">BORACAY ISLAND, Malay- The West Cove management will ask the proper court to lift the closure order recently issued by the local government of Malay.
Ben Hur Mobo III, manager of West Cover said that they have already submitted their complete requirements at the local government unit (LGU) but they did not receive any reply from the latter.
He added that they have the support of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as they continue to develop their resort.
The LGU-Malay ordered the closure of the resort owned by businessman Crisostomo Aquino for allegedly lacking business and occupancy permits. Aquino is the business partner of Filipino boxing champ, Rep. Manny Pacquiao.
"While we are then waiting for the supposed reply of the LGU, the DENR has instructed us to comply with all the necessary requirements as part of the Forest Land Use for Tourism Purposes (Flag-T)," Mobo said.
He added that they have complied with the requirements to include Boracay Assessment Underwater Report, Geo Hazard Assessment Report and Environmental Performance Report and Management Program.
“The West Cove Resort in the process has become an ecological and environmentally safe resort because of DENR,” he said.
The said studies were initiated by different respected experts and scientists coming from the Mines and Geo-Science Bureau of the DENR and the University of the Philippines-Marine Scientists.
"Our lawyers do not recognize the closure order of the LGU. We are instead demanding from them that if they want to close our resort they should do it through a court order. We are legally prepared," said Mobo who admitted he was surprised with the LGU action.
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