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Fisherfolk tells Tourism Dept: ‘Hands off Gigantes Islands’

MANILA — The fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA-Pilipinas) slammed today the Department of Tourism (DOT) for citing the Gigantes Islands in Iloilo province for closure. On July 10, Director Helen Catalba of Department of Tourism (DOT) recommended the temporary closure of the establishments catering to the tourists visiting the island.…