by Patricia Bermudez February 8, 2021 CALAMBA CITY - Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat recognized the role of Laguna province in reb...
February 8, 2021
CALAMBA CITY - Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat recognized the role of Laguna province in rebooting the region’s tourism industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a recent meeting with tourism stakeholders in the province, Romulo-Puyat acknowledged Laguna’s contribution in national tourism as with the second highest arrivals and pulling in 207,000 tourists.
“I would like to thank the provincial and local government units of Laguna, as well as our tourism stakeholders, for your steadfast cooperation and collaboration in these efforts to restart tourism.” the Tourism Secretary said.
In a bid to promote local tourism, the Department of Tourism Region IV-A (CALABARZON) collaborated with various local government units in the region to support their flagship program called the GREEN Corridor Initiative, which promotes product development focused on farm, culinary and ecotourism under the new normal, all the while strictly observing minimum health and safety protocols.
“This flagship domestic tourism program aims to spur the recovery of the Laguna Tourism Cluster into the new normal,” Puyat said.
Through the regional tourism office, the DOT will continue to conduct on-site inspections of accommodation establishments to ensure strict compliance to the guidelines set by the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF).
Meanwhile, Laguna Governor Ramil Hernandez assured stakeholders of the local government’s continuous support in the safe reopening of tourism in the region.
“Even before the pandemic, confident ako na naipapatupad ng maayos ang mga health protocol.” Hernandez said, highlighting the provincial government’s standing order to authorities to exercise maximum tolerance when enforcing quarantine protocols.
House Committee Chairperson on Tourism and Laguna Third District Rep. Sol Aragones also rehashed the importance of promoting local tourism, which provided ample livelihood to her district.
“[Let us] promote domestic tourism. Kapag maayos ang turismo sa isang bayan, magiging maayos ang kabuhayan ng mga mamamayan.” Aragones said. (with reports from PNA)
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