It's official: Davao City's lone 5-star hotel founded by the family of Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has taken a hit from the coronavirus pandemic and will only operate up to June 15. READ:
SOON TO CLOSE. The Marco Polo Davao will cease operations on June 15, 2020. Photo from the Marco Polo Davao Facebook page
“All of you have been the core and our partners in building Marco Polo Davao. The owners and management will forever be grateful for your unconditional contribution. To all our friends in the community and our valued business partners,The Mindanao Times He said in the case of BPOs, they were only forced to house their employees in hotels as required by quarantine protocols.
Those on “retirable ages” will be provided retirement packages while others will get separation benefits.Ledesma was also quoted as saying the hotel could still reopen and rehire its employees but as to when, he said he was not sure.John Tria, president of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that the tourism industry had indeed been hard hit by the pandemic, and consequently, the 5 million people dependent on it.
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