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Outstanding Governorship Award 2017

“Tarlac is beautiful. We should be proud. Gone is the notion that there is nothing to do in Tarlac.
We have beautiful rivers, 32,939 hectares of forestland, we are the gateway to Pinatubo, delicous food, numerous species of
birds, natural waterfalls, Monasterio de Tarlac, historical sites like Capas National Shrine, Aquino Ancestral House, and
ecotourism sites for adventure and new surprises that awaits every traveler.”

ENVIRONMENT

Tarlac’s accessibility to Manila opens up the province to travelers and Gov. Yap led the establishment of a Modern Mechanized Forest
tourists. Tarlac is filled with beautiful rivers, and vast forest lands. It is also Nursery in Tarlac. The project was envisioned to meet the reforestation
a gateway to Pinatubo and home to delicious foods, numerous species of and tree planting targets of the province. The facility was also intended
birds and natural waterfalls. Historical sites such as the Monasterio de to cater to the seedling requirements of other provinces in Region 3. The
Tarlac, Capas National Shrine and the Aquino Ancestral House are just few nursery covers an area of 1.25 hectares (to be expanded to 7.39 hectares)
of the places that travellers and tourists can enjoy while visiting Tarlac. with the capacity of more than 2 million seedlings. Another is the Samyo
Governor Yap has taken the initiative to implement programs to at Yamang Kalikasan Program which aims to plant trees, specifically
ensure that natural resources are preserved in the province. To this Ilang-ilang, Narra and other native species to the perimeter and open
end, the provincial government launched the Sustainable Tourism and ground areas of schools, piggeries, poultries, business establishments
Development Project (STDP) concentrated in the western borders of and barangay parks.
Bamban, Capas, San Jose and Mayantoc. The STDP is Tarlac’s response Lastly, the provincial government has undertaken a Riverdike
to climate change and sudden calamities such as typhoon and heavy rain stabilization and erosion control program. This project aims to establish
in the province to ensure that our geophysical environment is protected 30 hectares of bamboo plantation along river dikes and cater the
from flooding and erosion. Reforestation through Community-based depleting supply of bamboo poles due to growing bamboo based
programs, environmental preservation and sustainable tourism are the key livelihood projects.
components of STDP.

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