The Philippine tourism industry faces promotion and infrastructure challenges, Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said on Thursday.Frasco made the observation amid the department's conduct of the Philippine Experience Program in Region 12 or SOCCSKSARGEN , a caravan that highlights emerging tourist destinations’ local tradition, culture, heritage, on top of natural resources such as beaches and mountains.
On top of roads, Frasco said the government is also working on improvements of airports and seaports, as well as aggressively pursuing public-private partnerships in doing so such as the looming San Miguel Corporation takeover of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport . Frasco, however, said that the upgrading does not stop at NAIA.