Saturday, February 17, 2007

Shangri-La Boracay turns over new road to province



(note: jun n. aguirre photos)

Niel Rumbaoa

Shang-rila’s Resort and Spa Boracay, turned over a new road to the municipality of Malay, Aklan in a simple ceremony held Saturday. The new road constructed at a cost of P15 million spans one kilometer with a width of 7.1 meters.

Present during the turnover and inauguration ceremonies are Malay Mayor Ciceron Cawaling, Vice Mayor Frolibar Bautista and Brgy. Yapak Chairman Hector Casidsid with Shangri-La International Management and Makati Shangri-la Vice President/General Manager Greg Dogan.

“As an active member of society, it has been forefront in our list of priorities to carry out projects that would uplift the quality of life in the community,"says Mr. Dogan.

Located in Brgy. Yapak in Boracay Island, the new road has an actual loading capacity to 30 tons comparable to major highways in the country.

The Shangri-La’s Resort and Spa, Boracay is scheduled to be operational in the second half of 2008.

Hong Kong based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts currently manages to 50 hotels under Shangri-La and Traders brands with a rooms inventory of over 23,000. Shangri-La hotels are located in Australia, mainland China, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India,Malaysia, Singapore, Sultanate of Oman, Thailand, Taiwan and United Arab Emirates. In the Philippines, it operates Makati Shangri-La in Makati City, Edsa Shangri-La in Mandaluyong City, Traders Hotel in Manila and Shangri-La’s Mactan Island Resort in Cebu.

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