Misamis Oriental officials say these people were kept in the dark colored about Opol casino
The large Imperial casino in Taboc, Opol area, Misamis Oriental, is beginning a firestorm inside the province and neighboring Cagayan de Oro.
CAGAYAN DE ORO TOWN, Philippines a€“ authorities in Misamis Oriental reported these were keep in the dark about plans to open a gambling establishment in Opol, initial community during the province west of Cagayan de Oro.
a€?They informed united states it had been gonna be a workplace with a warehouse at the back,a€? mentioned Rhey Yecyec, the barangay president of Taboc in which big Imperial casino has become operating since later part of the .
Misamis Oriental provincial panel affiliate and previous Opol mayor Dexter Yasay advised Rappler on Tuesday, January 4, he previously assumed that it was will be another store from the Gokongwei-owned Robinsons Retail Holdings designed, which can be behind the second-largest grocery store sequence in the united states.
Opol gran Maximino Seno told Magnum Radio the Gokongwei team got functioning Northern Mindanao’s only casino a€“ according to the Philippine entertainment and video gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) a€“ that had its smooth establish on December 19. It’s scheduled the grand orifice for afterwards this period.
No business permit
The majority of officials, like Opol Vice Mayor Louie Neri, have decried the privacy, absence of public meetings, and apparent misrepresentation during preparation and building stages for the casino.