By Aileen P. Refuerzo
BAGUIO CITY -- Pacdal barangay and St. Francis Seminary
have joined forces to marry the place’s two top attractions – horseback riding
and the Bamboo Sanctuary to promote tourism and provide livelihood to displaced
pony boys and other workers.
Together with the barangay’s pony boys group, they launched last Feb. 28 the Horseback Riding Experience, a guided tour from Wright Park to the Bamboo Sanctuary, an educational demo farm offering lush and refreshing sceneries.
The tour may be extended to Busol watershed, one of the city’s remaining pine stands, for a forest experience on horseback.
Tourists and residents may avail of the tour for a minimal fee by registering at the Pacdal barangay hall or calling cel. no. 09394991728.
Mayor Benjamin Magalong graced the launching where a memorandum of understanding was signed among Pacdal barangay represented by punong barangay Abraham Lagasca II, St. Francis Seminary under Rector Fr. Raymundo Songyap, pony boys association represented by Hipolito Cario and the Pacdal Police Station under P Maj. Julius Basinga.
Lagasca said the project aims to provide livelihood opportunities for pony boys who were displaced because of the pandemic and at the same time promote barangay’s new local tourist spot to enliven tourism.
“This is one of our barangay’s recovery programs for displaced workers and businessmen. Let us help our pony boys and other workers get back to business again and make our tourism business live again. So please support our program,” Lagasca said.
Pacdal Police Station personnel led by Asst. Station Commander P Cpt. Olivia Galuzo joined the launching program and tried out the ride.
City Planning and Development Coordinator Arch. Donna Tabangin, City Environment and Parks Management Officer Atty. Rhenan Diwas and City Tourism Operations Officer Engr. Aloysius Mapalo also conducted a simulation last March 3.
Together with the barangay’s pony boys group, they launched last Feb. 28 the Horseback Riding Experience, a guided tour from Wright Park to the Bamboo Sanctuary, an educational demo farm offering lush and refreshing sceneries.
The tour may be extended to Busol watershed, one of the city’s remaining pine stands, for a forest experience on horseback.
Tourists and residents may avail of the tour for a minimal fee by registering at the Pacdal barangay hall or calling cel. no. 09394991728.
Mayor Benjamin Magalong graced the launching where a memorandum of understanding was signed among Pacdal barangay represented by punong barangay Abraham Lagasca II, St. Francis Seminary under Rector Fr. Raymundo Songyap, pony boys association represented by Hipolito Cario and the Pacdal Police Station under P Maj. Julius Basinga.
Lagasca said the project aims to provide livelihood opportunities for pony boys who were displaced because of the pandemic and at the same time promote barangay’s new local tourist spot to enliven tourism.
“This is one of our barangay’s recovery programs for displaced workers and businessmen. Let us help our pony boys and other workers get back to business again and make our tourism business live again. So please support our program,” Lagasca said.
Pacdal Police Station personnel led by Asst. Station Commander P Cpt. Olivia Galuzo joined the launching program and tried out the ride.
City Planning and Development Coordinator Arch. Donna Tabangin, City Environment and Parks Management Officer Atty. Rhenan Diwas and City Tourism Operations Officer Engr. Aloysius Mapalo also conducted a simulation last March 3.
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