Road to new Borac port in Coron ready soon
ACCESS TO the newly-built Port of Borac in Coron, Palawan is almost complete, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The almost 10-kilometer (km) paved road leading to the port is “on track for completion within the year,” DPWH said in a statement on Thursday. The project is divided into three contracts: 3.25 km covering Barangays Decabobo, Buenavista and Turda; 4.45 km in Barangays Guadalupe, San Nicolas and Decabobo; and 2.22 km in Barangays Guadalupe and San Nicolas. “Concreted roads leading to ports are vital in tourism areas like the islands of Coron which are reachable only either by planes or ferries,” said DPWH Secretary Mark A. Villar. The Port of Borac, managed by the Philippine Ports Authority, was officially launched in July.