Invest in Western Visayas

According to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-Region VI, the tourism sector is one of the major economic drivers in the region, will continue to contribute to the growth of Wester Visayas. This will be propelled by the continued construction of and improvement and rehabilitation of tourism connectivity roads for enhanced access to tourist destinations and the soon-to-be-constructed cruise ship terminal.

The hosting of several Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) meetings in the region in 2015 opened opportunities for the region in terms of new investments. The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) reported that a PHP 60.75 billion worth of investments were poured into the region in 2015 equivalent to 17% of the approved investments in the country.

The tourism industry contributed a total of P102.20 billion to the region’s economy (2015), a 17% increase compared to P87.72 billion total receipts in 2014.

Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities

ttest

Negros Occidental

Iloilo city

Iloilo

Guimaras

Capiz

Boracay

Bacolod City

Antique

Aklan

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