A parade of assorted festivals in the region kicked off the Western Visayas Tourism Assembly (WVTA) in Capiz, Philippines.

The three-day assembly will be in time with the city and provincial governments’ Sinadya sa Halaran (SSH) celebration which culminates on the feast day of its Patroness Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.

“This will be two celebrations package into one,” said Capiz Gov. Victor A. Tanco, Sr. during a press conference for the upcoming assembly.

The parade was followed with opening galas at the Capiz Gym to be graced by the regions local officials and government executives who are also in the province for the Regional Development Council (RDC) meeting.

Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Joseph Durano has been invited as guest speaker of the program.

The candidates for the Miss Western Visayas Tourism will also be introduced to the guests and onlookers of the program.

For his part, DOT Regional Director Edwin Trompeta invites the public to come and experience the attraction of the province and hospitality of Capicenos during the assembly.

The added attractions of the WVTA include travel fair and mart, tourism conference, cultural showcases, tourism awards, travel invitational and food festival.

The DOT-led activity seeks to support a venue for integrating regional and local efforts at tourism promotion, recognize excellence by fostering showcase elements and tourism products and strengthen local government unit (LGU) and private sector commitments to local initiatives and efforts.

It also aims to facilitate learning and interaction with expert speakers on the National Tourism Act of 2009 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations

RP’s tourism officers association sets meeting in Capiz.

The Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) conducted its quarterly meeting here in time with the Sinadya sa Halaran (SSH) celebration and Western Visayas Tourism Assembly.

“About 30 members of the association will come here for the meeting to discuss tourism –related projects and programs,” said Provincial Tourism Officer Alphonsus Tesoro.

The last meeting of the group was in Batangas.

ATOP is an organization of provincial/city/municipal tourism officers which serves as the “driving force” for the local government units in developing tourism industry in their respective places..

Tesoro added that these visitors along with other tourists who will come for the forthcoming gaieties are expected to stir up the local business and economic activities.

The province has also been a host to an estimated 700 guests and visitors during the Indigenous People’s month celebration and Association of Southeast Asian Nation’s (ASEAN) Communal Property Rights forum last October.

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) estimates domestic tourism, excluding the businesses that indirectly earn from tourism such as souvenir shops, restaurants, and hotels, currently commit between five percent and six percent to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), where consumption, investments, and government infrastructure spending are major factors.

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