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        ENVIRONMENT                                                 TOURISM

            Foremost among continuing programs marked to be sustained is the   Noteworthy, also,  is the  invigorated  tourism  development  thrusts
        Provincial  Government’s  comprehensive  thrust  to  preserve,  protect  and   sustained or initiated with zeal that has propelled CamSur to a forefront
        enhance the environment bannered by the El Verde Movement, a multi-  position among top tourist  destinations  in  the  Philippines.  Gov. Migz
        faceted project principally designed as centerpiece of Governor Villafuerte’s   ordered for the full renovation of the Camsur Watersports Complex which
        advocacy to mitigate the effects and adapt to the global climate change   maintains its title as the best and most progressive wakepark in the world.
        crisis coupled with an objective of eventually transforming CamSur into the   The park now features new rails and unique setups that are first of its kind
        greenest, cleanest and most environment-friendly province in Asia.  in the world. Under his leadership, the province welcomed the international
            Governor  Migz  Villafuerte’s  advocacies  and  initiatives  have  risen  to   TV series, Survivor, who once again, chose the Caramoan Peninsula as the
        national attention and even being emulated by several provinces. Along the   setting for their high-grossing show. He also developed a new approach
        way his efforts has earned him, after serving as governor for barely a year,   to CamSur’s holistic tourism program, making the province the Adventure
        the prestigious designation as Philippines Climate Change Ambassador, an   Capital of the country. Surely the world will need to watch out for the all-
        honor he is very grateful for and an responsibility he is very keen to comply.  new CamSur Adventure program of the Provincial Government.
                                                                       For Governor Villafuerte, it does not matter how young one is as long as
        HEALTH                                                      the will to serve is strong within him. He is the living testament that age does
                                                                    not matter in public service. For him, one can never be too young to serve
            Health  services has also  remained  at  the  forefront  of  Governor   others. It’s time for the youth to rise up, serve, lead and make things happen!
        Villafuerte’s priority advocacies, including the rehabilitation, modernization,
        and expansion of 12 Rural Health Units and 12 provincially operated District
        Hospitals. Recently, the governor received as donation P100M worth of
        medical supplies and equipment from Michigan, USA. That is only the first
        batch out of ten shipments totaling to over P200 M. The medical resources
        will be distributed throughout the 12 District Hospitals. He continues to
        seek  more  partnership  with  local and international  organizations to
        provide better healthcare services in the province. It Is also important to
        mention that his major project for health, the planned Provincial Hospital,
        to be situated in Bula, has already been included in DOH National Budget
        and is scheduled to start construction in 2015.























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