Nueva Vizcaya to Showcase Cultural Heritage and Biodiversity for Tourism Growth

A groundbreaking research program has been approved by the Commission on Higher Education, aiming to revitalize the vibrancy of Nueva Vizcaya identity by showcasing and promoting the rich cultural heritage of the province and its diverse IP culture and its very rich biodiversity for national and international tourism supported by a vibrant R&D program on language and culture and performing arts group.

The P23 Million program titled “𝐍𝐮𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐳𝐜𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭” has three sub-projects which will delve into various aspects of heritage preservation, environmental management resources, and food tourism:

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝟏: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝟐: 𝐓𝐀𝐖𝐈𝐃 𝐭𝐢 𝐍𝐮𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐳𝐜𝐚𝐲𝐚: 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐕𝐒𝐔 𝐓𝐚𝐧-𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝟑: 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐮𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐳𝐜𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦

This program is a collaborative effort between the Nueva Vizcaya State University and Provincial Local Government Unit of Nueva Vizcaya (Provincial Tourism).

As part of the pre-implementation activities, the project team conducted an inception meeting last July 4, 2023 and 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 today, July 10, 2023.

This 2-day writeshop aims to capacitate project leads and proponents to prepare project pre-implementation requirements such as Project Procurement Management Plan (PPMP), Purchase Requests (PR), timeline, and to be familiarized with other administrative processes. The writeshop is participated by the PLGU-NV represented by Ms. Mikara Kaye Dulay from the Provincial tourism and culture office, and faculty researchers from the College of Teacher Education (both campuses), College of Human Ecology, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Industrial Technology, chiefs and representatives from the administration, and RET staff.

This newly-approved program was through the effort and initiative of NVSU President Wilfredo A. Dumale, Jr. during his term as the Vice President for Research, Extension, and Training Program under the leadership of former OIC Dr. Ruth Raña Padilla . As a researcher himself, Dr. Dumale presented the proposal and defended it to the CHED En Banc in 2021.

The research project is set to commence this quarter with an expected duration of 2 years. By unlocking the potential of sustainable heritage practices, this groundbreaking project aims to promote the diverse culture of the province of Nueva Vizcaya.

The NVSU RET program would also like to extend its gratitude to the Technical Working Group composed of R&D staff and faculty researchers for the continuous efforts from conceptualization to implementation of the project.

Congratulations and a big salute to all of you!