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State economic managers should also consider forming a Cabinet tourism cluster that would be in charge of addressing the multi-faceted problems of the tourism industry, as well as taking care of the country’s “crown jewels” such as Siargao, Palawan and other tourist destinations.  ...

As the government looks for money to run a nation grappling with the impacts of the prolonged pandemic, President Duterte’s chief economic manager revealed that selling state-assets is no longer the best option. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III “We don't have any more crown jewels,”...