This was his reaction when asked him if his people and the city are ready to receive tourists.
“We have hotels, restaurants, convention center, function rooms, our roads leading to tourist destinations are being prepared,” Aquino said.
Aquino told the media that his city is a city of waterfalls which has nine breathtaking and majestic ones, the waterfalls and the scenic beaches along Samar Sea has drawn tourists to this third largest city in the country. One of the waterfalls will also be developed to become a mini-hydro power plant, the mayor said.
He also asked those present to visit Malajog Beach where the city will construct a zipline.
As to tourists looking for food adventure to satisfy their gastronomic taste, Calbayog has the best tasting tinapa and other gourmet dishes. Actress and presidential sister Kris Aquino has mentioned that Calbayog has the best tinapa in his tv show recently.
Calbayog City has also the best hotels where the most famous is Ciriaco Hotel that faces the scenic Samar Sea.
Calbayog City is also considered the gateway to Christianity in the Visayas as the first wave of Jesuit missionaries commenced their mission there in 1596. Calbayog has also the so called pilgrimage tour where tourists are conducted to different Catholic Churches.
As to the peace and order and security of travelers, Aquino said that the city is relatively peaceful. He acknowledged the leadership of the P/Supt Ernesto Salvador Tagle of the city police force.
It will be recalled that the whole police force was replaced following the spate of killings in the city early in June 2015.
“Look at you, do you feel unsecure here?” he asked the media that attended the presscon, after the Vesper Day parade.
Aquino adds that since January up to June this year, some 53 thousand tourists have been registered where some 51 thousand are local ones and some 2 thousand, foreigners.
Although the police reports of some ten killings in the hinterlands in three months, the crime recorder said that they have reached a crime clearance index of 89.19% in July and 70% in August of this year.
Crime clearance index means that in a crime committed, the suspect is identified, the case is filed and the suspect arrested.
The killings happened in the hinterlands, the police officer told PIA.
With active security forces in town, the chief executive of Calbayog beckons tourists, come and visit Calbayog City for its natural wonders, gastronomic delights from Samar Sea and hospitality. (PIA 8-Samar with CTIO)
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Posted by LGU Calbayog Bulletin on Monday, September 7, 2015
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