TOURIST arrivals in the Dinagat Islands province is expected to increase with the completion of a P425-million road pavement project, the public-works department said in a media advisory released on Wednesday.
Public Works Region 13 Director Danilo E. Versola said the agency recently completed a road-improvement project covering 11 kilometers of the Dinagat-Loreto Road connecting the municipalities Cagdianao, San Jose, Basilisa, Libjo, Tubajon and Loreto in Dinagat Islands.
“Tourism and socioeconomic development in Dinagat Islands is seen to improve with the recently completed road project, as it will hasten land travel to world-class tourist destinations,” he said. The road project involves the concreting and shoulder paving, with drainage facilities and slope-protection component using bio-engineering solutions to protect and stabilize the area from soil erosion.
Dubbed as the “Mystical Island Province of Love,” Dinagat Islands is home to a bat sanctuary located in the town of Tubajon; a Disney-like structure called White Castle in San Jose; Kisses Islets in Libjo, and mesmerizing beaches with rock formations in the town of Basilisa, among many others.