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Benguet

Location and boundaries

• Benguet is bounded by the provinces of Pangasinan on the south, La Union and Ilocos Sur on the west, Mountain Province on the north and Ifugao on the east.
• The province has a total Land area of 261,648 hectares with La Trinidad as its capital.
• Benguet has rugged and sloping terrain, deep valleys, and four major rivers which drain into the China Sea. Hot springs also abound in Benguet.
• Benguet has a temperate climate that ranges from a low of 8.6 degrees Celsius from December to February to a high of 26 degrees Celsius during summer months of April and May

Infrastructure facilities

• Telecommunication
  • Service provided by PLDT, Digitel, Smart, Globe
  • 3 cable TV stations
  • 3 internet service providers

• Economic zones
  • The Philippine Economic Zone Authority is the lone ecozone in Baguio.
    It houses 13 export enterprises and 1 facilities enterprise.
  • Kelly Ecozone located in Itogon, Benguet

Cost of Doing Business

Minimun Daily Wage	Rate in US$ ($1 = Php 50.00)
Non-Agricultural	3.68
Agricultural
- Plantation with annual gross sales of PhP5M or more	3.42
- Plantation with annual gross sales of PhP5M or less	3.32
-Non-plantation	2.93
Cottage & Micro Enterprises
-Employing more than 30 workers	3.24
-Employing less than 30 workers	3.20
Retail Service & Service Establishments
-Employing more than 15 workers	3.60
-Employing 11 to15 workers	3.60
-Employing less than 10 workers	2.98

Utilities	Rate in US$ ($1 = Php 50.00)
Power Rates
Commercial (per kwh)	0.0859
Industrial (per kwh)	0.0843
Residential (per kwh)	0.0846

Investment areas

1. A proposed 20-hectare provincial agri-industrial center will be built in one BLIST area through a build-operate-transfer (BOT) or joint venture arrangement with private investors.
2. Loomweaving
3. Knitting. Presently, Benguet subcontractors supply PEZA-based companies. With sufficient capital and modern management and marketing system, knitwear from Benguet will find lucrative market abroad.
4. Integrated food production and processing. Ube from Benguet is the best in the country. Strawberries, mushrooms, white potatoes, tea and carrot among others can be processed through dehydration or juicing.
5. Fine jewelry making. Local craftsmen are adept at making gift items like home décor and silver accessories. Small and medium industries producing these items can be established.
6. Handmade paper products
7. Leather craft
8. Energy and irrigation. Benguet's four rivers - Galiano, Bued, Agno, and Amburayan, provide ample resources that can support energy development projects, irrigation and water systems needed by the province's expanding communities and industries.
9. Health services
10. Expansion of telecommunication services
11. Housing and other real estate development
12. Eco-tourism, resort and nature theme parks

Major Tourist Attractions

1. Mt. Pulag - the country's second highest mountain
2. Timbac caves - home of the century-old mummy caves of Kabayan
3. Bengaongao a marine cave of Tublay
4. Mt. Kabunian - the famed home of gods, and the ancient burial caves
5. Bakun - a spellbinding waterfall
6. Asin hot spring - other sulfur springs and waterfalls ideal for theme park development