Tourism sustains in Davao de Oro amidst pandemic

DAVAO DE ORO, Nov. 4 (PIA) - The tourism industry in Davao de Oro has thrived even with the stricter regulations due to COVID-19 pandemic.

During the PTV Network Briefing News, Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy disclosed that Davao de Oro placed fourth among all the provinces in the country in terms of domestic tourist arrivals in 2020.

Governor Uy added that according to the data from the Department of Tourism (DOT), the province notched six ranks higher than in 2019, when Davao de Oro was at the tenth place.

“This economic indicator is a big boost to our businessmen, resort owners, and MSMEs,” he said.

In his State of the Province Address (SOPA), the chief executive also bared that the number of micro, small, and medium enterprise rose by 34.69% from 11,330 in 2016 to 15,863 in 2020, while there is also an increase in the number of large enterprises by 35.3% percent on the same period, from 17 to 25.

Governor Uy stressed that peace and order in the province must be maintained in order to sustain the booming tourism industry of the province.

“We will collaborate extensively with our security forces, we have the AFP and the PNP, there are revitalized police stationed in barangays which used to be conflict-affected areas,” he said.

Uy also acknowledged that infrastructures must be in place to attract more tourist in the province.

“There should be infrastructure which would support our tourism industry, especially the roads; so we are thankful to the President for DPWH's Program called Tourism Convergence and Road to Industry Convergence in partnership with the DOT,” he said.

Since 2016, the province has availed 51 road projects from the convergence program worth PhP 982.9 million distance for a total length of 97.2 kilometers.

As of now, Governor Uy bared in his SOPA, that 40 projects were completed while the other 11 are 70% completed. (PIA 11, Michael Uy)

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