Amando Fajardo, president of the Bagac Beach Resorts Owners Association, pointed to the operation of fly-bynight beach resorts during summer, the use of foreshores by illegal operators, narrow roads leading to their beach resorts due to encroachment and stray dogs as their basic woes.
“If the task force will be created to look after these problems, beach resorts in Bagac will prosper. I think, Morong has the same predicament,” Fajardo said.
Morong town has rows of sandy beach resorts, also adjacent to the former South China Sea.
Fajardo, owner of a beach resort carrying his family name, said the task force should be composed of representatives from the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Public Works and Highways, provincial tourism office and other agencies that can implement existing ordinances.
He said the task force should report
directly to Gov. Albert Garcia.
The BIR can look after fly-by-night beach resort operators for payment of permits and taxes while the DENR on the operation of illegal resorts on foreshores without permit. Fajardo said the fly-by-night beach resorts sprout during summer and compete with legal operators.
The DPWH will be tasked on the encroachment of roads by squatters as well as its upkeep. On stray dogs, he said that visitors are surprised seeing dogs roaming around and sometimes even eating their food.
Fajardo asked the provincial tourism office not only to concentrate in other areas but lesser concern for Bagac and Morong. “These two towns were declared by the Department of Tourism as tourist areas but we observed that these were left out and not given enough focus,” he said.
He said there is no more need to lure visitors to Bagac because of its exposure during the recent Asia-Pacific Economic conference held at famous theme park Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar.
“Talagang dinudumog ang mga beach resorts ng local tourists matapos ang APEC,” he said. Las Casas sits adjacent to Fajardo’s Beach Resort.
