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Monday, October 16, 2017
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SAN JOSE, Antique – Residents of the hinterland Barangay Aningalan in San Remigio, Antique have a new livelihood: tour guiding.
Aningalan Community-Based Tourism Association president Ronie Mission Jr. said the influx of tourists in the village started to boom because of the strawberry farm, the presence of giant flower Rafflesia and other natural attractions.
Mission said they briefed the villagers on how to serve as tour guides.
“Right now there are 77 tour guides who are members of our association,” he said.
The tour guides earn P20 per tourist as a guide fee to Igbaclag Cave, Danao Lake and the strawberry farm, among others.
These tourist destinations were made accessible by the concrete road that the Department of Public Works and Highways constructed.
The 10-kilometer road connects the village to the town proper, Mission said.
Mission added that because of the concrete road, tourist arrivals rose to an estimated 50 to 100 on weekdays and 300 to 500 on weekends.
Tourists are also required to pay a P10 environmental fee and P10 entrance fee.
The association is planning to conduct a thorough training among tour guides, Mission said. (PNA/PN)
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