The chief executive also underscored the need to further enhance connectivity to maximize the potential of ASEAN tourism.
“An ASEAN roll-on roll-off system has been in the works for sometime towards enhancing maritime connectivity. The Philippines has likewise done its part to facilitate ease of transport to and among our islands,”
Aquino said the pocket open skies policy also gives foreign airlines the unlimited takeoff, landing and passenger conveyance rights to all Philippine airports, except Manila.
“We also implemented the tourism road infrastructure program (trip) to make tourism sites more accessible. Out of 463 projects, 111 have been completed; 352 are ongoing, under procurement or undergoing detailed engineering designs,” he added.
Further, the chief executive urged for the strengthening of regional cooperation in the preservation of coral reefs which serve as diving sites.
“Coral reefs as diving sites are an immense lure for tourists yet these reefs are so vast and our waters so interconnected that a single country would be hard-pressed to undertake preservation on its own. Regional cooperation is key; cooperation enhanced by our individual efforts,” he added.
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