PHILIPPINES - Jolo Island eyeing huge developments

Manilatimes.net, September 17, 2007

The province of Sulu in Mindanao may soon become an island resort similar to Boracay in central Philippines or even to Phuket in Thailand as part of a new tourism plan to lure Filipino and foreign visitors.
Gov. Sakur Tan said they would convert some of Sulu’s islands and pristine beaches into resorts, complete with amenities and business centers and land and water vessels to transport holidaymakers.
“We want to develop Sulu into one of the most beautiful places in the Philippines, and we are pursuing an ambitious program to promote tourism and also trade and investments,” Tan told The Manila Times.
Tan said the plan to put up world-class resorts in Sulu would probably begin in 2008 and would take between one to two years to finish. “We are now working on this project,” he said.

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