Alag-Baco, Butas, Catuiran-Bucayao, Mag-Asawang Tubig and Pula Cluster 3 River Basin




Location



Area               : 2,258 sq. km.
Region           : Region IV-A (MINAROPA)
Provinces      : Occidental and Oriental Mindoro
Towns/Cities : 1 City and 11 Municipalities
Barangays      : 258
Outlet             : Verde Island - Passage and Tablas Strait
Est. Pop’n       : 425,179
RBO                 :
RDC Reso.       : RDC Resolution No. 9 Series of 2019
Forestland       : 33.7%
A&D                  : 41.6%
Proposed Investment (Total)         : PHP 13,004,500,637

Principal River Basins are defined as those with at least 40 square kilometers of drainage area (NWRC, 1976). The Cluster 3 is composed of five (5) principal river basins in the island of Mindoro. These includes Alag-Baco River Basin, Butas River Basin, Catuiran- Bucayao River Basin, Mag-asawang Tubig River Basin and Pula River Basin. All the river basins in Cluster 3 drain along the Verde Island Passage and Tablas Strait located at the northeast of Mindoro Island (Table 1). Table 1 and Table 2 show the geographic location of these river basins.

VISION

“The Cluster 3 River Basin is envisioned to be a rich and abundant watershed that continues to care for its biodiversity for the present and future generations.”

MISSION

“To participate in the genuine development and responsible use of watershed resources.”

PROTECTED AREAS
  1. Mangrove areas along Banks of Mamburao River
  2. Mts. Iglit-Baco National Park
  3. Naujan Lake National Park
ECOSYTEM SERVICES

  • Irrigation – 87,580.49 ha
  • Ground Water - 196,403 ha

  • Banana – 191,009 metric ton
  • Calamansi – 1606.73 metric ton
  • Coconut - 179,988 metric ton
  • Corn - 295,499 metric ton
  • Mango – 3533 metric ton
  • Palay - 2,256,626 metric ton
  • Livestock (number of livestock):
  • Carabaos – 77,484
  • Cattle – 44,447
  • Goat – 69,488
  • Poultry:
  • Chicken – 15291 metric ton
  • Chicken Egg – 2082 metric ton
  • Duck – 87 metric ton
  • Duck Egg – 352 metric ton
  • Fisheries – 7,561,300 metric ton

  • Fuel – 71.58%
  • Oil Based – 0.24%

  • Flora – 135 families and 3405 species
  • Fauna – 231 terrestrial faunal species

THEMATIC AREAS

  1. Water Resources Management

    • Increased Wastes Discharged to Water Bodies
    • Increased Soil Erosion
    • Illegal Activities

    • Water Supply Management Program
    • Irrigation Water Management Project
    • Water Quality Monitoring and Management Program
    • Waste Management Program

    • PHP 2,528,562,000

  2. Forest Ecosystem and Biodiversity Management

    • Land Conversion
    • Over – Exploitation of Resources
    • Kaingin
    • Illegal Logging
    • Industrialization
    • Small Scale Illegal Mining

    • Adaptive Forest Ecosystem Restoration (A-FORESTORE) Program

    • PHP 13,925,483,400

  3. Wetland Management

    • Land Reclamation
    • Illegal Fishing
    • Agricultural and Household Discharge
    • Deforestation
    • Flooding

    • Wetland Protection and Restoration Project
    • Sustainable Funding for Existing Marine Protected Area

    • PHP 1,517,440,286

  4. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

    • Increased Flooding
    • Intense Rainfall
    • Extreme Storm Surge
    • Pollution
    • Liquefaction
    • Impacts of Super Typhoons
    • Landslides
    • Forest Fire

    • Adaptive Capacity Development Program
    • Hazard Prevention and Adaptation Program

    • PHP 9,516,039,061

  5. Economic Development

    • Unproductive Time
    • Charcoal Making
    • Illegal Logging
    • Kaingin Farming
    • Poaching

    • Value Chain Enhancement Program

    • PHP 101,000,000