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| Langgas Island: Maluso's Pink Beach |
August 17, 2018, Maluso, Basilan - Maluso's Municipal Tourism Office announces today the first two quarters tourist arrivals have reached record-breaking of 17,000 during the first and second quarter of 2018. Based on the record from the Maluso Tourism Office, it shows that from January to March of 2018, there are at least 8, 753 tourist arrivals both domestic and foreign tourists, with 94.21% increase from April to June of 2018 with 17,000 tourist arrivals.
The Municipality of Maluso has become famous for the immaculate exquisiteness that nature has imparted to it and its people, a remarkable place in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao that has made a clear-cut mark in the Philippines when it comes to luring in local, domestic and foreign tourists. Every barangay boasts of their different attractions, festivals and even delicacies and products unique only to their community.
The promotions of Langgas Island, the Maluso’s Pink Beach, had reached worldwide attention via social media and coverage on national televisions. For 2017, around 2,695 tourists, both local, domestic and even foreign had visited the island. With its natural beauty, the island is consider a virgin island for it possesses a natural scenic view with its pink fine sand.
Another attraction that the LGU is promoting is Kayumkuman Island, the fish and turtle sanctuary of the municipality for it has plenty of species of fishes and turtles. It was also promoted by GMA News and Current Affairs together with Langgas Island.
Yakan Village and Bajau Village were also promoted as Maluso’s cultural destinations. It is in here that Maluso’s best culture and traditions is seen. Its native dresses, clothes, antiques, foods and delicacies, were being shown in the villages.
Part in the tour package are the Garlayan Falls and Mahayahay Falls. With at least 1,939 tourists visited the falls for the last 6 months.
To help maintain the beauty of these tourist sites, a series of clean-up drive was conducted to maintain the cleanliness and beauty of the tourist destinations of Maluso. A joint venture between the Municipal Tourism Office, the JCI-Maluso Sahaya, the 14th SFC, 68 IB and other local stakeholders in the community helped during the bayanihan, just to maintain the natural beauty of the tourist spots.
Remarkably, the first time in the history of Maluso despite of the issues on Peace and Order. Truly, it is really a big challenge on the part of the tourism office in the promotions due to the image of Basilan Province in the national tabloids and televisions. Thus, #RebuildMaluso is starting redefining Basilan into its new image.
Maluso, with its new local chief executive, trully redefined its image from drug-infested locality into a peace tourism community.
