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Surigao del Norte

Location and boundaries

• Pacific Ocean in the North and East, provinces of Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Sur in the South, Surigao Strait in the West

Infrastructure facilities

• Telecommunications
  • Services provided by PLDT
  • Cruz Telephone Company
  • PHILCOM Corp.
  • PT&T
  • RCPI/Bayantel
  • SMART Communications
  • Globe

• Airport and seaport
  • 1 secondary airport with feeder airport
  • 2 fishing ports
  • 7 private ports
  • 40 municipal ports

• Economic zones
  • PhilNico Industrial Estate Special Economic Zone

Cost of Doing Business

Minimun Daily Wage	Rate in Php
Non-Agricultural	161.00 + 12.00 COLA
Agricultural
Plantation	151.00 + 12.00 COLA
Non-plantation	131.00 + 12.00 COLA
Retail / Services
Employing 10 workers or more	161.00 + 12.00 COLA
Employing 10 workers or less	131.00 + 12.00 COLA

Utilities	Rate in Php
Power Rates
Commercial (per kwh)	4.0823
Residential (per kwh)	4.0323
Water Rates
Commercial / Industrial (0-10 cu. meter)	160.00
Residential (0-10 cu. meter)	80.00

Investment Areas

Development of the following economic/industrial zones:

• Nonoc Island Special Economic Zone
• Surigao Airport Improvement Project
• Tourism facilities
  • resorts
  • hotels
  • pension houses
  • tourist inns
  • theatres
  • restaurants
  • other recreational facilities

Local Incentives

• 3-year exemption on local license fees and taxes for projects within the investment priority lists of respective LGUs

Major Tourist Attractions

• Siargao Island - the surfing capital of the Phils. which boasts of world-class surf waves that barrel up to 9 ft high

• Lisondra Islet - with its unique rock formations enhanced by its different colors and shades

• Long stretches of white sand beaches, enchanting caves, magnificent rock formations, mountain likes and vast tracks of mangrove