DOT recommends temporary closure of Gigantes Island

THE Department of Tourism in Western Visayas is recommending a three-month temporary closure of the famous tourist destination, Gigantes Island, in Carles, Iloilo.

The recommendation came after the DOT received complaints about several violations, including operations of unlicensed travel agencies and garbage in the island, among others. For Catalbas, Gigantes is "terrible. It is over promoted, over marketed, over promised, but when you go there, it's not comfortable right now."

"With regard to the DOT, we have laid low on the promotions of the [island] because we cannot over promise and under deliver, which is happening in Gigantes Island," she said.

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