Bam Aquino asked to help Porac town tourism

PORAC — Mayor Condralito dela Cruz has asked the support of Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino in promoting the tourism potential of the eco destinations here, most specially Miyamit falls, the province’s last remaining high waterfall.

Dela Cruz raised the concern during Aquino’s visit to the town recently in which the Senator responded favorably.

Dela Cruz said that the eco-tourism potential of Porac town is not easily ignored.

In 2011, top government officials led 56 individuals who explored the new 22-kilometer route that gives Pampanga an access to the famous Mt. Pinatubo crater that passes through Miyamit falls.

Second District Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Governor Lilia Pineda led the opening of a new route to Miyamit Falls, Mt. Pinatubo, and the Porac Highlands.

The new route is a 22-kilometer dirt road that spans across barangays Sapang Uwak, Villa Maria and Inararo.

The road crosses between ridges and even on top of steep mountain ranges in what could be an ambitious engineering accomplishment. It ends along a camping site on top of a hill that provides a view of Zambales and Tarlac. Mt. Pinatubo would only be a two-hour hike from the drop-off point.

Dela Cruz added that placing Porac in the tourism map would mean additional revenue for locals and the full positioning of the town as an eco-tourism destination.