ANTIQUE – The local government unit (LGU) of San Jose de Buenavista is positioning itself to be the center for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) in the province.
San Jose de Buenavista mayor Elmer Untaran said their newly built two-storey Antique Tourism Trade and Investment Forum (ATRIUM) building is now receiving bookings for various events since its soft opening in December 2022.
“We have two function rooms that are now operational,” Untaran said.
The bigger function room can accommodate 350 persons while the other room can hold 120 guests.
He said six hotel rooms are already completed but not yet furnished.
Darcy Bungay, Municipal Economic Enterprise and Development Officer (MEEDO), said the local government is eyeing to open the hotel rooms by the second semester this year.
“We will be launching our marketing materials also within this March,” he added.
There are LGU Tourism information officers assigned at the ATRIUM to receive bookings for events.
Bungay said a portion of the ground floor of the ATRIUM is a modern bus and jeepney terminal with clean comfort rooms.
The facility was intended to provide easy access to MICE participants and tourists who come to Antique’s capital town. (PNA)/PN
