EXPANDING connectivity between ports in the Southern Philippines and Indonesia with the recent inauguration of the Davao-General Santos-Bitung, Indonesia shipping route will open links for tourism and trade to countries such as Brunei and Malaysia, Tourism Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo said on Tuesday.

On April 30, President Rodrigo Duterte hosted Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the inauguration of the roll-on-roll-off (RoRo) shipping route, which links the seaports of Davao City and Gen. Santos City to Bitung, Indonesia.

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