TABUK CITY Kalinga, July 6 (PIA) – – The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) believe  that   the region’s tourism and trade industry can be further developed  under an autonomous set-up  in terms of programs and funding,

In a media forum here last week during the kick-off program of the Cordillera Month celebration,  DOT Regional Director Pura Molintas said  Cordillera has a very high potential as far as tourism is concerned  and there were years in the past that it is considered as one the major industries in the region  especially in Baguio City, Banaue,  Ifugao and Sagada in Mountain Province.