The two areas are among the sites within the Allah Valley Protected Watershed that are being developed by as eco-tourism attractions by the Allah Valley Landscape Development Alliance (AVLDA).
AVLDA, which is an environmental body established by the local governments of South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat, spearheads the protection, conservation and management of the critical Allah River and its immediate environs.
The alliance had received separate grants from the national government and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to facilitate the development of the two eco-tourism sites.
“Lake Sebu is our focal area because of its uniqueness and it has already been established as a tourism center not only in South Cotabato but even abroad.
It has name recall and brand when it comes to tourism promotion,” Fuentes said.
In T’boli town, the governor said they are developing crater-lake Holon (formerly Maughan) as an adventure site.
She said they are also establishing a “mining route” for tourism in T’boli featuring the mining villages of Kematu and Desawo.
“We already started with jewelry making and we’re planning to expand this route further,” Fuentes said in a press conference.
For Tupi town, she said the provincial government is enhancing the tourism potentials of the tarsier sanctuary in Barangay Linan by developing the area’s road networks.
