The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp has been asked to cancel all gaming franchises and provisional licences in Boracay island, according to a report from Business Mirror.
The request came from the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force and was reportedly signed by three cabinet secretaries on September 28.
“In view of the pronouncement of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte that no casino shall be allowed in Boracay island and in the light of the mandate given to it, the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force requests that any and all gaming franchises and/or provisional licences in Boracay island shall be canceled by your good office,” it wrote.
“We shall be grateful for your timely cooperation on this matter for the protection of one of our nation’s most treasured islands,” it added.
Among those impacted by the directive would be Galaxy Entertainment Group/Leisure Resorts World Corp, which was planning to build an IR in Boracay, as well as the Savoy Hotel owned by MegaWorld Corp and Hotel Soffia owned Archibald Po.
Also impacted by would be already operating casinos - Movenpick Resort and Spa, Crown Regency Resort and Convention Centre and Paradise Garden Resort Hotel and Convention Centre.
Source: Asia Gaming Brief
