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APEC meetings good for Cebu exports, tourism - execs
- Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=3&rid=799716
- Wednesday, September 2, 2015
- (PNA), LAP/EB/SSC
CEBU CITY, Sept. 2 (PNA) -- The ongoing Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) senior ministers' meetings in Cebu is good for the province’s export and tourism industries, officials said.
Asteria Caberte, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 7 director, cited as an example the Exquisitely Filipino Exhibit at the SM City Cebu Northwing Atrium that features top local fashion accessories and furniture.
Caberte said the exhibit has been able to sell PHP100,000 worth of products a day since it was launched on August 22, which is also the start of the APEC meetings in Cebu.
Caberte said each delegate is expected to spend at least USD300 or roughly PHP14,000 during their stay in Cebu, excluding hotel accommodation.
The APEC meetings are expected to draw a total of 3,200 delegates to Cebu, aside from some 3,000 support staff.
Delegates are also expected to buy optional tours in Cebu and Bohol, aside from the complimentary city tours.
Rowena Montecillo, Department of Tourism (DOT) 7 director, said at least 85 APEC foreign delegates have purchased the optional tours in Cebu and Bohol since the start of the APEC meetings.
Earlier, some delegates were reported to have traveled to Bohol without informing their hotel information desks.
Among the tour sites in Cebu City are the Sto. Niño Basilica, Magellan’s Cross, Fort San Pedro, the old Jesuit House and museums which depict Cebu’s rich culture and heritage.
The city tour also covered a brief visit to the Cebu IT Park and the South Road Properties, which gave a glimpse of Cebu’s present and future developments.
At least 50 APEC delegates visited these sites Wednesday.
Another batch of APEC delegates will visit these sites on Thursday.
The Bohol countryside tour included the Loboc River Cruise, the Chocolate Hills, the tarsier and the centuries-old churches ruined by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake on Oct. 15, 2013.