Dinagat Islands welcome tourists with better roads

With better road access leading to untouched tourism destination, Dinagat Islands Province in south side of Leyte Gulf in Caraga Region is now ready to accommodate more local and internation­al visitors.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) an­nounced the completion of road improvement project amount­ing to P425-million, covering 11 kilometers Dinagat-Loreto Road connecting the municipalities of Cagdianao, San Jose, Basilisa, Libjo, Tubajon and Loreto in Dinagat Islands.

DPWH Region 13 Director Danilo E. Versola said tourism and socio-economic development in Dinagat Islands is seen to improve with the recently completed road project as it will hasten land travel to world-class tourist destinations.

Dubbed as the “Mystical Island Province of Love”, Dinagat Islands is home of a bat sanctuary located in the town of Tubajon; a Disney-like structure called White Castle in San Jose; Kisses Islets in Libjo, and mesmerizing beaches with rock formations in the town of Basilisa among many others.

The road project involves the concreting and shoulder paving, with drainage facilities and slope protection component using bio-engineering solutions to protect and stabilize the area from soil erosion.