Kabankalan City wins West Visayas Best Tourism Oriented LGU plum
Bacolod City -- Kabankalan City is recipient of the Western Visayas Best Tourism Oriented Local Government Unit Award, Component City Category in the Western Visayas Tourism Excellence Award.
Mayor Pedro P. Zayco, Jr. of Kabankalan City will receive the award today in ceremonies to be held at Nature's Village Resort, Talisay City.
The Western Visayas Tourism Excellence Award is one of the highlights of the Western Visayas Tourism Assembly that started on Nov. 12 to 18 and has for its theme "Entrepreneurial Tourism: Beyond Tourist Arrivals". The assembly showcases and promotes the diversity of the tourist attractions, services and facilities of the various LGUs of Region VI.
Tourism officer of Kabankalan Virgilio Gerongani cited security and safety, availability of comfortable lodging houses, tourists spots and as a gateway to Dumaguete and Cebu cities as reasons why Kabankalan City was chosen among the other component cities in the region. (Kabankalan/PIA)