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Post by EXO on Apr 14, 2024 18:21:44 GMT 8
The REAL story, of course, is written between the lines. EFECTIVE: 26 MARCH 2024
The Governance Commission having determined that CFI is not producing the desired outcomes, is no longer achieving the objectives and purposes for which it was originally designed and created, and is not cost efficient and does not generate the level of social, physical and economic returns vis-a-vis the resource inputs, CFI's functions or purposes duplicate or unnecessarily overlap with functions, programs, activities or projects already provided by other government agencies, and CFI's functions or purposes for which it was created are no longer relevant to the State or no longer consistent with the national development policy of the state. . .CFI is hereby deactivated. The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) shall take on the administration, operation and management of Corregidor Island from CFI, holding all CFI assets in trust until its final disposition.
All positions in CFI are considered abolished, provided, that the Board of Directors of CFI is authorized to retain a skeletal transition team to undertake residual tasks, such as maintenance of records and assistance in the settlement of legal issues and pending obligations with respect to CFI's contracts and other outstanding accounts. The deactivated CFI formally ceases to be a going concern and shall have no power or competence to enter into any contract or transaction which seeks to pursue its ordinary course of business.
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Post by chadhill on Apr 15, 2024 8:10:57 GMT 8
So...are there any opinions on how this may affect travel to and from Corregidor, as well as hotel quarters, for the serious researcher? Especially in the near future?
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Post by EXO on Apr 15, 2024 9:20:02 GMT 8
Our visit in February was ostensibly under the control of CFI, and I believe that the arrangements were being made through CFI employed people pretty-much on auto-pilot mode. I mean, no one is proposing to fire the grass-cutters!
There are a few tours being sold by independent operators, but unfortunately it's become a hit and miss thing, you have to find their adverts and pursue them.
Until the Corregidor Inn is reopened, the only overnight accommodation on the island is through the cafe.
Or you can bring a tent. (For the price of half a dozen Balikbayan boxes, you could ship an old army tent, a few cots etc to Manila - it's be cheaper than the Inn across a few days. (Last time I stayed at the Inn, it was MORE EXPENSIVE than the Manila Hotel.)
TIEZA will have to pull their finger out, as time's a wastin'. It's almost six months since CFI's former CEO resigned (bless her heart), and what's happened since? Sweet Fanny Adams. Six months is a long time for a resort to be "under maintenance". That came after the COVID lockdown, and the Philippines experienced one of the world's longest lockdowns.
I had heard from a reliable source that the Inn can be reopened if a designated number of rooms (5) are booked for a designated period (don't know) - as they were able to ship the staff there for the special arrangement.
None of the above is meant to detract from the excellent time we had in February, which was of exceeding hospitality, pleasantness and friendliness in every respect. Except that by the last eve, they'd run out of Red Horse.
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Post by beirutvet on Apr 30, 2024 11:04:19 GMT 8
This does not sound good. I am reminded of O'Tooles Law here. I am sure you have heard of Murphys Law, "anything that can go wrong, will". Well O"Tooles law stated and clearly proved that Murphey was an optimist.
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