Plans for casino-resort complex in Boracay being drafted, says solon
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Plans are being drafted for the construction of a casino-resort complex in Boracay island, Negros Occidental Representative Alfredo Benitez said on Monday. In a interview on News To Go, Benitez said the land where the integrated resort-casino would be built has been and identified and bought, but the actual design is not yet finished.
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Plans for casino-resort complex in Boracay being drafted, says solon. (2018, May 2). Panay News, p. B1.
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Environmental restoration; Governments; Tourism; Environmental protection; Leisure and Resorts World Corporation (LRWC); Macau-based Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.; The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation; Boracay Philippines Resort and Leisure Corporation; Galaxy Entertainment; Duterte, Rodrigo; Benitez, Alfredo
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