MUNICIPALITY OF DIVILACAN

Profile:
A. 12 barangays, with 6 Coastal Brgys.
 Dilakit
 Dipudo
 Dimasalansan
 Dimapula
 Bicobian
 Dimapnat
B. Home of the NSMNP Flagship species:
 Terrestrial:
 Flying Fox
 Philippine Crocodile
 Avifauna:
 Tarictic Hornbill
 Isabela Oriole (Sapinit, Divilacan, rarely seen but data is present)
 Great Cormorant (Dicatian Lake)
 Philippine Bulbul
 Philippine Coucal
 Coletto
 Philippine Swiflet
 Luzon Bleeding Heart
 Woodpecker
 Crested Malkoha
 Reptiles:
 Common Forest Rat Snake
 Marine:
 Sea Turtle (Hawksbill and Green Sea Turtle)
 Saltwater Crocodile

C. Flagship species of the LGU Divilacan: Blue Marlin (Celebrated as part of the town fiesta
every year on June 20-21 through sportfishing)

D. Forest Types seen within Divilacan

o Mangrove Forest (16 species)
o Dipterocarp Forests
o Ultramafic Forests (Bonsai Trail at Lanai, Brgy.Bicobian)
E. Ecotourism Sites
1. Lanai Marine Turtle Nesting Sanctuary at Brgy. Bicobian, Divilacan, Isabela
2. Dilakit Waterfalls and Eco-trail
3. Dicatian Lake Ecotourism Site
4.
D. Existing Projects of DENR:
- Protected Area
o Biodiversity Monitoring System at Dilakit
o SEAMS Survey
o PAMB Meetings
o
- CMEMP
o Habitat Assessments on Corals, Mangrove, and Seagrass
o LGU Divilacan is an NSMNP MPAN Committee Member
- RFPA- 15 Residentials
- School Site: Divilacan Central School
- Enforcement

Issues and Concerns:

1. Re-routing of the Ilagan-Divilacan Road for the use of the local community of Divilacan
2. ECC Compliance of commercial establishments
Municipality of Maconacon
- 10 barangays

- Home of the NSMNP Flagship species:

 Terrestrial:
 Philippine Crocodile
 Avifauna:
o Tarictic Hornbill
o Philippine Bulbul
o Philippine Coucal
o Coletto
o Philippine Swiflet
o Crested Serpent Eagle (resident of Sumadag Beach)
o
 Marine:
 Sea Turtle (Hawksbill and Green Sea Turtle)
 Saltwater Crocodile
- Flagship species of the LGU Divilacan: Spiny Lobster

- Forest Types seen within Mangroves

o Mangrove Forest (11 species)
o Dipterocarp Forests

- Ecotourism Sites
o Blos River
o Sumadag Pebble Beach and Rock Formation
o Sumadag Falls
Existing Projects of DENR:
- Protected Area
o Biodiversity Monitoring System at Dilakit
- CMEMP
o Habitat Assessments on Corals, Mangrove, and Seagrass
o LGU Divilacan is an NSMNP MPAN Committee Member
- RFPA
- Enforcement

- Issues and Concerns

- ECC Compliance:_____
- SLF of LGU Maconacon
o With NSMNP PAMB Resolution
o Construction of the Sanitary Land Fill (SLF), Part of the land proposed for SLF is
A&D and another part is timberland. The Timberland is proposed to be entered
into a SAPA with the PAMB and LGU Maconacon.