Philippines earmarks over US$322 million to build roads to tourism spots


MANILA, Jan 15 (Xinhua): The Philippines has earmarked 17.7 billion pesos (US$322 million) to fund the building and upgrading of roads to make various tourism spots more accessible to tourists, a lawmaker said Sunday.

Marvin Rillo, a member of the House of Representatives, said the fund will be used for the government's Tourism Road Infrastructure Program this year.

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