasing maging boring at masabihan po na "park lang naman yan" ng mga jury. wala pa po kasi akong maisip na gagawin sa site ko po. pero eco-tourism po talaga ang gusto ko. may maibibigay po ba kayong ideas? thank you po. 7hectares po ng mangroves yung site ko po. accessible po sya kasi po road po ung nasa harap nya. across the road po is a boulevard na tuwing friday po ay may concert. tapos yun, dagat na po after nung boulevard. 100 meters away or less lang po sya from the sea port. sana po makatulong po kayo. wala pa po kasi akong maisip. maraming salamat po!

Hi naging thesis ko din yan noong college ako first and foremost mag macro analysis ka muna and the question about that is why batangas ang site niyo. Di pwedeng kasi reason is maganda lang idevelop kulang yun na reason kundi dapat may concrete reason ka.

- Ang department of tourism ay nagsusulong ng agritourism at ecotourism sa bansa may guidelines sila where, what and why dapat ka magincorporate ng agritourism at ecotourism. Try to check DOT for that guidelines or check their library
-In case of how big or grand the resort is. Try to check the DOT for the guidelines on classing or typing a resort. Depende kasi yan sa class ang magiging amenities at features niya like class AAA, class A and etc. Dahil dito you can answer ano ang magiging "KILITI" ng Resort mo na maiooffer sa tourist mo. Kapag may hotel pa sa loob ng resort iba pa ding classing at type ng hotel naman kasi nakadepende yun sa services na iooffer ng hotel. May list sila ng dapat mong iprovide to get that certain type or class of resort or hotel. Because of this typing and class you can answer the question of financial viability, feasibility study and how many years of ROI you can get. Mahalaga to dahil dito masasakop kung how you can fund the project? Is it private funding? Ano icocolateral mo sa bangko just to fund the project? Does the site itself is a candidate for a colateral? Private and Goverment funded ba?
-In case of community based development imposibleng matutulungan ang community ng project na tulad nito if private funded kasi lets face it the world is unfair to those people with no money. Pero thru Architecture you can. One thing is it can generate job to those with skills like farmers. Dahil Agritourism ito pwedeng mahire ang mga farmers dahil dito. One more thing is propose an open market adjacent to the development that will sell good directly from the Resort itself. It will help lessen the cost of good kasi wala ng transportation cost and middle man. Magpropose ka ng mga facilities sa resort that will surely help the community in an indirect way na di rin maaapektuhan and interest ng investor o may ari.