BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan -- Members of the Sangguniang Bayan of Malay, Aklan which has a political and geographical right over this resort island have denied receiving money from the Carino Development Corporation (CDC) which proposed to establish a casino in this resort island.
This developed after a Catholic priest in Boracay insinuated during last Sunday' mass that the council allegedly received bribes from the CDC -- the reason it endorsed the operation of a casino.
"We are worried on the statement of the Church, the council is planning to send the administration of the Holy Rosary Parish in Balabag, Boracay a copy of the endorsement for them to know that we are merely endorsing the CDC and we did not receive any amount from the corporation," said Councilor Jonathan Cabrerra.
The council had endorsed the operation of a casino after receiving assurance from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) that they will be the ones who will be supervising the CDC.
In their endorsement, the council said they considered the social impact of the casino operation wherein it would give more revenue to the local government to provide more economic benefits to the poor residents of Boracay.
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