| A riot police officer grabs a banner from protesters as they attempt to disperse them while they try to march towards the Dutch Embassy at the country's financial district of Makati City east of Manila on Thursday to protest the arrest by Dutch authorities of Filipino communist leader Jose Maria Sison in Utrecht, the Netherlands, where he is living in exile. (AP Photo) |
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CEBU CITY -- If these persist, the problems of garbage, squatting and corruption will put an end to Mactan Island's success as a tourist destination, a business leader warned in a forum.
Ephraim Pelaez, Mactan Island Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) president, said resort owners are already starting to feel the impact.
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