National Museum to attract more visitors

CEBU, Philippines — The National Museum of the Philippines-Cebu, formerly Aduana, will be part of the heritage tour package of Cebu City government.

Cebu City Tourism Commission head, Councilor Jocelyn Pesquera, said she is very happy that the museum has been built as it will also help thedevelopment of tourism in the city.

It will be recalled that the government has gradually revived heritage tours.

In a report of Cebu City Public Information Office, it said that with the emergence of this museum,more people will be interested in visiting Cebu City.

TheAduana wasan old Customs Building and it becameMalacañang sa Sugbo until it is no longer in use.

It may be recalled that in2019, National Museum chairperson Evangelina Lourdes Arroyo-Bernas sent a letter to Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino and explained that they were interested in making the old structure into a museum.

Heritage tour is part of the existing offerings of the city.

Cebu's National Museum of the Philippines headAudrey Dawn Tomada welcomed this new development to include the old Customs House of the Port of Cebu to be part of Cebu City's heritage tour and one of its newest attractions.

"We expect to complete the restoration and reconstruction works of the building at the end of this year, with the public opening in January 2023 in time for Sinulog," said Tomada.

In this structure, the public can expect to see national collections on Cebu's natural history, archaeology, ethnology and fine arts. — GMR (FREEMAN)