SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The government has allotted P10 billion for a tourism project in Candelaria, Zambales under the Build, Build, Build program of President Duterte.
This was announced by Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Wednesday during the opening of Zubakery Café Catering Division inside this Freeport.
Actor Philip Salvador and Subic town Mayor Jay Khonghun joined Go in the said event along with other guests from the business sector and officials from the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).
“We have a P10-billion project called Uacon Lake Resort Complex (ULRCP) here in Candelaria, the mineral-rich town in the province, which will be implemented soon,” Go said.
The ULRCP is one of the flagship tourism projects under the Duterte administration’s Build, Build, Build program that started in July.
Meanwhile, Go said that the closure of small-scale minings in Zambales will also take place if proven to be operating without permits.
“If it is illegal, then it must be closed,” he said.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Mines and Geosciences Bureau will check if there are illegal, small-scale miners that operate even without permit.
