The Department of Tourism (DOT) is looking at establishing more parks in the Philippines, noting their importance as public recreation facilities.
Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco, in a speech at the 1st Philippine Parks Congress, said “the department is committed to developing the said parks not only in Metro Manila but in the rest of the Philippines.”
“Parks are important because it allows us and our families to commune with nature, to spend quality time with each other, and to remind us that despite how busy life may get, we must always take time to relax, unwind, and spend time to be in touch with nature and commune with the Earth,” Frasco, quoted by an ABS-CBN News report, said.
The DOT has already been reaching out to local government units in park development across provinces, based on an earlier department directive.
Frasco said one of the DOT’s objectives “is to ensure that we are able to provide continued opportunities for tourism product development across the country by lending the expertise of the DOT as well as its attached agencies towards effort at educating and building capabilities of LGUs and private individuals that may be interested in partnering with us pursuant to our development of product, of tourism product portfolios.”
