Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said he saw nothing irregular about the government allowing the development of casinos on Boracay Island, amid protests raised by environmentalists and the church. Macau-based casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. and its local partner, AB Leisure Exponent Inc., are building a $500-million integrated casino resort in Boracay. The Catholic Church in Aklan province also joined opposition to casino projects in Boracay. “We have been consistently opposing any move to put up a casino and we will continue to oppose it,” he said. Tala-oc said casino operations would “destroy the moral fiber” of families and could result in picking up other vices, like illegal drugs.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 21, 2018 22:18 UTC