Typhoon hurts tourism in Philippines more than hostage-taking

Philippine Information Agency: Natural calamities spawned by global warming and climate change have reduced the country's tourism potentials far more than any political uncertainty, and disastrous typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng hurt Philippine tourism far more extensively than the recent Quirino hostage tragedy in Manila.

Albay Gov. Joey S. Salceda made this observation in various lectures as he echoes Albay's experiences on disaster risk reduction and management throughout the country, noting that "One such very recent was my presentation before 120+ participants in the Visayas Media Forum organized by the Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI) headed by Juan P. Dayang, in cooperation with the Boracay Foundation Inc. and held in this tourist island paradise last Sep 24-26."

"But climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and environment protection all help in poverty reduction through good governance, and that these concerns, are themselves investments in development," said Salceda, who urged communities and leaders to invest more in these endeavors as "a feasible platform for local governance"….