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The Pride of Zamboanga del Sur

Mission

To promote cultural awareness in arts and tourism through community involvement towards achieving genuine and sustainable development.

In pursuit of this, we will provide the direction, support and impetus in mobilizing and utilizing available resources.

The Pride of Zamboanga del Sur

Goal

To identify, develop, enhance and promote tourism potentials, culture and arts of Zamboanga del Sur.

Specifics:

1.	Restore and conserve historical and cultural heritage.
2.	Establish and develop natural and man-mad attractions such as parks and resorts.
3.	Improve tourism, culture and arts support facilities and manpower all throughout the province.
4.	Initiate, manage and promote programmatic cultural events and related activites.

resource rich Zamboanga del Sur, home of
verdant hills and calm waters. A place that
offers one a myriad of experiences.

The Pride of Zamboanga del Sur

Tourism Potentials and Attractions

Eriberta’s Spring at Molave The Province is endowed with vast natural attractions such as hills and mountains, beaches, caves, waterfalls, springs and lakes. Some of these attractions are developed as economic enterprises by the Municipal Government Units or by some private groups. However, many of these remain untapped due to inaccessibility and funding constraints. (Table 5-14)

Eco-Tourism Destinations
Zamboanga del Sur is naturally and environmentally attractive with its caves, rivers and lakes, mountains and valleys. Like the famous and beautiful Lakewood is fifteen kilometers from Barangay Tubod, Lakewood. The enchanted Lake Dasay and the One Hundred Caves of San Miguel, and the moutain lake Maragang at the top of Mt. Timolan, the last frontier of Zamboanga del Sur.

The Province is also a tourist haven with the Eriberta’s Spring in Molave, The Aurora Mountain Resort in Aurora, and the Herons Haven in Dumingag were you can see the home of thousand White Carabao Egret species.

Table 5-14 Natural and Man Made Attraction in Zamboanga del Sur

Type	Name	Location
A. Natural
1. Beach	Dao-Dao Beach, Muricay Beach, Bomba Beach, Poloyagan Beach, Mabait Beach, White Beach Tukuran Beach Margosatubig Beach, Tabina Beach, Malangas Beach	Pagadian City Pagadian City Tukuran, ZDS Margosatubig, ZDS Tabina, ZDS Malangas, ZDS
2. Waterfalls	Pulacan Falls Lapuyan Falls Baculand Falls Lison Valley Falls, Manga Falls, Lourdes falls Kahayagan Falls	Labangan, ZDS Lapuyan, ZDS Midsalip, ZDS Pagadian City Bayog, ZDS
3. Lakes	Lake Dasay Lake Maragang Lakewood	San Miguel, ZDS Tigbao, ZDS Lakewood, ZDS
4. Spring	Bugwak Spring Lourdes Spring (Hot and Cold) Tuburan Spring Gloribelle hot and cold spring Sigacad Hot Spring Lily's Hidden Spring	Guipos, ZDS Pagadian City Mahayag, ZDS Gatub,Lakewood, ZDS Bayog, ZDS Tubod, Lakewood, ZDS
5. Cave	Sominot Cave Guipos Cave Kendis Cave	Sominot, ZDS Guipos, ZDS Pagadian City
6. Other Attraction	Buracan Hill Dumagoc Hill, Bogo Hill, Bulatoc Hill, Mt. Palpalan, Mt. Susong Dalaga, Mt. Pinokes, Fatima Shrine/Hidden Jewels of Mindanao Paradise Panoramic View Lovers Lane Triton Island Panikian Island Dao-dao Island	Molave, ZDS Pagadian City Pagadian City Labangan, ZDS R. Magsaysay, ZDS Aurora, ZDS Margosatubig, ZDS Tabina, ZDS Pagadian City
B. Man-made
Swimming Pool	Anonang Swimming Pool Lily's Hidden Spring Tambulig Swimming Pool Fanilag Swimming Pool Springland Resort D'Laville Resort ZS MIT Swimming Pool Agua Rivera Resort	Aurora, ZDS Tubod, Lakewood, ZDS Tambulig, ZDS Mahayag, ZDS Pagadian City Pagadian City Pagadian City Dumingag, ZDS

Source of Data: PPDO Survey

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