Iwahig Penal, Inagawan, Aborlan, Batang-batang, and Malatgao Cluster 4 River Basin




Location



Area               : 1,477.97 sq. km.
Region           : Region IV-B (MINAROPA)
Provinces      : Palawan
Towns/Cities : 1 City and 3 Municipalities
Barangays      : 50
Outlet             : Sulu Sea
Est. Pop’n       : 7,009
RBO                 :
RDC Reso.       : PCSD Resolution No. 19 – 689
Forestland       : 217.66 sq. km.
A&D                  : 216.64 sq. km.
Proposed Investment (Total)         : PHP 13,004,500,637

The Cluster 4 River Basin is located within the MIMAROPA Region, specifically within the Southern Palawan. The cluster is consisting of five principal river basins namely, Iwahig Penal, Inagawan, Aborlan, Malatgao, and Batang-batang. The cluster also covers 19 minor watersheds located in-between the five principal river basins. The entire cluster has an area of 147,797 hectares. It covers the City of Puerto Princesa and the municipalities of Aborlan, Narra, and Quezon. In addition, a total of 50 barangays that were under the jurisdiction of these areas are within the cluster.

VISION

“Dynamic community-driven, sustainably-managed and climate change-responsive watersheds within Cluster 4 River Basin providing ecosystem good and services for the present and future generations of Palaweños through stakeholder collaboration towards poverty-free river basins.”

MISSION

“To protect, conserve, and efficiently utilize the natural resources of the watersheds within the Cluster 4 River Basin to ensure continuous provision of goods and services to the present and future generations of Palaweños.”

PROTECTED AREAS
  1. Puerto Princesa Bay
  2. Victoria Anepahan Ranges
  3. Rasa Island Wildlife Sanctuary
ECOSYTEM SERVICES

  • Irrigation - 29,654 hectares
  • Dam - 29,654 hectares
  • Groundwater – 28.98 MCM/yr

  • Rice and Corn – Increase on production except from 2008, 2010, and 2014
  • Other Crops - Increasing Trend
  • Livestock – Increasing Production
  • Poultry – Increasing Production
  • Fisheries – Increasing Production

  • Fuel – 88%
  • Kerosene – 7%

  • Flora – 39 species
  • Fauna:
  • Avian – 82 species
  • Reptile – 4 species
  • Terrestrial – 1 specie

THEMATIC AREAS

  1. Water Resources Management

    • Increasing Population
    • Increasing Agricultural, Household and Industrial Demand
    • Decreasing Available Water
    • Soil Erosion

    • Water Resource Management Program
    • Water Quality Monitoring Program
    • Effective Ecological Waste Management

    • PHP 4,611,500,000

  2. Forest Ecosystem and Biodiversity Management

    • Charcoal Making
    • Timber Poaching
    • Kaingin
    • Mining
    • Illegal Land Conversion

    • Adaptive Forest Ecosystem Restoration (A-FORESTORE) Program

    • PHP 5,800,901,000

  3. Wetland Management

    • Seasonal Changes in Temperature and Amount of Rainfall
    • Soil Erosion
    • Decrease in Mangrove Area

    • Wetland Protection and Restoration Program
    • Coastal Resource Protection Program

    • PHP 4,377,984,570

  4. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

    • Flooding
    • Landslide
    • Dry Spell/Drought

    • Adaptive Capacity Development Program
    • Climate-Adaptive Hazard Mitigation Infrastructure System

    • PHP 24,533,128,841

  5. Economic Development

    • Poverty

    • Enhancement of Value Chain Systems Programs

    • PHP 578,000,000