Naghain si Las Piñas City Rep. Rep. Mark Villar ng panukalang batas na lilikha ng National Ecotourism Commission upang maisulong ang turismo sa bansa.

Sinabi ni Villar, may-akda ng House Bill 4315, na ang kayamanan sa resources ng Pilipinas ay ganap na magagamit at mapakikinabangan kung ang mga ito ay mapoprotektahan.

“Tourism would yield the most profits if it ensures the primary of the environment and the preservation of the culture of our people,” ani Villar. “Our forests are being denuded at the rate of 25 hectares per hour, with only an estimated 119,000 hectares of our country’s mangrove forest remain, and 423 rivers being monitored by the government, about half are already polluted, 40 of which are declared biologically dead.”

Binanggit ni Villar ang napakaraming tourism attractions mula sa pambihirang mga bulkan, “lush tropical forests, breath-taking waterfalls, magnificent seascapes, spectacular coral reef formations, and many other rare attractions endemic only in the Philippines.”