Tourism Assistant Secretary Roberto Alabado III said that the Philippines has to improve its tourism competitiveness to keep up with ASEAN neighbors. /Irene R. Sino Cruz
The activity was organized by Department of Budget and Management and the Department of Interior and Local Government and supported by the Presidential Communications Operations Office and non-governmental partners. On the issue of anti-terrorism, Undersecretary Cesar Yano of the Department of National Defense noted that while these might not be much of a problem for Central Visayas, there should be vigilance among all sectors.
Meanwhile, Assistant Secretary Roberto Alabado III of the Department of Tourism cited the gains of tourism in Cebu and the rest of the Philippines. “Number one, let us improve the competitiveness and enhancing growth. We are competing against Thailand. We are competing against Indonesia, Singapore,” he said.
Asteria Caberte, director of the Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas , enumerated the services they offered to businesses.