PIA Press Release
Tuesday, January 03, 2012 Cebu's tourism economy gets a boost in 2011 from “Suroy-Suroy” programby Amor Saludar CEBU CITY, January 3 (PIA) –- Cebu’s tourism economy rose 13 percent higher in 2011 compared to the previous year, the National Statistical Coordinating Board (NSCB) reported. Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale attributed this positive development to the intensified efforts of Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia’s “Suroy- Suroy sa Sugbo.” “Suroy-Suroy sa Sugbo” is a program of the Cebu Provincial Government, where foreign and domestic tourists are treated to the different local tourism sites and unique culture of the Cebuanos by visiting the different towns and cities of the province from south to north. Tourists are joined by the governor herself to personally conduct the tour and show off the various tourist destinations to the group of visitors. The same NSCB report stated that 75 percent of the tourists’ pocket money was really spent here in Cebu during their vacation stay in the different tourist destinations of the province. Magpale declared the program has tremendously contributed in uplifting the economic status of the province due to the increasing volume of tourists that also boosted the income of Cebu. (FCR/AS/PIA-Cebu) | 
