UniTeam senatorial candidate Harry Roque said there is a need to revive the country’s tourism industry which was badly hit by the pandemic by providing credit facilities to the private sector and creating more jobs for the people.
“Kung ako’y magiging senador, isang sektor na talagang kinakailangan nating tulungan, ‘yung sektor ng turismo,” Roque said.
“Kinakailangan talaga na mangalap tayo ng pondo para sa mga resort owners,” he also said during a recent interview with Go Nego Show.
Roque attended the Philippine Councilors League in Boracay last week and shared the grief of a hotel owner who incurred P900 million financial losses due to the pandemic.
“Ang pakiusap niya sana naman mayroon siyang mapupuntahan na credit facility na mababa ang interes dahil kung siya naman po ay magsasara napakadaming ding mawawalan ng trabaho,” Roque said.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) reported that international tourism receipts in the first…
