BORACAY ISLAND — The acting mayor of Malay, Aklan is keen in privatizing the snorkeling activities in this resort island as he said that a private company could well manage them here in terms of safety.
“I figured out that there are lots of safety nets needed for the operation of sea activities such as snorkeling and this is expensive if to be addressed by the local government,” said Mayor Floribar Bautista in a press conference.
“My solution is to give its management to a private stakeholder and the local government will still earn through their taxes and permits,” he added.
Bautista is confident that private stakeholders would accept such offer due to the expected demand of tourists coming to Boracay in the coming months.
However, Bautista added that no private stakeholders have expressed interest yet to take up on the offer.
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Bautista was called as acting mayor as he was elected vice mayor of Malay town in the previous election. He was elevated into acting mayor by rule of succession after the incumbent mayor Ciceron Cawaling was suspended by the Department of the Interior and Local Government on charge on neglect of duties.
