PHILIPPINES - Cagayan town seen as North Luzon's 'Boracay'

news.balita.ph, june 20, 2007

STA. ANA, Cagayan, June 20 - Investments have started pouring into this northernmost town of Luzon which the Arroyo administration is now marketing as the "Boracay of the North," transforming this once sleepy town into a world-class tourism site and North Luzon's center for economic growth.Now hosting several online gaming facilities and some hundred million-dollar hotel facilities, this town, where the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) has been established as an additional come-on to tourists, had just held its third Viray Festival which began with a grand fluvial parade showcasing the town's cultural origin and tourism potentials.

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