{"id":128638,"date":"2017-11-06T00:39:24","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T05:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=128638"},"modified":"2017-11-06T00:39:24","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T05:39:24","slug":"leytes-16000-blossoms-draws-more-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/06\/leytes-16000-blossoms-draws-more-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"Leyte\u2019s 16,000 Blossoms draws more tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 16,000 Blossoms at the city\u2019s Linta-on Peak is dotted with LED-powered red and white colored roses inspired by the 10,000 roses in Cebu.\u2029\u2029\u2029 (Photo:<\/a> Discover Baybay City\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BAYBAY CITY, Leyte\u2014<\/strong>\u00a0The city government here is optimistic of making its 16,000 Blossoms a top tourist destination in Eastern Visayas region.<\/p>\n

The 16,000 Blossoms at the city\u2019s Linta-on Peak is dotted with LED-powered red and white colored roses inspired by the 10,000 roses in Cebu.<\/p>\n

Mayor Carmen Cari said on Monday the local government has already earned about PHP500,000 from the PHP20 per person entrance fee at the new tourism destination.<\/p>\n

The city government developed the site for tourism activities in the mountain, resembling the terrain of Batanes province.<\/p>\n

It officially opened middle of June this year.\u2029\u2029\u2029 The 16,000 Blossoms is part of the PHP20-million development plan of the city for Linta-on Peak.<\/p>\n

Cari said the cost of electricity is very minimal because they use LED lights. \u201cWe are paying around PHP16,100 a month because lights are energy-efficient.\u201d<\/p>\n

The local government also acquired a generator as back-up in case of power interruptions.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of the visitors especially during weekend are not from this city. We bought a generator so we can light up the place and for our visitors to enjoy the view even if there is a brownout,\u201d Cari added.<\/p>\n

Ongoing now is the construction of a function hall for rent during special events.<\/p>\n

The city government will also fund the construction of two viewing decks overlooking the city proper of Baybay and Cuatros Islands.<\/p>\n

An eight-storey image of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the city\u2019s patroness, will also rise at Linta-on Peak.<\/p>\n

The area is part of the Pomponan village, a known pilgrimage site for devotees of St. Anthony of Padua.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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