WHILE growth has been faster, more inclusive and sustainable in the Visayas region, there remains a lot of investment areas that both the government and the private sector may look into to advance its regional economy, especially during these difficult times of the pandemic, top officials said.

Among these attractive sectors that need more local and foreign investments are agriculture, tourism, and information technology and business process outsourcing (IT-BPO), said Philippine Chamber of Commerce Regional Governor Atty. Jobert Peñaflorida for Region 6 (Western Visayas) and Reynaldo "Cholo" Franco, president of Eastern Visayas Tourism Association Inc., during The Manila Times Online Business Forum titled "The Visayas: Regional direction, governance and progress" on Wednesday.

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