CEBU CITY, Feb. 22 -- Over PHP112 million worth of infrastructure projects in the 5th-class island of Pilar will boost economic and tourism activity, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said Wednesday.

The project is aligned with the aggressive efforts of the provincial government to bolster the tourist arrival count on the island following the launch of a smart pier system in Liloan recently inaugurated by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The PHP112.05 million concreting work on the first phase of the six-kilometer circumferential road was funded by the provincial government, according to Garcia in a statement.

The road project was completed in 300 days by a private construction company, making it the latest infrastructure project the provincial ...