by Joseph B Zambrano

KABUGAO, Apayao - With expansive roads, this province is ready for an extensive ecological-tourism industry as per assessment of the Department of Tourism (DOT)- Cordillera.

According to DOT regional director  Purarificacion S. Molintas, they evaluated access roads which  significantly had become better in the past years.

Apayao province teems with  eco-tourism potentials like waterfalls, rivers for white water rafting, and virgin forests which should be promoted, Molintas said.

Tourists can access the province through the province of nearby Cagayan which has ports and airports.
Congresswoman Eleanor Bulut-Begtang said there is a need in formulating a tourism master plan that would harness the province’s tourism potentials.

 She said that the master plan is needed to guide actions and set the parameters in the promotion and development of the province’s tourism capabilities.

The provincial tourism council is doing rounds in the different municipalities to determine the extent of development needed in identified potential tourist spots, Begtang said. *(JBZ-PIA CAR)