Sustainable Eco-Tourism
Pandan adopted its own Eco-Tourism Master Plan.
Pandan boasts of its Bugang River, President’s Award for Environment “Gawad ng Pangulo sa Kapaligiran” cleanest Inland Body of Water in the Philippines. Pandan organized the BUGANG COMMUNITY BASED ECO-TOURISM ORGANIZATION which manages and runs the Bugang River Tour Package.
Another eco-tourist attractions, Pandan is very proud of, is the Malumpati Health Spring and Tourist Resort believed to have medicinal properties for healing.
Awards and Citations
- 2008 – Most Progressive Agrarian Reform Community
awarded by the Department of Agrarian Reform - 2006 – Pandan’s Bugang River Cultural, Nature and Adventure Tour
Gold Winner, International Green Apple Environment Awards for Environmental Best Practice, Local Authorities and Ecotourism Category - 2006 – 1st runner-up, Bugang River Cultural, Nature and Adventure Tour
“Hiyas ng Turismo 2006” Nationwide Search - 2006 – Early Childhood Development Project (ECD)
Best Performing Local Government Unit - 2005 – “Dangal Ng Ilog” Award
1st National Summit on the State of Philippine Rivers (Bugang River) - 2004 – Kaagapay Seal of Excellence in Local Governance
awarded by the Philippines-Canada Local Government Support Program (LGSP) - 2004 – 2nd Runner Up, National Level, Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran Cleanest Inland Body of Water
(Bugang River) - 2004 – Regional Winner, Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran Cleanest Inland Body of Water
(Bugang River) - 2003 – National Winner, Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran Cleanest Inland Body of Water
(Bugang River) - 2002 – 1st Runner Up, National Level, Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran Cleanest Inland Body of Water
(Bugang River) - 2000 – Best in Coastal Resource Management
- 2000 – Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran Award for Cleanest Inland Body of Water (Bugang River)
- 1999 – 2nd Place, Clean and Green Gawad sa Pangulo Award, Province of Antique
- 1998 – 1st Place, Clean and Green Gawad sa Pangulo Award, Province of Antique
- 1997 – 3rd Place, Clean and Green Gawad sa Pangulo Award, Province of Antique
- 1996 – 5th Place, Cleanest Inland Body of Water (Bugang River) Region VI, Western Visayas
- 1997 – 3rd Place, Cleanest Inland Body of Water (Bugang River) Region VI, Western Visayas
- 1998 – Cleanest Inland Body of Water (Bugang River) Region VI, Western Visayas
- 1996 – 5th Place, Clean and Green Gawad sa Pangulo Award, Province of Antique