Friday, June 7, 2013

BORACAY MADE a BID - tO BE tHE VENUE oF APEC 2015 SUMMIT

A bid to host the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015 Summit was presented by Boracay to the APEC Secretariat on May 27, 2013.

According to Malay Municipal Tourism Officer, Felix De Los Santos, he, in behalf of Malay Mayor, John Yap, together with Cesar Rodriguez from the Office of Congressman Miraflores, Chairman of the House of Representatives, Committee on Tourism, Alma Belejerdo, the Municipal Planning & Development Officer, and Mellissa Ledesma, Director of Sales & Marketing of Shangri-La Boracay Resort & Spa, went to AIM Conference Center Manila to present Boracay’s bid in hosting the 2015 APEC Summit which is to be held in the Philippines.

It was learned during the interview with De Los Santos on Thursday, June 6, that there were nine (9) bidders who proposed to host the 2015 APEC Summit. 

He further added that the result of the bidding will be known in the next few weeks.


Written and Contributed by: Rodel J. Abalus

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