DAVAO ORIENTAL, November 23, 2015 --- A more
sophisticated and elegant Welcome Park is now greeting locals and
visitors at the provincial entrance in Barangay Pintatagan in Banaybanay town.
Governor Corazon N. Malanyaon, who first launched the
project way back in 2009, elatedly led the park’s historic reopening on
Wednesday, November 18, 2015, saying this added attraction would entice more
visitors to come.
Aside from the expanded space embellished with ‘green’ landscape
design, the newly renovated eco-park is now equipped with additional features
such as a stylish restaurant called “Café Pintatagan” that offers a blend of
exciting cuisine. It is also set-up with a tourist information center, a
souvenir shop called Pasalubong Center, and clean and fully-functional toilets
for travelers. Another famous feature of the park is the Dalansa Cruz Shrine
located above a hill that can be reached through 365 señorita steps.
Giving visitors the first glimpse of what the province has
to offer, the Pintatagan Welcome Park serves as a jump-off area to other
exquisite eco-tourism sites in the province. “This is a showcase of our
province’s beautiful sites as well as our hospitality,” said the governor.
The locals of Barangay Pintatagan, through Barangay Captain
Joel Peralta, expressed their gratitude to the governor for putting up this
kind of development here which, years ago, was considered desolate because of
its distance from the town proper.
For her part, Banaybanay Mayor AdaliaTambuang also thanked
the Provincial Government for initiating this project which ‘truly compliments
the beauty of Davao Oriental’.“This is a clear indicator of her love for her
people and for our province. Her drive and competence in leadership is indeed
exceptional, she said.
Evenat the start of her administration, Governor Malanyaon
had set her sights on establishing eco-tourism attractions in every town of the
province to showcase Davao Oriental’s potentials while maximizing its
resplendent landscapes and seascapes.
Now at the final year of her term, Governor Malanyaon has
been successful in the completion of eco-tourism sites and parks which sets the
foundation for world-class development standards of tourism-related projects.
“Davao Oriental is perhaps one of the most beautiful
provinces in the country with its very rich natural and cultural heritage. As
stewards of these God-given gifts, it is but apt to share them to the rest of
the world,” Governor Malanyaon said, pointing out that by complimenting these
resources with well-planned development is a sure way of maximizing these
resources to its full potential.
In addition, the governor also highlighted the many
opportunities that have started to open stemming from all these development
such as job generation, improvement on local businesses, and the boosting of
potential investments.
Based on report from the Provincial Tourism Office, tourist
arrivals in the province has skyrocketed from 17,000 in 2011 to more than
300,000 in 2015, thus, making Davao Oriental a new beehive of eco-tourism
activities.
Putting premium on the environment, eco-tourism and rural
tourism, the Provincial Government has also completed eco-parks and tourism
sites in the different towns of the province that include Subangan Provincial
Museum in the City of Mati, Aliwagwag Falls Eco Park and Riverview Park and
Memorial Shrine in Cateel, Sunrise Boulevard in Baganga, Pacific View Park in
Boston, Pusan Point in Caraga, Cape San Agustin Eco Park in Governor Generoso,
and a Museum and Eco-Park in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Mount Hamiguitan
in San Isidro.
Governor Malanyaon, who was recently hailed by an
international organization as one of the most outstanding governors in the
Philippines, said that her administration’s efforts is designed to fashion
Davao Oriental into an investment-friendly location and a premiere eco-tourism
destination.(By Karen Lou Deloso/ PIO DO)
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