{"id":133677,"date":"2017-11-23T22:28:17","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T03:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=133677"},"modified":"2017-11-23T22:28:17","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T03:28:17","slug":"clark-bacolod-route-seen-to-boost-trade-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/23\/clark-bacolod-route-seen-to-boost-trade-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Clark-Bacolod route seen to boost trade, tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aerial view of the Diosdado Macapagal Passenger Terminal at Clark International Airport, inside Clark Special Economic Zone in Angeles City, Pampanga. (Photo By Leila Razon – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BACOLOD CITY\u2014<\/strong>\u00a0The launch of the Clark-Bacolod route by the Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Dec. 15 is seen to boost trade and tourism ties between Negros Occidental and Pampanga.<\/p>\n

Frank Carbon, chief executive officer of the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), said the connectivity would strengthen economic activities in the province since Pampanga is a gateway to other potential areas in Luzon.<\/p>\n

\u201cTourism is one major trade commodity that the additional flights can bridge,\u201d Carbon said.<\/p>\n

PAL will have initial four flights a week, every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, between Clark International Airport and the Bacolod-Silay International Airport via Airbus 320.<\/p>\n

These are in addition to the current five daily flights between Manila and Bacolod, and two daily flights between Cebu and Bacolod.<\/p>\n

Carbon said more travelers are encouraged to pass through the Bacolod-Clark route to ease traffic congestion in Metro Manila.<\/p>\n

He, however, said despite the additional flights connecting Bacolod to other provinces, the Bacolod-Manila route should stay.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe business sector welcomes this new development but flights going to Manila should stay as it is still the major destination of most travelers,\u201d Carbon added.<\/p>\n

He said trading of agricultural products between Negros Occidental and the provinces in Luzon could also get a boost through the Clark-Bacolod flights.<\/p>\n

Carbon added that Negros Occidental still sources vegetables, fruits and flowers from Benguet and Baguio, and other agricultural commodities, like garlic, onion and even rice, from Luzon.<\/p>\n

The flights would create faster and more efficient delivery of products resulting in lesser transport costs, he added.<\/p>\n

Improvement in sea and air connectivity would result in more enterprises and more employment for Negrenses, Carbon added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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