Nearly ₱10 million lined up for Quezon Adventure Park rehabilitation

By Engr. Jay B. Laurino The Quezon Protected Landscape Herbal Pavilion in Atimonan is among the facilities covered by a nearly ₱10-million p...

By Engr. Jay B. Laurino

The Quezon Protected Landscape Herbal Pavilion in Atimonan is among the facilities covered by a nearly ₱10-million provincial rehabilitation project. (McNEIL GAILA/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

ATIMONAN, Quezon - Tourism facilities inside one of Quezon’s protected landscapes are set for a nearly ₱10-million rehabilitation aimed at restoring visitor amenities and basic infrastructure in Atimonan. Covering Quezon Adventure Park and the Quezon Protected Landscape Herbal Pavilion, the work targets two established visitor sites in the area.

According to a recent Invitation to Bid posted by the Province of Quezon on the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System, the project has an approved budget of ₱9,999,713.57 and a contract period of 150 days. Planned works include comfort rooms, a pump house, concrete and elevated water tanks, an intake box, pipelines, pavilion and picnic-area improvements, landscaping and related facilities.



Rather than creating a new attraction, the project concentrates on repairing structures and utilities already serving the tourism site. Its scope indicates a rehabilitation of existing amenities instead of an expansion into additional recreational facilities.

The herbal pavilion was earlier developed through a partnership involving the Quezon provincial government, Atimonan municipal government and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. It was designed to showcase medicinal plants while supporting environmental education and tourism activities in the municipality.

Because both sites lie within the Quezon Protected Landscape, construction activities are subject to environmental and protected-area regulations. Available project records list the physical works but do not specify the safeguards that will be applied during construction.

Recent visitor figures for the adventure park and herbal pavilion were not included in the records released for the project. Officials have also not detailed the present condition of individual structures or the extent of deterioration behind the planned repairs.

No follow-on phase or wider rehabilitation program for the tourism site was identified in the available procurement notice. Provincial officials have yet to disclose whether additional improvements are planned after the 150-day contract is completed.