TACLOBAN CITY — The Department of Tourism in Eastern Visayas is mulling to replicate Cebu's "Suroy Suroy sa Sugbo" next year for guests to visit the region's cultural and heritage sites and taste local cuisines.

According to DoT Eastern Visayas regional director Karina Rosa Tiopes, there will be an immersion for tourism officers and tour operators in Cebu to familiarize what exactly is being done and offered during the tour.

"We are rich in history and culture and arts, but not highlighted. When we say heritage, it is manifested in structures, our traditions, our culture, our food, performances, arts and in so many various ways," Tiopes said.

"Suroy Suroy sa Sugbo" is a flagship tourism program of the Cebu provincial government wherein guests travel to certain areas for several days to visit cultural and heritage sites and taste the local cuisine.

Suroy is a local term for going around places while Sugbo is the ancient name of Cebu City.