Reports from the Provincial Information Communication and Knowledge Management Office (PICKMO) said that the project will cover the construction of a tourist reception hall and a parking area to accommodate more visitors coming to see the vanishing islands at the Sanipaan Marine Park.

Provincial Tourism Officer Noel Daquioag explained that the 216-meter-long Sanipaan Boardwalk was just one of the 28 projects funded through the P200 million Parks Development Project that the province had designed to recover fast from the tourism slump during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In his message during the turnover ceremony, Gov. Edwin I. Jubajib noted tourism among the “major economic pillars of the city” and projected the

Samal Mayor Al David Uy, together with the barangay officials of Barangay Tambo, expressed gratitude to the governor and the provincial government for their continued support for Samal, especially in its tourism sector.

“Ang amoang Sanipaan Marine Park ginadayo na gyud na siya’y mga turista. Then, mapasalamaton mi sa barangay kay ang atong mga constituents diri hinay-hinay nang naka-benefit,” Brgy. Tambo Punong Barangay Johnel Montes said.(Our Sanipaan Marine Park is now attracting a lot of tourists. We're thankful to the barangay because our constituents are gradually benefiting from it.) (JMDA/ PIA Davao del Norte/With reports from Samal Info. Office and PICKMO/Thumbnail photo from Samal Island Information Office)