GOV, AETAS BULLISH ‘Paradise in the Sky’ open to investors
FLORIDABLANCA, Pampanga – Some 5,000-hectare area here comprising the “Paradise in the Sky” being developed by Gov. Lilia Pineda is open to private investors as tourists begin to flock in the agriculture-tourism project perched 1,200 feet above sea level.
Ambo Santos, one of the Aeta leaders based in Barangays Mawacat and Nabuklod, said they are welcoming local and foreign firms to invest at the vast ancestral domain known for its spectacular views of the mountain ranges of Porac, Pampanga, Bataan and Zambales.
“BOT (build-operate-transfer) sana (I hope),” said Santos, one of the more than 1,000 Aetas based in the two villages at the eastern portion of the town where ABS-CBN Channel 2 TV Patrol news celebrated its 25th anniversary earlier this year commemorating the network’s coverage of the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991.
Santos said new investors will spur more growth in tourism and agriculture largely benefitting his fellow Aetas.
“So that the province will be relieved of the burden of adding more funds, especially on maintenance.
More importantly, it will increase activities and income for us,” said Santos in the dialect. He stressed that the “help and attention” given by the governor is “a big boost and help.”
Santos and his fellow Aeta leader, Ricardo Guiao said the tourists, mostly based in Angeles City, Central Luzon and Metro Manila, have begun to visit the portion of the area developed by the provincial government last year.
A nearly-completed statue of the ascension of Jesus Christ, a zipline, cable car and other amenities for team-building were completed earlier this year, said Nabuklod agri-tourism project coordinator Roy Imperial, former executive director of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) North Luzon Agri-Business Quadrangle.
Mountain biker Rudy Gueco of Sta. Rita town said they visited the area regularly years before Pineda began to develop it.
“But there are more visitors now and not just bikers but tourists, especially after it was exposed in the media. If there are villas, I am sure many will come to spend the night,” said Gueco.
The Angeles City government library division led by Agnes Gomez recently held their team-building in the area with three view decks.
Gilda Padua, president of the Alliance of Travel and Tours Agencies of Pampanga (ATTAP), said their group supports “not just Nabuklod but other tourism areas in Pampanga.”
“Nabuklod certainly has huge potentials to be a major destination but the natural beauty of the area should be maintained while they develop it,” said Padua, whose group is working with the provincial government for local food promotion activity lined up for the Pampanga Day Celebration set in December.
Second District Board Member Olga Frances “Fritzie” David-Dizon, whose hometown of nearby Porac hosts at least 1,800 Aetas families, said the governor “is just giving love and attention due to the long neglected Aetas.”
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For her part, Pineda said she welcomed the plan of Aeta leaders and their people to offer parts of their area for agri-tourism related developments.
“Projects done with other private groups may be in our area or outside of it. It’s the call of the Aetas and the potential investors,” said Pineda in the dialect.
She, however, stressed that the welfare of the Aetas should be the “utmost priority” in agreements reached in coordination with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP).
Pineda and the provincial board led by Vice Gov. Joseller “Yeng” Guiao earlier signed a memorandum of agreement with the Tribong Aeta of Floriblanca (TAF) for the development of some 1,000 hectares of the total 5,000-hectare area.
The provincial government is using more than P6 million for the development in the area. For the first time, potable water drawn from the lower portion of the area is now available in the developed area and houses of the Aetas.
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