{"id":13345,"date":"2014-06-03T17:49:37","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T09:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=13345"},"modified":"2014-06-03T17:49:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-03T09:49:37","slug":"canada-govt-to-boost-yolanda-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/06\/03\/canada-govt-to-boost-yolanda-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada gov\u2019t to boost Yolanda recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The devastation left by super typhoon ‘Haiyan.’ Richard Whitcombe \/ Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — A three-year Canadian government program, aimed at boosting local economic activity, is set to help the recovery of tourist destinations damaged by Super Typhoon Yolanda.<\/p>\n

The local tourism support program will be implemented this year in ten target areas including those that were affected by Yolanda such as Palawan, Northern Panay, Iloilo, \u00a0and Cebu.<\/p>\n

The project is part of the third phase of Canada\u2019s Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic Development\u2019s (LGSP-LED) $18-million, eight-year bilateral project in partnership with the Department of Interior and Local Government.<\/p>\n

Canadian Ambassador to Manila Neil Reeder said in a statement published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer that the 10 initiatives are expected to serve as models for local government units to \u201cshowcase how a stronger business climate and investments in tourism-related infrastructure are key factors in attracting other investments and creating jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The program includes technical advice and training on how to make the local business environment more competitive, attractive to investments and conducive to jobs creation.<\/p>\n

Citing a total of P6 billion in investments which created 2,200 new jobs over two years, Reeder said that the first batches of LGSP-LED\u2019s local government beneficiaries yielded clear gains.<\/p>\n

The Yolanda-devastated areas listed among the 10 recipient provinces include: Palawan, where a tourism development program will be implemented in the\u00a0Coron-Busuanga-Culion\u00a0area; Northern Panay, including\u00a0Aklan\u00a0and Antique, where the project will support grassroots ecotourism development; the towns of\u00a0Banate,\u00a0Barotac\u00a0Viejo,\u00a0Ajuy, Concepcion, Estancia and\u00a0Carles\u00a0in Iloilo, where the project will support micro- and small-to-medium enterprises; and Cebu, where an ecotourism recovery program will be implemented in the northern towns of\u00a0Daanbantayan,\u00a0Bantayan, Santa Fe, Medellin and\u00a0Bogo\u00a0City.<\/p>\n

Six other recipient areas include: Batangas, the\u00a0Albay-Sorsogon\u00a0tourism link, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental,\u00a0Siquijor\u00a0and Davao del Norte.<\/p>\n

With reports from Tarra Quismundo<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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