BORACAY — The Boracay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) welcomed Gov. Carlito Marquez’s plan of further expanding the tourism stake of this resort island in anticipation of a tourism industry boom here.
Ariel Abriam, president of the BCCI, said he believed Gov. Carlito Marquez when he said the province must prepare for the boom of Boracay’s tourism.
Abriam attended the governor’s State of the Province Address recently.
Marquez announced that the provincial government is currently working on a 2.6-hectare reclamation project in Brgy. Caticlan, Malay, Aklan.
The project, Marquez said, will translate to more jobs and livelihood sources, more revenues for the government and expanded medical and other social services.
“The BCCI is supporting Governor Marquez on all his endeavors, especially on their proposed reclamation project,” said Abriam.
“We welcome his plans of further boosting the tourism industry of Boracay because we really need to prepare for the influx of tourists,” he added.
According to the Department of Tourism, tourism arrivals in this resort island reached 779,666 last year./
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