Sen. Imee Marcos reportedly has alloted P50 million for a convention center in Bohol.
The funding provides a major boost to the plan for a convention center in a major tourism destination.
While the funding will not be enough, the funding from Sen. Marcos would jumpstart the plans for a convention center here.
A convention center will boost Bohol’s ambition to become a major player in the meetings, incentives, conventions, exhibitions (MICE) industry.
During the pandemic, Bohol, under the administration of former Gov. Arthur Yap, pushed for a focus on MICE and venues are a huge problem in promoting this subsector of the tourism industry.
The assistance provided by Sen. Marcos comes from the General Appropriations Act, according to reports.
Building a convention center in Bohol is one of the major plans to boost tourist arrivals to the province, according to some observers.
Recently, Bohol was among the areas in the country eyed by the Department of Tourism and Department of information and Communications Technology to get better internet in the hope to attract more foreign visitors and boost the tourism industry.