Written by:
Jay-ar Arante
The Department
of Tourism has alerted the owners of resorts in Boracay against a certain group
with a modus operandi using the name of DOT Secretary Ramon Jimenez.
According to DOT
Boracay Officer-in-Charge Tim Ticar, the establishments must be aware to avoid
falling into this deceit.
This followed after
a resort in the island received a call yesterday from someone who identified
himself as DOT Secretary Ramon Jimenez and was asking for money.
The station
confirmed this from the resorts’ manager.
According to the
manager, an individual who claimed to be the DOT Secretary called them up and
asked for Php 10,000 as financial assistance to the victims of typhoon Maring.
The manager
however was skeptical when the said person gave a 2 hour deadline to send the
money through a money remittance branch.
The resort’s
accounting department was instantly warned.
The incident was
then immediately reported to Malay DOT Officer Felix Delos Santos and Boracay
DOT OIC Tim Ticar.
Meanwhile,
through this station Ticar also advises the public to be vigilant against the
mentioned modus.
Translated by:
Shelah Casiano
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