Manila, Oct. 5 -- The PHP10 million tourist rest area (TRA) in Antique's premier tourist destination in the town of San Remigio will start operations in time for Christmas.

San Remigio Mayor Margarito Mission Jr. said in an interview on Wednesday that since the groundbreaking on Nov. 21, 2023, the TRA is about 70 percent complete and is expected to be ready by December 2025.

"We expect that the TRA will be finished this December to provide better facilities for tourists who would come during Christmastime,"he said.

He said that only a few finishing touches are left to be done on the main structure, funded by the Department of Tourism-Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (DOT-TIEZA).

"The TRA is being established in a m...