Palawan, March 11 -- The city government expects the local tourism sector to receive a further boost once Barangay Santa Lucia here is accredited as a Tourism Enterprise Zone (TEZ).

Mayor Lucilo Bayron told reporters on Monday he is confident the project site can satisfy all of the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority's (TIEZA) requirements for TEZ accreditation.

"We are currently undergoing the appraisal and technical due diligence process. After that, we can expect that our environmental estate can be declared a TEZ," he said in Filipino during the flag-raising ceremonies at city hall.

The mayor disclosed that a team from TIEZA visited the city last week to assess the environmental estate project, and he is optimistic...