MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 18 (PIA) --- The Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao (ARMM) will reopen the mock cultural villages inside the
regional government’s compound in Cotabato City this February.
The
five mock villages, which represent the component provinces of ARMM,
were put up in November last year as part of the region’s 25th founding
anniversary celebration. They offered visitors the chance to experience
the culture, cuisine and sights in each province.
A series
of competitions also pitted the villages against one another with the
Sulu mock village emerging as the overall champion.
Activities
in the villages ended following the culmination of the anniversary
celebration in December last year when the structures were supposed to
have been taken down.
But ARMM Executive Secretary Laisa
Alamia said there is a strong public clamor to sustain the presence of
the mock villages, which have attracted at least 30,000 visitors during
their more than a month running.
Alamia said the regional
government does not have the necessary fund to revive the villages and
will be inviting partners from the private sector to take part.
She
said the mock villages proved to be viable tourist attraction and offer
a good business opportunity. (Bureau of Public
Information-ARMM/APB/PIA-10)
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