(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has signed laws declaring four areas as tourist destinations.
Below is a list of the new laws signed by the President on Aug. 22 and the respective areas that were declared as tourist sites:
Republic Act No. 11406 — Mount Bulaylay in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija
Republic Act No. 11407 — Candon City Ecotourism Zone in Ilocos Sur
Republic Act No. 11408–Santiago Cove in Santiago, Ilocos Sur
Republic Act No. 11409 — Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur
Under the laws, the Department of Tourism, in coordination with the concerned local government units and government agencies, is tasked to prepare a tourism development plan “involving the construction, installation and maintenance of appropriate facilities and infrastructure” to promote tourism in the destinations.
This should have been done within a year upon the enactment of each measure.
The plan shall also ensure the “preservation and conservation of the historic significance of the area.”
