Manila, Feb. 20 -- Stakeholders from the Philippines and Indonesia met Thursday to discuss reviving the Davao-General Santos-Bitung (DGB) sea route.

The meeting, organized by the Indonesian Consulate in Davao City, focused on enhancing trade routes within the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).

Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Leo Tereso Magno expressed optimism for the initiative, citing support from the Marcos administration.

"This complements the goals of BIMP-EAGA Vision 2025, which seeks to enhance connectivity and trade," he said in a message delivered by MinDA Deputy Executive Director Romeo Montenegro.

The initiative is based on a 2012 study by the Japan International Coope...