Boracay closure, bad for economy — PCCI

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) warned of closing Boracay for one year. Because it has a negative effect on the economy of the country.

Since this is the long-term sustainability of the country's tourism industry, PCCI emphasized this in a statement, but government efforts and political will to clean all the major tourist attractions of the country like Boracay Completely support. Is required.

However, because the island is the most famous beach and leisure destination, the closure of the island also affects the entire tourism product in the Philippines, including most travel packages sold abroad.

As of 2017, the tourism industry has made the third largest contribution to the country's GDP, and 20% of the industry's total revenue comes from Boracay Island. According to the Ministry of Tourism (DOT), domestic and foreign visitors who visited Boracay last year exceeded 2 million and increased 16% from 2016. It also created 17,737 direct tourism jobs, accounting for 66% of the tourism industry. Western Visayas area. DOT also reported that the island's future tourism expenditure is about 56 billion pesos.

CPCI Tourism Director Samie Lim suggested that "the island should not be completely closed," but to repair it will "repair one site at a time".

"The stages are very important, so we can protect the interests of all the parties involved, especially those who rely on the economic activities of Boracay," Lynn said.

At the same time, PC Yi Chairman Ma Yun. Alegria Sibal-Limjoco visited three secretaries of tourism industry Wanda Teo, environment and natural resources Roy Cimatu, and the interior ministry and local government Eduardo Año, to influence many local livelihoods, He said he will discuss restoration plans. And employment

The PCCI considers that the situation of Boracay is to be maintained with the government and the government to ensure that islands and destinations are protected and maintained through a comprehensive master plan to achieve an appropriate balance between economic growth and economic growth I believe that the private sector has evoked the need to cooperate. Environmental protection

The closure of the Philippine resort of Boracay (one of the major tourist destinations of the country) began in the period of six months from April 26, 2018 as part of the environmental restoration effort of the island government. Boracay will be closed in addition to residents of registered islands and employees of their commercial facilities as part of closure. In a business forum held on February 9, 2018, President Rodrigo Duterte calls Boracay "Sewage Pond", and in June 2018 it closed the island tourists and announced plans to lead them on the island did. Please fix it in order to solve the deteriorating sewage condition there. Duterte instructed Roy Simatu Environment Minister to solve the environmental problems of the island. Boracay is part of Murray's town Aklan. Three villages in Malaysia are in Boracay

Visitors to Boracay Beach at the Murray Township in Aklan Province, Central Philippines on April 7, 2018 relax. The Philippine tourism industry hurried to manage the result of its world famous Boracay temporary closure on 6th April. A chaotic journey with hundreds of thousands of visitors. / AFP photo / source: AFP workers worked on drainage system at Aklan, Malay Town commercial center of Boracay Island on April 6, 2018. The tourism industry in the Philippines hurried to respond to the temporary work stoppage impact on April 6. Its world famous Boracay invested in a chaotic journey of hundreds of thousands of visitors. / AFP photo source: AFP