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Naniniwala ang isang kongresista na may mabuti ring idinudulot ang paghina ng piso kontra dolyar sa kasalukuyang sitwasyon.
Ayon kay Quezon Rep. Reynan Arrogancia makikinabang sa paglakas ng dolyar sa piso ang mga tourism enterprises na malaki rin ang maidudulot na ginhawa sa patuloy na tumataas na presyo ng produktong petrolyo.
“I hope the Department of Tourism will help promote the less famous tourist destinations where tourists’ dollars will have more impact than in the more expensive but famous attractions. Tourism places like the beaches of Quezon facing the Tayabas Bay would gain from a high exchange rate of the peso to the dollar when foreign tourists and balikbayans come,” paliwanag ni Arrogancia.
Aniya, dahil sa pagbubukas ng border ng Pilipinas sa mga dayuhang turista ay asahan na ang pag-angat ng turismo ng bansa.
“Tourism is experiencing a resurgence now that the country has relaxed travel restrictions and COVID spread is low. I will urge the LGUs in my congressional district to be watchful and guard against any resurgence of COVID in their areas, so as not to slow down or stop the recovery of tourism,” ayon pa sa mambabatas.
Kasabay nito, kinalampag ng kongresista ang Department of Transportation (DoTr), Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Budget and Management (DBM) at ang Department of Agriculture (DA) na humanap ng solusyon para mabigyan ng fuel subsidies ang mas maraming entrepreneurs sa transport sector.
“PUV and tourism shuttle operators are hurting because of high fuel prices. Please help them through the fuel subsidies. Isama na dapat ng DOT, DBM, at DOF ang mga tourism shuttle operators sa fuel subsidies,” sabi ni Arrogancia.
Idinagdag pa nito na ang mga SMEs sa tourism sector ay muling makakabangon mula sa pagkakalugmok sa epekto ng pandemya dahil sa inaasahang mas maraming lokal at dayuhang turista ang dadagsa sa mga tourist spots ng bansa.
“The high exchange rate favoring dollar earners is good timing for tourism, BPOs, exporters with high local content, and for the ecozones. But fuel costs of the transport sector will continue to go up because of the high price of imported oil and petroleum products, so I am reiterating my appeal to the DOTR to speed up and expand the Pantawid fuel subsidies which are badly needed so motor vehicle operators will be protected from high fuel prices,” paliwanag pa ni Arrogancia.
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