P1B Boracay investment to showcase Filipino culture
Boracay Island -- A P1 billion new investment is set to rise in this resort island by the Titay's Foundation which is aimed to showcase the ingenuity of the Filipino culture and values.
In a corporate press conference held in a hotel Thursday last week, Milagros Lumbo founder of the said foundation bared her plans that the project will be set along Sitio Cagban in this resort island now considered an entry point to this resort island.
The Cagban Port became an entry point in Boracay after the Aklan Philippine National Police implemented a 'one entry one exit policy' to ensure the peace and order of the visiting tourists.
"The site is of two hectare land area and will be divided into three areas the Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. We are opening up a new 200 kiosks for the area and we will ask investors to ask their employers to wear Filipino costumers to showcase our heritate," Lumbo said.
Based on the plan presented to the local media here, the project dubbed as the Boracay Business and Leisure Park will feature Filipino tradition such as the Fiesta Festival, showcase of Filipino food, entertainment of cultural songs and dances among others.
Aside from its service features, Lumbo said that the project will be prioritizing Aklanon applicants for employment since the project is considered an Aklanon investment.
They are also planning to invite aeta leaders on how they could be inculcated in the cultural tourism the project offers so that the original Filipino cultures and traditions and will be preserved in the tourists that continue to visit this resort island.
Jun Ariolo N. Aguirre