Tourism a priority for Bataan Freeport

MANILA, Philippines - The Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) plans to make tourism one of the priority industries in its freeport zone.

AFAB said it recently presented its plans and projects to the Foreign Trade Services Corps (FTSC) of the Department of Trade and Industry’s International Trade Group and in return, gained promotion projects.

“After being able to lure more locators to the freeport and maintain its status as the fastest-growing freeport in the country for three years, the FAB now is ready to further strengthen and push its brand as the future’s answer to business,” AFAB said in a statement.

The DTI’s FTSC is a group that seeks to promote Philippine trade and investment worldwide.

As part of the International Trade Group, it connects trading businesses of Philippine companies and foreign investors with their counterparts.

FTSC is currently present in 25 posts in 18 countries in Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Asia and the Pacific.

AFAB said it would start promoting tourism as one of the priority industries of the FAB through its “Discover FAB” program.

According to AFAB, the Discover FAB program will help in luring more investors to the Freeport, and promote the FAB across the country and around the world.