Post by L Roebuck on Jun 8, 2006 11:08:19 GMT -5
Tourism industry booms in Kiangan
By Dan B. Codamon
KIANGAN, Ifugao (7 June) -- Tourist arrival in this historical town of Ifugao was noted to have increased the past months and more are expected to come before the year ends signaling a booming tourism industry of which the municipal government is now giving due attention.
Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator, Engineer Jose Aguana narrated that aside from foreign tourists who visited the town, there are also several mountaineering groups and spelunkers who made coordination and reservation with the municipal government for mountain trekking and cave exploration in the coming months.
Taking cognizance of this positive development happening in the place, the municipal government has already undertaken development activities of the tourist spots and destinations such as road improvements and erection of camping huts.
Among the places currently undergoing improvement projects is the newly discovered Pangagawan Cave of Barangay Bolog which initial explorers claim can equal or surpass that of the Sagada Cave in Sagada, Mt. Province.
Camping cottages and road improvement going to this cave has already been started and expected to be finished as early as possible before certain scheduled follow-up cave expedition will be conducted.
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By Dan B. Codamon
KIANGAN, Ifugao (7 June) -- Tourist arrival in this historical town of Ifugao was noted to have increased the past months and more are expected to come before the year ends signaling a booming tourism industry of which the municipal government is now giving due attention.
Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator, Engineer Jose Aguana narrated that aside from foreign tourists who visited the town, there are also several mountaineering groups and spelunkers who made coordination and reservation with the municipal government for mountain trekking and cave exploration in the coming months.
Taking cognizance of this positive development happening in the place, the municipal government has already undertaken development activities of the tourist spots and destinations such as road improvements and erection of camping huts.
Among the places currently undergoing improvement projects is the newly discovered Pangagawan Cave of Barangay Bolog which initial explorers claim can equal or surpass that of the Sagada Cave in Sagada, Mt. Province.
Camping cottages and road improvement going to this cave has already been started and expected to be finished as early as possible before certain scheduled follow-up cave expedition will be conducted.
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